Growth charts for ethnicities

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Hi there

I saw on the Magic website that there are different charts for black

children. My kids are black and I agree that I have wondered about how

accurate

those charts are because my kids (except True) have always been bigger than

their peers. Anyway, I just wondered if you guys knew if the endo's really put

much stock in these different charts or if they had been addressed at the

Magic Conference.

I ask because True is just under 5th% for weight and the height one doesn't

start until 2 yo but it looks like he would be quite a bit lower than the

20th% he is on the regular chart.

thanks

deb...mom to four fab adopted kiddos... (07.04.96-05.26.03) with

Mitochondrial Myopathy...G, 6, with High Functioning Autism, Hypoglycemia and

Precocious Puberty...B, 4, with VERY mild Cerebral Palsy...and True 1yo, with

Neuromotor Disorder, Hypoglycemia, Myoclonus, ulcers, undiagnosed GI problems

plus severe food allergies (Eggs, Peanut, Milk, Soy, Corn, Rice, Oats and

Crab/Neocate-only), Plagiocephaly and Dysphagia....Married for 12 years to

F--one

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