My child is not gaining weight at 12 months old.?

Question

He has been the same weight for 6 months (17 pounds and 28 inches). The scary thing is he eats very well (more than his three year old sister!) Right after I stopped breastfeeding, about a month before his 1st Birthday, I noticed he started having 5-6 bowel movements a day and the stool was almost white and softer than usual. I took him to the doctor and they think it may be the protien in milk , so they switched me to soy milk and after a month there has been no change and no gain in weight. I am at my wits end because my instincts tell me there is something more going on. He is happy and hitting all other milestones, just no weight gain! I should also mention my husband and I are not big people, although this should have nothing to do with his bowel movements. I would be greatful for any advice or similar stories. Thanks

Answer 1

Give him whole milk and fruits with natural sugars. He might even be anemic, my daughter is anemic just like her daddy and she does not gain weight but eats like crazy...My husband can eat everything in the house and not gain weight as well. Add some meat,green leafy veggies and some beets to his diet if he is in fact anemic. U can order the doctor to take a blood test..Good Luck!!

Answer 2

I would say it would be OK, if the gain stopped around his first birthday but since it was sooner, I would agree with you. You are giving him whole milk, soy or other. babies need this until 3. I would say the bowel movements are him trying to adjust to the different milks, and that could take a few weeks. Even though he is otherwise healthy I would tell my doctor I am concerned and to recommend he set you up with a nutritionist. I would also have him tested for Iron deficiency. A babies weight should triple in the first year. But they should also have a little growth in six months time.A nutritionist will be able to answer your questions better than anyone.

Answer 3

My daughter is small too. She's one and a half and she's finally reached 20 pounds. I've recently switched Dr's (nothing wrong with the first one, he just works for comp health and is extremely busy so I went to a Dr with a privet practice....both are excellent) and they both says she's perfectly healthy she's very tall for her age and she eats as much as my 4 year old son. My new Dr said to give her lots of whole milk and some yogurt and to put cheese on most of her food. that should help her. I'm trying it and we'll see how it's working when we go back in a month. If you're really not comfortable with what you're Dr says get a second opinion. Also you're small so maybe he'll be small. My son is almost six inches taller than one of his cousins who is a year older than him. oh and about the poop thing, his body is just adjusting to the change. I still have to water down my daughter's juice so that we don't have to burn the diaper.

Answer 4

Babies grow in stages. They will go thru long periods of time where they don't gain even a single pound. Doesn't mean they aren't healthy. Have him checked out thoroughly, if he is indeed healthy, don't worry too much. I have three children and they all went thru these periods. My little girl stayed the same weight from about 12 to 18 months. My son from about 15 -18 months and my oldest from about 9 to 15 months, and then again from 3 1/2 to 4 yrs. It's not uncommon. Afterward they will have a "spurt" and grow like crazy. Just have they Dr. check and make sure he is healthy and the milk isn't disagreeing with him. It can sometimes take awhile for them to adjust to non-breast milk.

Answer 5

If you feel something is wrong keep pushing your doctor. If you don't get a good response from his doctor, take him to somewhere else for a second opinion. As mom we know when something isn't right with our kids. I knew something was wrong with my youngest. The doctors kept telling me no. I kept bringing him in. Finally saw another doctor, in one visit they knew he had reflux. He has been on meds and is now getting better.

On another note, kids weight gain does slow down around a year. But the bowel movements is what I thought sounded a bit odd. I would keep asking his doctor or get a second opinion. This is your child we are talking about. You have every right to do anything you can to find out what is going on. Good luck.

Answer 6

Don't worry, the same thing happened with my son, and he was 18lbs from about 7 months until about a year and a half, then he may shoot up again, once he is getter taller, and seems healthy. The bowel movements are probably not related.

Answer 7

yes I had the same experience with my now 4 1/2 year old who weighs only 30 lbs. My husband is tall and slender I am hefty. and some times genetics does matter. I have been taking my daughter to an endocrinologist and a gastrointestinal. They have found nothing wrong with her. So be patient with your little one try feeding her starchy foods try not to give him a lot of juice it is an empty calorie. Try giving him high calorie foods.

Answer 8

sounds to me like he desires some greater fat or protein in his foodstuff ordinary. great that your vegetarian, yet that lively physique desires greater long-lasting potential. My son became additionally very lively and around 18 pounds at that age. he stayed skinny for fairly a on an identical time as, yet I did attempt to feed him greater fat and that helped him with slumbering properly in the process the night. discover some thing you are able to upload some drops of olive oil to, even the cereal? or provide him purely something that's somewhat fatty which you sense gentle giving him. Ask wide-unfold practitioner if he's satisfactorily previous to objective peanut butter unfold very skinny as long as there are no longer any hypersensitive reactions interior the family contributors. additionally some crackers have a exceptionally intense fat content. What approximately avocado? that's fatty and that i've got heard some babies like it.

Answer 9

At the end/after the first year, they don't grow as quickly as they do the first year. 17 lbs sounds pretty good really. My daughter is 3 and weighs 29, my son 5 and weighs 40.

Answer 10

the information you pasted is strongly suggestive of some pathology , either the genetically caused bowel disease like IBS , coeliac disease etc or some chronic infectious disease like primary complex ; he may also be suffering with malnutrition / hepatic involvement . some investigations will help in reaching the exact diagnosis like Hb% ,T.L.C. , D.L.C. , E.S.R. , liver function test ., routine urine & stool exam. , Montoux Test & X-Ray chest . Consult any qualified child specialist & if you have any of the above investigation done - paste it here .