Ahhh crap. This isn't good - is it?

DS has always been a skinny kid as food still continues to be "fun" even thhough he's not 1 - he's nearly 2.5.

I noticed in the shower tonight that he looked skinny - and then put his nappy on him - the front snaps met each other - I though that was weird (btw, it was a bundles of buns nappy - really trim, like an itti) plus even though they were meeting - the front was a bit gapey.

We weighed him. He's lost a kilo. Plus he's grown taller - he must be at least a metre tall now (difficult to get an accurate measurement) and now weighs 13.5kg.

That's bad isn't it? He's lost it in about a month......

babe i am not sure - but if he has shot up his weight just may not have caught up?

what size BOB? the med fits laa in the same way

if you are worried go to a pead that you trust **cuddles**

He could have had a growth spurt. Kids tend to put on weight then grow taller and get thinner all of the sudden.

T is only 13 kgs at just over 2.5. It's on the light side for that age, but perfectly ok. I would probably be a bit worried about a weight loss, although you do need to take into account different scales, clothing, whether he's just eaten or done a poo etc. Has he been sick at all? Probably it's fine, but for peace of mind a GP visit probably wouldn't hurt.

Try not to worry in the meantime hun :hug:

I agree with Tinkerbell, he may also be a small kid. I remember teaching a little girl in kindy (aged 5) who weighed 12 kg!! In the same class there was another girl who weighed 40kg!!

Oh sweety, I don't know. If its any consolation, Natty is 2.5 and weighs 11.5kg. You're not alone in having a non-eater :(

Giselle is 4 and 13kg!

but has always been little

i think your concern is losing the 1kg in a month - i agree - i'd get him looked over just to stop you from worrying if you dont! ;)

oh my god! Ava is almost 13 kilo :S but I don't know if acriyns size is normal or not, if your concerned take him to a pead or something babe!

:hug: Oh babe! If your really worried go to the doctor? I am sure he is just a skinny kid! Myles is still so timy I am sure he is only 11kgs! And he lives on air lol! But so did DH apperantely and he is a weed! lol!
:hug: xxx

oh hon :hug: try not stressing about it to much......kids eat when their hungry and growth spurts make for skinny kids...mine got fat then look like string beans.

If its any concolation...Wilhelm is 7 an weighs 18kg

Oh a friend is studying nutrtion something or other and she said kids will never starve if they are feed iykwim, like unkless you have them locked away and are deliberatly not feeding them they will starve but if they are just fussy they will eat when hungry!

But get him the once over at the doctor to ease your mind :hug: xxx

mel he sounds just perfect!!
sophie is 2yrs 7mths and weighs 13kg and eats heaps!! not sure where she puts in :think:
i think its the age for living on air

I think its more the fact that he lost a kilo in such a small amount of time - we are just guessing that its been a month since we last weighed him. He hasn't been sick or anything (not dramatically sick) and we haven't noticed that he wasn't eating as much until this last week when he has really really gone off food.

Mel, how are his nappies? Is he going normally? Is he drinking a lot more than usual?

I know DD1 sometimes eats virtually nothing some weeks and then will eat heaps another week. Her appetite really seems to fluctuate. FWIW, she is 3.5 and weighs 14kg

I was a skinny kid, I remember mum saying the doctor used to be on her back to get me eating more - unfortuntately I am making up for it now:rolleyes:
Go to the doctor if you need reassurance, but I am sure it will all be fine.

Nai - its funny you should mention about his nappies - he had one on for 4 hours today and it was bone dry when I took it off - that has NEVER happened with Mr Pees-a-lot.

But his next nappy which he had on for 3 hours was really wet? :dunno:

Hmm maybe get him checked out if he isn't going as much as usual - however he may just be getting some bladder control :dunno: . Try and keep his fluids up too if he isn't eating a lot.

He's drinking heaps - he's off his milk a bit though, its hard to get anything into him. Before he was at least having LOTS of fruit - now hardly anything (which of course would explain the weight loss I suppose)

But he always wants juice (I dilute it very heavily with water) or cordial (a dash in a big cup with lots of water) and he drinks it in about 2 seconds flat.. so not sure what to do with him.

Mel
DD is 2.5yo and 13.8kg. She lost about 1kg in 6 weeks before her 2nd birthday but that was after being sick for most of that time. If your worried take him to your gp/paed for a check. I did this with dd1 and she checked her fortnightly for a while and she regained the lost weight.

As others have said, different scales will give diferent readings, if the same scales are on different surfaces or uneven surfaces you can get diferent readings. If he is done a poo or jsut eaten a big meal (although if he is anything like my dd a large meal would be a miracle lol) and the time of day can alter the readings on a scale. Try and weigh him same time of day, same scales and on the same even surface ( we dont put the scales on the tiles anymore as they can vary by 1-2kg). Good luck, life with a fussy eater is not easy

Its the same scales, and on the same part of the timber floor as we always weigh on. So I dunno if they differ that much? I hope so, hope I'm really not as heavy as they say I am :lol:

It sucks to be worried hey. :hug: Hope things are fine.

I wondered if he's been more active maybe? I know when Riv learned to walk the weight went down again, perhaps he's gotten better at running or something and isn't storing as much fat?

Anyway, like the others have said, a doc should be able to help you figure out if it's an issue.

hugs hun
trust your instinct
if you are worried, then a checkup might be a good idea
perhaps get BSL (blood sugar) tested as well- even if you have a friend with a glucose monitor - you can check it quickly
hope all is good

Another thing that DH has just reminded me of - when we put nappies on him he complains that we are hurting him - even if its just doing up the snaps or whatever, and he never complained about it before, but the last month or whatever, he's been like "ow ow" whenever we put one on him. Dunno if that has anything to do with it? We don't press it onto his skin, we have our fingers under the snaps..

Are the scales digital or anagloge? Cause if they are analouge then it may not be 1kg it could less.

I would actually keep an eye on him first. Weigh him once a week at the same time of day(pref morning before brekkie) while naked so you get a proper reading. Write down what actually goes in his mouth each day. You'd be surprised at how much they do actually eat when you keep a record of it. Then after say 2-3 weeks if his weight hasnt changed or he has gained i wouldnt bother with the checkup. If he's lost more then certainly get it checked. If he is happy in every other way i would say he is fine.

we had the same problem with xavi, he went off his food and milk etc, and when i took him to the doctors, they found he had a throat and ear infection which i hadn't picked up on. since he had a dose of ab, he's been catching up on his food. he's a pretty skinny bugger too...

:hug:
Mel, lily is only 11kg at 26mths. She hasn't put on any weight in about 3mths. But then the difference in that is that she eats like a horse. But I have read somewhere that it' normal for toddlers to only put on 1.5-3 kg a YEAR!
I would say just weigh him regularly at the same time fo day for a few weeks and see how he goes. Though with the pain thing you've said he does, maybe take him to the dr, jic.
It's so hard to know if it's serious or not with kids, but it's probably better to be safe than sorry.