Sizes?

[astralweeks]

Okay, so my girls are tiny. I knew they would be, since they were preemies, twins, and I am only 5' 2". But my mother is starting to worry me a little with exactly how small they are, and the doctor has mentioned their size at every visit

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[pyxiwulf]

I wouldn't worry, you're small and they were preemies, some kids are petite. My oldest and my sister's youngest and my cousin's oldest are all like that, in direct contrast to the their siblings. It's just the way they're built, they developing appropriately in every other way. In fact, during our adoption of my oldest (I know her birth family, which is what I'm comparing her to in this), we had to turn in a well check once a year and on the last one our doc didn't do it, one of his partners did and automatically put Failure To Thrive on the form! Strictly based on her growth chart, when I called our doc, he was outraged that the doc did not take into account his 3 years worth of observations! She went into Kindergarten wearing a size 9 toddler shoe.

FWIW:
Girl
36lbs
42"
7 shirt and 4 pants
9 shoe

we got crap from our new ped's partner for her weight vs. height, I looked her straight in the eye and said "My husband is 6'8" and I'm 5'9"+, are you SERIOUSLY trying to say that I should force feed her?" The doc corrected herself and apologized.