I have a nice history about freaking out about Lauren's health and her slight size and pale complexion.
It has been pretty good lately - it used to be an every 6 month thing to so.
I took her in for her 6 year old well-child visit.
As usual - she is small - right on her curve though!
She is 38 pounds (9th percentile)
45 inches (48th percentile)
13.1 BMI (3rd percentile)
She has been complaining of a stomach ache on a daily basis, so I brought that up. We talked about bowels and diet and didn't see any red flags. There is a x-ray machine right in the office so we went down the hall and Lauren had an X-ray of her abdomen. The tech looked at the images and then came in and quizzed me about what her specific complaints were and asked if she had much vomiting and nausea. The would be red flag #1 - the tech coming back and asking questions AFTER looking at the scans.
The her doctor went to look and took 15 minutes - which was red flag #2 because why on earth would it take that long.
I was trying not to worry - but after standing next to Lauren in the x-ray room too many flashbacks were occurring.
I was waiting for red flag #3, perhaps being asked to step out of the room or her doctor not looking at me in the eye when she came back in, but she finally arrived.
Despite normal bowel habits and bowel sounds, it seems Lauren is "backed up" quite far. I questioned the doctor how she knew it was poop (and not something else was the unspoken question). She told me it is distinctive looking.
So - I will put her on fiber for now. She eats tons of fruits and veggies as it is, so a diet change can't really help. We will then consider testing her for celiac and food allergies if she is still having the stomach aches after a month or so.
Here are some old posts about her doctor visits and size...if interested.
5 years
Lauren 5 year stats
4 years
Little Lauren stats
3 years
Lauren's Appointment
2 years
Little Lauren
