Sunday, August 7, 2011

Is there something wrong with my daughter?

My daughter is 14 months old. She started walking at her first birthday party and hasn't stopped since. She said her first word at 7 months, got her first tooth at 6 months, and crawled at 7 1/2 months. She's pretty much average all the way around, except for her growth. She was born at 39 weeks, 5 days, 2 days before her due date. She was 6 pounds, 1 ounce and 19 inches long. She is now 14 months, 17 pounds, 8 ounces and 27 1/2 inches long. According to my calculations, she is under the 3rd percentile for both height and weight. All 3 of the pediatricians I have taken her to said that she just needs to eat more. She currently drinks 32+ ounces of whole milk, anywhere from 2-6 jars of baby/toddler food, 1 PediaSure a day, plus 1 ml of PolyVitamin Supplement drops a day. I feed her as much as she'll eat at each feeding and I only stop when she either spits it back at me or shows disinterest in the food. I am 5'3" and her father is 5'6", and her father was a very small child and so was his half brother. What could possibly be wrong with my daughter?

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