Re: Re: weight for height--> Reah

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Leah,

Thank you so much for getting back with me.Would you happen to know how to

figure out her weight vs. her height? She is 18.5lbs(as of today)and 30 inches

tall. Do you also happen to know how to get in touch with Dr. H? How could I see

or talk with her? Could I leave her a message here? Would she respond?

God Bless,

Reah and Chloe:)

Leah wrote:

Hey Reah!

Cyprohepdaine is the generic form of Periactin. I think periactin

was taken off the market in north america (I may be wrong but that's

what I think Dr H said).

Ok, now take a deep breath... let it out... Good! You're doing

everything just right! I know it's overwhelming to be bombarded

with all of this information and feeling like there's more you could

be doing but you're doing everything you can for Chloe!! You aren't

the reason Chloe doesn't grow well, RSS is the reason Chloe doesn't

grow well.

As for the weight vs. height charts, I'm with the understanding

that RSS kids should achieve caloric catch up growth before starting

GH. Children under 2 grow on calories not growth hormone, so as Dr

H is so fond of saying " our kids can't grow on air " . If you can get

their weight vs. height up to around 15% they should be able to

sustain better growth on GHT.

Now that being said... At this years convention Dr H said she's

changing her views on the whole 15-20% thing. That was her findings

in the past and it just can't be stated a rule for all kids. Every

child is different so they have to be asessed on an individual

basis.

So I'd say we can't get hung up on it as a hard and fast rule. I

know it's terribly hard not to do that, I have my own issues there

also!

Please, please remember that you're already a great mom to

Chloe!! God picked you to be her mom for a reason!!

Please let me know if this post is understandable... (and someone

else correct anything I may have gotten confused about!!!)

Biggest hugs ever!!

Leah, mom to and Olivia (RSS)

> >

> > Well I finally found the time to get to the growth charts. How

> disappointing. The charts don't go high enough for Adam.

> These " weight-for-stature " charts only go to 120 cm and Adam is

138.

> 3 cm and 33.2 kg (well he WAS back in June).

> > I was looking forward to figuring this out. Now if I go all

the

> way back to when he was under 120 cm. (I have one measurement at

9

> years, 7 months old) He was 117.9 cm and 21 kg that puts him

smack

> tab in the middle of the 25th to 50th percentile.

> > So does that mean it's too much? Or just right? I was just

hoping

> he would make the 15th.

> > Anyone have any thoughts on where I can get " bigger " charts

and/or

> what it means to be in the 25th-50th percentiles?

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> > Deb

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