Underweight child?

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Just wondering if my sister is a healthy weight. She’s 6 and tall for her age. She literally is tiny and very pale and you can see all her ribs and her spine. I weighed her on my scales and it said she weight just over 2 stone so like 29lbs. I don’t live with her but whenever I see her I’m always giving her food and stuff but she does tend to leave a lot of food and likes to eat more sweets and chocolate so maybe she just has a small appetite. Just wondering if this is a healthy weight or not

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Not healthy at all! My 2 1/2 year old weighs that much. Has she been to the doctor?

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no. my nephew is almost 4 and he’s 37 lbs, i’m not sure if that’s good enough, but if your 6 year old weighs less than a healthy 3 year old, you should get them to the pediatrician.

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Not healthy. My daughter weighed 30 lbs @ 21 months old... She is also very long wearing 3 and 4t clothing, but def can't count ribs or see spine

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My daughter will be 6 in 2 weeks and she weighs 35 lbs.  she is not tall for her age, about 3 1/2 feet tall, and although she is definitely skinny, she is healthy and her dr is ok with how much she weighs. Here's a picture for reference.

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My son is low on weight. He’s failure to thrive due to his lack of weight gain. We’re still trying to figure out what caused it but we found pediasure really helps him gain. He’s only 14 months so he gets one a day with a balanced diet. At her age it’s 2 a day with a balanced diet. Some kids have trouble and it’s heartbreaking but she needs to be in to see a pediatrician.

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personally, i was a super skinny child. i have a metabolism that i cant keep up with and my mom would try to feed me like pediasure and ensure and it didnt do anything to improve my weight. i dont remember how much i weighed when i was that young but i remember being stuck around the 30 lb range for a long time. its hard to tell because everyones body is so different. if she doesnt eat a lot, you need to make sure that what she is eating counts. things that are high calorie, are protein dense, and have lots of healthy fats.

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it depends on her personal growth curve, honestly. my son is considered underweight but his dad and i were skin and bones as kids, too and since his growth chart has consistently gone in the right direction the pediatrician isn't worried. the only difference is...he eats like a grown man.

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doesn't look like a healthy weight for a 6year old my son 3yr old weights 35lbs his been since last year since he was a baby he has had trouble gaining weight so his dr is not worried he said he won't worry if he is eating well. try not to offer her sweets or junk food when she is with you get her some pediasure gain and grow i think its two bottles a day

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