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Low weight and height
Namste !! My daughter is 4 yrs and 4 months old, her weight is 12kg and height is approx 94cm. She is studying in LKG. My concern is about her growth as she looks very small when compared to her age group child. Although she is active and talkative as well. In study also she is good but her weight is stuck to 12 since last almost one year. We went to the doctor and they said she is normal. She had some tests like Hb,Iron, Ferritin and vit d and all were absolutely normal including Hb - 14.2%. related to diet she ate almost everything including Rice, Chapati, Vegitables , almonds. But still her weight and height is not growing much. Her birth weight was 2.77 kg and she is a full term baby. Kindly suggest the best diet do we need to add anything extra apart from normal. Or need to evaluate further. Thank you 🙏 Regards
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There are many factors involved in height and weight of the child ,  so we need a better clarity to narrow the diagnosis.
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Good morning parent! The height and weight are below - 2 SD for age. We need to evaluate more - the height should be plotted on a proper growth chart and a chronological curve plotted with older successive values. Also, we need to check it against the mean parental height to assess the genetic potential A complete physical examination is required along with a detailed history to assess the need for further check up
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Please visit nearest paediatrician / paediatric endocrinologist for further evaluation
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Diet alone will not suffice - Hb is very good, apparently the nutritional status of child is excellent
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