What to do if the child does not put on weight

What to do if the child does not put on weight

There is an established norm of weight which the child in certain age has to gain. The insignificant aberration is not dangerous, in one month the kid can gain less norm, and in the following – it is more.

Why the child began to put on weight a little

If the child is healthy, and externally it is impossible to define the reason of a considerable shortage in weight, you should see a doctor and to carry out all necessary surveys.

The reasons because of which children do not gain weight can be the following:

- worms (it is simple to reveal them); - the underestimated hemoglobin level as result of anemia;

- the postponed stress or a neurologic disease; - any disease of digestive tract (lock, diarrhea and other); - does not eat "back" milk fatter as alternately put to one, to other breast.

If parents in the childhood badly gained weight probably that it will devolve to their child. Low-calorie (empty) milk at mother can be one more cause of a shortage of weight owing to what it will be required to enter a feeding up into the child's diet. It is necessary to do it correctly and gradually in small amounts as the small organism needs to get used to new food that it is not strong to break functioning of digestive tract, assimilation and digestion of food. Also you should not worry if the child slightly does not gather additionally in weight, it can be still connected with its mobility, with spending of a large amount of energy during wakefulness.

It is not the reason for nervousness, it is simple to notice activity of the child.

As to the small child quickly to gain weight

If the kid often is in a stressful situation, scandals, it can also affect appetite. The child can just not eat, refuse food, at mother milk because of nerves can be gone or to become "empty". Therefore parents should avoid stresses and to be nervous less as it will surely be transferred to the child, and consequences can be the most various (including unbalanced nervous system on life).

The lack of appetite can speak about the lowered immunity which needs to be raised to norm. It is possible to make it by means of special vitamins, food, walks in the fresh air, hardenings and not only.

It is necessary to create all conditions in order that the kid grew healthy, developed, sociable. To watch over his health, food, the culture of development is the main and important that can be made for full-fledged life of the child. At least, care and caress will create good mood to the kid that will help to prevent a number of certain problems and diseases.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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