hi there before anyone reads this im not giving advice just making a comment :) lol theres nothing wrong with being short!! Im short too.. i had to wear dolls clothes when i was a baby cause nothing would fit. when i hit school years.. how embarassing for me now as the school uniform didnt fit me either! so mum just put me in the school colour. its absolutely funny seeing my yr 2 photo they stood me next to a boy who was TWICE the size of me.. looks funny as. as here i am IN THE BACK ROW??? (stupid photographer i say) in s plain blue uniform where every other single kid is bigger than me wearing the uniform!!.. i will die if anyone sees that photo.  hahahha. If ur worried see your child's doctor..

I think the very best advice has already been given... See your family Dr and possibly be referred to a paediatrician if you're at all concerned.

My son is 17 months, only 75cm tall and a pathetic 8.9kg... BUT... he developed all his motor skills at an early age and teethed at an early age. He is VERY active and healthy - rarely gets sick. He is a fussy eater and tends to graze. I CONSTANTLY get lip from the local child health nurses and intially from my previous GP telling me I have to make him eat more... As I'm sure many of you can vouch for, force-feeding a baby/toddler is IMPOSSIBLE! I have now found a new GP who is more supportive and listens to the fact that my history shows he's not out of characte... Mum tells me that at the age of 5yrs, I still fit into size 2 clothes. Through school I was only 38kgs until year 10 when I had a little growth spurt and hit my maximum height of 165cm/5'5" and went up to 45kgs. It was not then until my early 20's when I started taking 'the pill' that in the space of 6 months I put on 20kgs to hit my all time high of 65kgs - but the extra 20kgs was fat & fluid. After stopping the pill (as it was also causing me depression and other menstural issues), I dropped 10kgs in the first 2 months. Since having my son, I now sit on a healthy 65kgs again but this time with healthy muscle and tissue.

Also worth noting, my hubby is a rake... 6'3" and only 73kgs.

So looking at my history and how I was as a child, my "mum" instinct tells me that I know my son better than some doctor or nurse who see him once in a blue moon and that I know he is fine. I went along with all their rubbish for some time and went to the paediatrician only to be told "eh, he's small so what?".

Listen to your "mum" instinct as you know your child better than anyone else on the planet. ask your doc and if you're not happy with their response, seek another opinion. But most of all, don't stress over it as the little one will pick up on that too and could contribute to any issues.

take care and best wishes

Looking at the health record book (got one by my computer for quick reference), she is way below the average.  However, what the books don't take into consideration is your size, genetic history, health issues or race.  They are facts and figures based on statistics, which are unreliable.

I would definitely be talking to a doctor about it though.  There could be an underlying medical reason for it.

Hi,  I have a daughter who was medically diagnosed as having pituitary dwarfism.  She is seven years old and looks completely normal other then her size.  Her limbs all match up with her body, however she is only 3foot 2 inches and weighs 32 lbs. 

With her being so small the first thing we did was a all around physical.  Everything from blood work to a CT scan.  This was to see if anything could be given to help her grow, after that we found ways to assure her that she is normal, and we do not limit her to anything.  She plays sports and does everything a seven year old can.  If something is to high she simply gets a step stool to help her reach.  My daughter is the bravest child I know. 

Being a mother of a child whom is a little person and the rest of my family is AH (average height) the best advice I can give you is to allow your child to grow up like any other.  If your baby stays small or grows up to be average height doesn't mean She wont have the ability of a normal child.  I learned early on that I cant fight for my child when she gets picked on so I supported her in every way possible and now she has a great out look on life.  That is all you can really do.  Get her tested for everything possible, find out if anything can be done, then no matter the out come support her in all that she does.  Also know you are not the only one out there, I have been going through this for 7 years!  If you need advice of anything please feel free to contact me!

Best of luck to you!

Rebecca

Have you talked to the DR about this issue??? MY son has feeding/medical issues and he weighs 13.1kg at 2 years old. He is tiny for his age as well, but out weighs your LO.

Also, is the family small, that can contribute to it as well.

my cousin is 4 and she is so light. she is about the same height as my daughter (about 110cm) My charlie is 20kg, but she is very broad and thick boned (she has dropped stuff on her that would break a normal childs bone) but my cousin is about the same weight as your child.

Also we have a child at school (in kindy) who is smalled than my daughter (she is the 2nd smallest in her class) A would be about 9kg and about 90cm and I think if memory is right she is about a size 2-3.

If you are really worried I would go and see your gp. But I cant see there being a problem. she might just be a small child.