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| 1275.1 | I had one of those | TLE::RANDALL | liberal feminist redneck pacifist | Fri Jan 10 1992 12:08 | 22 |
| Sounds like my oldest. She was 75th percentile in height, and she
was off the chart for weight. At 18 months I think she weighed
just under 22 lbs. From 18 months to about 30 months she lived
on steamed carrots, instant mashed potatoes, cottage cheese, milk,
and fruit juice (and not much of that). Oh, and ice cream.
Strangers used to come up to me in the grocery store and ask me if
there was something wrong with her. I think they were preparing
to offer sympathy if she was dying of leukemia or something.
But she was always active, full of energy and curiosity, very
healthy and robust, never any sign of any health problem. Just
skinny.
I consoled myself with the knowledge that on the whole skinny
people live longer than fat people, and that fat babies tend to
have more weight problems when they grow up than skinny ones do.
Now she's 18, an apprentice dancer with the Granite State Ballet,
and a straight-A student, so it doesn't appear to have hurt her
any :)
--bonnie
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| 1275.2 | Don't think this is what your mean, but | POWDML::SATOW | | Fri Jan 10 1992 12:15 | 7 |
| re: .0
> any experiences with rings under the eyes?
Yes. I see them every morning when I'm shaving. :^)
Clay
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| 1275.3 | Hereditary, allergy? | MCIS5::CORMIER | | Fri Jan 10 1992 12:29 | 8 |
| Sometimes rings or smudgy coloration under the eyes is hereditary
(thank you, Mom, for passing yours on to me : ), sometimes are caused
by allergies. Take a good look at your family members. Then, if it
really worries you, a trp to the allergist may be in order. But I can
state from experience that they usually aren't fatal. However, they can
be expensive...lots of cosmetics needed in my case so people stop
asking me if I'm sick or tired (yeah, sick and tired of being asked!).
Sarah
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| 1275.4 | | NEWPRT::NEWELL_JO | Jodi Newell - Irvine, California | Fri Jan 10 1992 12:57 | 8 |
| Reply .3 beat me to it. "Allergic Shiners" are very common in
children and adults that suffer from allergies. Also there is
a characteristic crease that appears on the nose, caused from
rubbing. Both of my kids (ages 4 and 6) have the shiners.
I do too but makeup does a decent job of covering them.
Jodi-
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| 1275.5 | rings | GRANPA::JHAGERTY | | Sun Jan 12 1992 19:20 | 6 |
| My wife thinks he takes after me with the rings under the eyes. They
tend to come and go depending on my sleep habits. I noticed my sons
rings come and go as well which means lack of sleep or allergies.
Maybe an allergenist for both my son an I, just for good measure.
John
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| 1275.6 | weight | KAOFS::M_FETT | alias Mrs.Barney | Mon Jan 13 1992 09:32 | 16 |
| My goddaughter is celebrating her 10th birthday this month; she
was born 8 weeks pre-mature at the weight of barely two pounds.
She now weights, at 10, only 48 pounds. She is a very fussy eater
(what looked like it may have become an eating disorder a while
back has sort of resolved it self -- she's just not fond of food).
Of course that puts her way beyond average, but she's a healthy
happy kid, and her metabolism seems to be doing quite fine.
Don't let unusual weight/height statistics concern you. if the
child seems to be doing fine in all other aspects (as the
blood tests seem to indicate) then there is much less to worry about.
Monica
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| 1275.7 | | VCSESU::BRANAM | Steve, VAXcluster Sys Supp Eng MRO1-3/SL1, DTN 297-2625 | Fri Jan 17 1992 12:56 | 7 |
| I was always skinny as a kid. I recall being one of the lightest kids in 5th
grade, as well as one of the shortest. I am now average height (5'8") and just
a bit overweight 8^(. My son is 16 months, but everybody always thinks he is
6-12 months old. I console myself with the thought that most people are
probably lousy at estimating a baby's age, and probably just have one or two
other kids to base their estimates on. He seems to be eating less as he gets
older, but there is no reduction in his activity (yeesh!).
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