what to do?

Question

My 2 year old baby girl is underweight. Can anyone suggest me any meal plan or high calorie food that i can give to my baby. She is just 20 pounds. She eats well. And is very active too. But still she is not gaining weight. Help please

Answer 1

Definitely talk to your pediatrician, first and foremost.

When my son was on the low end of the weight charts, I was very concerned. However, over and over I was told as long as he kept gaining weight continuously, the actual weight on the scale doesn't matter so much. So if your daughter has been steadily gaining weight over the past two years, then you probably have nothing to worry about. However, if she has plateaued or has lost weight (over many months, not in a short time frame), then you may have a problem.

Again, this is an issue to discuss with a doctor, not a bunch of random parents on Yahoo.

Answer 2

My 30 month old daughter is only 25 pounds. But she has always been underweight. She eats well, when she eats and is not a sickly child.

However, the doctors are not that concerned. But you can give her high calorie foods such as ice cream, bananas, milk, peanut butter and add cheese to everything from chicken, to potatoes to veggies. I try to keep her diet balanced by staying away from sweets (bad calories) and limit her snacks to high carb or high protein snacks like pretzel dippers with cheese.

Also, if she wants chicken nuggets, give them to her. Its protein and the fried breading isn't going to be that bad for her every once in a while.

Answer 3

My daughter is 2 also, weighs 22 lbs. I was always a small child, so it's not a surprise to me. The doctor said to keep her on whole milk. Just try to give her snacks during the day that are higher calorie foods. WIC suggests things like crackers, yogurt, and pudding. My daughter eats well and is active like yours also. The doctor isn't worried about it at this point.

Answer 4

It seems that this is a question for a nutritionist of a medical professional. My stepdaughter was TEENY TINY -- age 7 and maybe 32 lbs, but she was also shorter than my 4 year old is now. She was -5% for height and for weight. She is 15 now and still short, and thin. Petite, I suppose. I am sure your Dr. has been charting her weight/height. Is the Dr. concerned?

Answer 5

Her pediatrician needs to see her.

Then both of you can discuss whether she may have conditions that make her too active.

Do not try to adjust anything with high calorie food because she's only 2, without the immediate help of your doctor.

Cheese, mashed potatoes with butter, and oat cereal help to give calcium and vitamins naturally to help growth, but your doctor needs to give you the correct analysis.
My best wishes of good luck and patience.

Answer 6

My little boy was a little underweight. The doctor recommended mixing stuff in with milk. The stuff that makes it taste chocolatey. Nutrigain or whatever it is called. It's sort of like Ensure, but it is in the breakfast aisle.

Answer 7

As long as she's eating healthy and stays active, you shouldn't have anything to worry about. My daughter is 4 years old and is only 30 pounds! But she's ACTIVE. The pediatricians we see don't see any problems with it. She's perfectly healthy.

Answer 8

give her "pedisure"

it is ensure for little kids... my 10 year old takes ensure 2 times a day to bring her up (she has 20 pounds to gain)

Answer 9

have you ever tried the drink called ensure ? and I heard bran muffins have alot of calories. share a big mack with her. anny thing with a lot of calories.like pudding fruit&yougart also good

Answer 10

add in a couple extra small meals also ask the childs doctor. my son only weighed 21lbs at 2 and the doctor said he was fine