Hi,my son's just turned one,he weighs 18 pounds and he should be weighing more. Plz advise any remedies for me to make him gain weight. madhuli replied. Don't worry too much about ur baby's weight,as long as he is active and eating well.i have a 13 month old baby boy, so i can understand ur concern.but as long as he gets proper nourishment don't worry too much about his weight. madhuli replied. Don't worry too much about ur baby's weight,as long as he is active and eating well.i have a 13 month old baby boy, so i can understand ur concern.but as long as he gets proper nourishment don't worry too much about his weight. Hetal replied. what is your sons birth weight..most of the times, 1 year baby weighs 3 times of his birth weight,considering that he is involved in crawling,pulling himself to stand or may walk alone,picks things up and learns some sign language.
also, at 1year onwards, dont calculate your toddler weight on weekly basis,,,now he is kid, check his weight on monthly or rather in every 2 months..or if you think he is not keeping well in routines,not eating at all,in those cases check his weight just to make sure its not reducing.
the reason being, now their activity level has increased and no matter how good they are at eating, you cannot expect them to grow by weight on weekly or even fortnightly basis..now their weight issues will slwly come to ones like us. they are toddlers..at 18lbs,1 year, is ok, but he needds extra calorie foods,,also considering the fact that weight has a lot to do with parents health also,,if you are of slim structure and so is your dh or even one of you are not good at weight, your baby will not be fat or have a good weight..babies continue to grow not only by their own growth cycle but also by heritage gifts :)
there was a time when baby who weigh more were considered healthy, which is now not the case ! now out of 10, 6 babies were found more healthy even though they touched only 75% of their weight growth %....
check with your dr, since he is been seeing your baby from the birth. again, adding foods like banana, cheese, yogurt, more of wheat products and all our lentils adds to a good calories. also, giving lentil soup or any vegie soup 30 min before meals, increases the apetite..activities like swimming or playing in water, increases baby apetite too, but it needs a check..
there are no rememdies for weightgain,its all on baby body structure,,unles you go for some medicines,which i m sure you dont want to go for it,,they are temporary and disturb baby own natural growth cycle...so avoid doing that.
at the most you will be able to increase his apetite.,,but even though his apetite increases,,its not always that his weight will show accordingly !
finally, as far as he is playful, not getting tired even after a really long play time,,,doesnt make sound when fast breathing as if short breath,,,your baby is happy and active baby..njoy with him.
so good luck
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