my son(1 year old) are very thin even he eats a balanced food. pls give me some tips to gain weight for him.?

Question

i would like to know the various of food that will gain weight for babies above 1 year.

Answer 1

Please keep in mind that the first year a child does the most growing ever in their lives. From 2-5 they still grow quite fast, but it slows greatly in comparison.

My daughter, who is now 3 1/2, has always been at the bottom of the scale for weight and is tall for her age. At 2 she was only weighed 24 lbs (5%), now she's 30 lbs (just over 25%). Our pediatrician is not worried as long as she is growing proportionally.
She had been in the 10-15% for weight and 75% for height, and as long as she stayed around that range she is A-OK. The only time to worry is when you see a widening gap between the height and weight (shrinking is OK, just not too fast). And on the flip side her younger brother is quite thick. He just turned 2 and also weighs 30 lbs (75%), but that is where he has always been and is OK for him.

If you son is between 19 and 23 lbs he is in the 5-50% range. Again, if he has always been at the low end and is gaining proportionally to the low end, he is OK.

With all of that, if you and his doctor are concerned, keep feeding him healthy foods, the less processed the better. Maybe some additional complex carbs like oatmeal, brown rice, whole wheat breads, fruits and some additional juice. Please do not use the canned drinks like pedisure in addition to his diet. It's mainly sweetened milk plus vitamins. If you want to do that, give him milkshakes or pudding.

Take care - you'll all do great!

Answer 2

My sons were always skinny and they have always been healthy. I would push the healthy peanut butter (Smucker's Natural is the best) has no sugar added like most others do. Healthy cereal, wheat bread, wheat germ, and such I know its surprising but the healthy foods also can put meat on children's bones. Since your child is only a year I don't know how much of table food you are feeding him but this will give you some ideas of the direction to go in for the near future. Some people who have children who gain weight to easy say that doctor are telling them to not give to much fruit juice. B/C it causes weight gain. Also high metabolism people need a little more sugar in there diet, well that's the way it seemed with my boys. But be careful b/c to much can cause hyperness.

Answer 3

Is your doctor worried about his weight? If not, don't worry about it. My son is very tall and thin for his age. Some kids just don't get that baby fat. He'll start gaining weight on his own as he eats more table foods. Just make sure you are giving him whole milk and you'll do fine.

Answer 4

Being a mother with a very high metabolism, my daughter is the same way. She's always been at the very bottom of the weight chart for her age group. The doctor just told me to give her things like cheese, to butter her veggies and toast, give her ice cream, and, when it comes to milk, stick with homo milk. It has more natural fats in which your child needs lots of being thin.

Answer 5

I would talk to your child's doctor before you try to put weight on him. It's far healthier for him to be healthy and thin. My children are both very thin but make predictable growth on the charts each check up so the doctor says they are both very healthy and should stay that way. My 4 year old son weighs 33lbs and my 6 month old daughter weighs 14lbs. I would seriously talk to the doctor before you make any changes to your child's diet :-)

Answer 6

Does he eat well? I had friends with this problem and turns out their son had throat problems and had to get his tonsils out. Other than that, pretty much what other people have said, real cheese, whole milk, peanut butter is ok if he's over 1, Whole milk yogurt and cottage cheese, etc.

Answer 7

My daughter too was very small for her age weighing only 18lbs. and 18mnths. my Dr. told me to add butter and cheese to everything and to make her milkshakes with icecream... I also gave her pediasure for about 3mnths.. 3 times a day along with her meals, she did well with this and gained 5lbs. in one month, she is 7 now and still thin but within a healthy range for her height

Answer 8

My Child Is Very Thin

Answer 9

Putting butter on things will help him gain weight. Like buttering his toast, vegetables, etc. Also, make sure he drinks only whole milk, not skim or 2%. Full fat yogurt will also help. I would talk to your dr if you think he is underweight. He may be fine and just have a slender build.

Answer 10

What do you call balanced?
I hope you don't do the vegetarian thing with a child.
Meat, vegetables, certain starches as in rice and whole wheat. Organic food preferably.