Hi,
My 16 year old daughter was 6 weeks prem and weighed 3lb 14oz at birth.
She's always had issues with being underweight.
She's 5' 4" and weighs 6.4 stones (around 41 kg). She's had blood tests done and everything's fine on that front.
She's not sporty and I drop her off at school etc
She eats cream cakes, fast food, bacon rolls etc and has just started multivitamins.
She has around 3 portions of fruit/veg per day - strawberries, walnuts, oranges etc Drinks milk shakes, canned juices, fruit smoothies.
I witness all of the above and she is not bulimic - I keep a close eye on that, just to make sure.
She has a dietician appointment in 3 weeks.
What's going on? Why won't she put on weight?
I'd appreciate any advice.
( Blood tests were for diabetes, full blood count, thyroid, calcium, coeliac -
Haemoglobin was normal but iron reserves were low and she had high alkaline phosphatase which our Dr put down to a 'growth spurt', even though she hasn't grown even a cm, since last year!).