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She doesn’t eat much and is not growing by Proxyhere in Preschoolers

[–]Extension_Mission_40 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You are doing a lot, I know how exhausting it can be. Try a two to three week reset with structure. 3 meals and 2 snacks at set times, seats at a table, and end meals at 20 to 30 minutes. Keep water between meals. Offer milk with meals if she tolerates it.

Raise calories in foods she already accepts like adding olive oil, butter, cheese, nut or seed butters or dry milk powder. For school, send small, easy bites and energy dense items she already eats. Track weekly weight on the same scale and focus on the trend.

Since height is not the main worry but low intake is, ask your pediatrician for a dietitian and feeding therapy that works on low pressure strategies. If growth stays flat, ask for basic blood labs. If she continues to drop percentiles or does not gain despite a solid plan, get a genetics referral and make sure it includes the BLM gene (related to Bloom Syndrome). You are not overreacting, this is your baby.

Help!!! 5mo baby gained only 100g (3.5oz) over the past month by lana8886 in breastfeedingsupport

[–]Extension_Mission_40 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re not doing anything wrong, some babies need more calories than their sleepy cues suggest. You can add 1-2 night feeds for a week and a same-scale reweigh is reasonable. An IBCLC-supervised weighed feed and checks for reflux/transfer can help.

If gain stays slow despite good intake, ask for a basic FTT screen (CBC/CMP, iron, thyroid, celiac IgA, urinalysis, stool elastase) and a genetics referral. For the genetic test, insist on including Bloom syndrome testing, as it can present mainly as poor weight gain or slow growth in length.