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Is The Weight Of 26.4lbs Overweight In A 3 Year Old?

My daughter is 3 years old. She weighs 26.4lbs and is exactly 30 inches tall. I have some concerns that she may be over weight. Also she has a pot belly, i m concerned I don t want her to start off, especially this early, being overweight. Her belly always poked out a little, she was born with an umbilical hernia, but never this much, and her hernia isn t there any more. By the way, her face, arms, legs, ect aren t chubby at all its mostly her belly.
Mon, 23 Feb 2015
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Hi...she is definitely not overweight or obese. But by what you quote I strongly feel that she is having a liver disorder and she definitely needs evalauatoin for metabolic disorder due to under weight/ pot belly and cherubic faces.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Is The Weight Of 26.4lbs Overweight In A 3 Year Old?

Hi...she is definitely not overweight or obese. But by what you quote I strongly feel that she is having a liver disorder and she definitely needs evalauatoin for metabolic disorder due to under weight/ pot belly and cherubic faces. Regards - Dr. Sumanth