[SPAM] Re: Help!! Son isn't growing

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Our son also fits this profile, 75% weight and 10% height. We had his a bone

age X-Ray and GH tested, and he is okay, but will watch him because he has not

grown very much. He has only lost about 6 teeth as well and he is 9.

[sPAM] Re: Help!! Son isn't growing

Wow. Thank you, Jill, and good luck! I'll be interested in what

you find out. As much as I was hoping for someone to

say " everything is just fine, don't worry " , it's something of a

relief to know there's at least another person here having the same

experience...

I also got a response off-list that recommended that I get him

tested for adequate levels of Vitamin D. The test is called Vit D

25, or possibly Hydroxie 25.

Donna

Hi all,

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> It's been a while since I've posted...for some reason, has

> suddenly stopped recognizing my login. I've even tried creating

new

> usernames and passwords, but still it just spits me out. Turns

out it

> has something to do with Mozilla Firefox, not . I just

> discovered that I can get on when I use Explorer. Yay!!

Anyway...

>

> I'm concerned about my 9-year-old son's physical growth, or more

> accurately, lack of it. Until 2 years ago, he was the average

height

> and weight for his age. A year ago, he was 50 inches tall and 62-

63

> lbs and was in the 10th percentile for height and 75th for

weight. I

> was concerned then, but not overly so. He was only a little bit

> shorter than his classmates and even taller than a couple of

them.

> Today he is exactly the same height and weight and is now in the

*4th*

> percentile for height and 30th for weight! His classmates have

all

> passed him, and I'm now getting VERY concerned. I've heard

Adderall

> can stunt growth, but he's only been on it for three months and

the

> doses are very, very low, so it can't be becaus of that. Could

any

> other medications cause a slowing of growth? Although he's very

> picky, his appetite is pretty good in terms of the amount of food

he

> actually eats. He could certainly use more protein in his

diet, if

> only I could get more into him. He hates almost everything

except

> Yummy Dino chicken nuggets, Hebrew National (reduced fat -- 10

grams)

> hot dogs, fish sticks, no-cheese pepperoni pizza, plain soy

yogurt,

> and sugar-free chocolate soymilk. Sometimes he'll eat steak.

And I

> occasionally make him that chocolate black bean cake recipe that

> someone posted here a while back. He LOOKS healthy -- his eyes

are

> bright, his color is good, and he's not " skinny " -- he looks well-

> nourished. I asked Dr. G about it a couple of appointments ago,

and

> he didn't seem overly concerned; however, he did take a

measurement of

> his height, I guess to establish a baseline.

>

> Anyone else dealing or dealt with something like this?

>

> TIA,

> Donna

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Thank you so much for posting your original question Donna. I am going by memory

here but the first research published by IAN showed that an overwhelming

majority of people that are participating in the project are mothers of children

that are five and under. The most recent questions they asked were in regard to

their present height and weight. I think it is very important that they look at

height and weight on an annual basis to see if there is a trend of children not

developing after a certain age. - My kids were HUGE babies. They both weighed

over 10 lbs at birth and I only weighed 120 lbs before I got pregnant with my

oldest. I am only 5' 5 " but my then husband was 6'4 " . Even my ex only weighed

8lbs when he was born. All the best, Jill

p.s. They should also look at dental records.

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My son was a big baby, too...not as big as yours, but still a nice,

healthy 9 lbs., and a 9.9 APGAR too.

I'm glad I brought this up, too. It's clear there really is a

common thread going on here.

Donna

>

> Thank you so much for posting your original question Donna. I am

going by memory here but the first research published by IAN showed

that an overwhelming majority of people that are participating in

the project are mothers of children that are five and under. The

most recent questions they asked were in regard to their present

height and weight. I think it is very important that they look at

height and weight on an annual basis to see if there is a trend of

children not developing after a certain age. - My kids were HUGE

babies. They both weighed over 10 lbs at birth and I only weighed

120 lbs before I got pregnant with my oldest. I am only 5' 5 " but my

then husband was 6'4 " . Even my ex only weighed 8lbs when he was

born. All the best, Jill

>

> p.s. They should also look at dental records.

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