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What Should Be The Usual Weight For 2 1/2 Year Old Girl?

Our adopted little girl who is now 2 1/2 only weighs 20 pounds and still wears a size 9-12 month. I have seen both bio parents and they are not small. She also has a Bio brother born a year to the day after her and we hear he has some medical issues that are similar and they are now doing genetic testing. So far, our daughters doctors don t seem to concerned, but she is our youngest of 8 children and her weight seems for to be really low for her age.
Thu, 28 Aug 2014
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average eight at 2 1/2 years is 26 pounds , yes she in underweight but more important than a single value is growth pattern of baby , if she there is downtrend in percentile , you need to worry and rule out any disease responsible for it. If her growth pattern is OK you need not worry and monitor her weight at 2-3 months intervals.Apart form weight you need to monitor height also.
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What Should Be The Usual Weight For 2 1/2 Year Old Girl?

Hello welcome to health care magic average eight at 2 1/2 years is 26 pounds , yes she in underweight but more important than a single value is growth pattern of baby , if she there is downtrend in percentile , you need to worry and rule out any disease responsible for it. If her growth pattern is OK you need not worry and monitor her weight at 2-3 months intervals.Apart form weight you need to monitor height also. Hope I answered your query.