Pediatrician vs nutritionist

So my little one had her 1 year check up with both her pediatrician and her nutritionist. The data from the pediatrician says she is 99th for height and 83rd for weight and says she is perfectly fine as long as she continues to gain weight. Meanwhile her nutritionist is saying she is underweight and that is concerning. I’m not sure who to lean with, I want to believe I’m doing everything right and feeding her correctly but I’m having doubts now. My little one doesn’t cry from hunger and sometimes she’ll even leave food behind and signal that she’s finished. I’m just at a loss here on what to do. I don’t want to over feed her but I don’t want to accidentally let her be hungry either. Any advice on how to deal with this information??

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Is the nutritionist a registered dietitian?

I’m pretty sure she is, cause she works through the wic program

I would check. Not all nutritionists are dietitians. Personally I would listen to the pediatrician but that’s just me

Was this one simultaneous check up with both of them in the same room? I'm just trying to understand how they could have such wildly different opinions. Based on those percentages she is taller than basically all girls her age and heavier than most girls her age so how could she be underweight? Is she premie or was something else going on that might affect how they look at the numbers? Do you mind me asking how much she weighs?

If she is eating 3 meals a day plus maybe a snack or two and having her milk around 16-20oz I think she is just fine. If she eats till she is all done then she is fine. Idk why they would worry you. Some kids are just naturally skinnier than others just like BMI in adults it means nothing as long as your healthy

no, her pediatrician appointment came first in the day then the appointment with the nutritionist was after it. And she was full term even stayed a week later than she was supposed to. So I don’t understand what else could factor in to get two different responses. She is 22lbs. Plus the girl has a gut on her, looks like a dang beer belly sometimes

her pediatrician isn’t a fan of the bmi scale but still showed me the graph anyways and it puts her smack dab in the middle with height and weight

My daughter is 23 lbs and is in the 98th percentile and is 76 percent for height and my dr said she is good.

The average is 19.9 to 21.9 lbs for a 1 year old girl

She sounds perfectly healthy and from what you said it sounds like she knows when she's full so I don't think there would be any reason to try to force her to eat more. And her pediatrician said she's good so I would trust that.

My little girl is 17 pounds and 28.5 inches and the pediatrician and the nutritionist are fine with her height/ weight. Just wanted to give you this for reference

She sounds perfectly healthy mama (:

She is tall her weight is not going to show up like other kids they act the same with my son, if she’s eating good and your not concerned I wouldn’t worry and probably look for a new nutritionist.

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If yall still giving your kids processed food, pls seek help

I understand not everybody can afford healthy ingredients all the time, but I’m seeing so many moms on social media giving they kids artificial cereals, coffee, frozen pancakes, velveetta Mac and cheese, hot Cheetos, kraft, the list goes on. I’m sorry but are yall not capable of cooking from scratch or ?? On top of that, if you still using canola and vegetable oil in 2026 you gotta stop. Am I the only one that notices this ???

Sahm .. the dad role .

Hi!! I’m 2 months pp. and I really would like your opinion on this situation if you have a moment.
So I have always had a job before the baby, and my bd .. not really. But 2 weeks before he was born he scored a really good job and I was able to be a sahm. Which is what I wanted , and I’m unsure if it’s still what I want or if the situation just isn’t right.
At first he was a great help in the hospital as I had an emergency c section. I was in the hospital for about a week and for most of that time I was in bed .
But after that.. I’m lucky if he will watch the baby while I shower .and I mean that seriously.
I am the only one who changes diapers, only one who bathes , feeds or watched him in general. And of course he may be tired after work but it’s like he completely avoids any responsibility. Like he will take a hour coming home and stop by his friends house otw . He will sit down stairs for hours knowing I won’t go down there bc I’m uncomfy . So I have the baby then.
We have been out maybe 2-3 times sense I had him & he refused to push the stroller c change or anything. In fact we got to the mall and said he needed to split up and I had the baby.
I feel he only wants the baby when it’s for … attention? Like to post the baby on social media or if his family is here he will take him .

I just feel like on days he doesn’t have work the next morning he should be helping , and if he is up early before work while I’m still sleeping he should get the baby instead of scrolling on reels for 3 hours .

Honestly he has really ruined my new born phase with my son. Within the first week of us being home I had to full on switch to survival mode I would call it. He would complain if dinner wasn’t done or if the room was a mess , he would complain if the diaper caddy had no diapers which really makes no sense bc he didn’t even changed the diapers . It was just everything.
I’m just wondering if there is anything I could say to get some type of help out of him.
I tried reaching out to his mother but honestly his hole family is oblivious to his behaviour.

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Guys I need help! This is going to be my daughter’s nursery and I want to make it cute. Help me find an aesthetic look or a good layout to place some furniture/cribs etc!!

Should I respect his wishes??

I’ve been a SAHM for 4 years now and my husband does a great job providing for our family and we never need for anything. With that i still had to sacrifice some wants like shopping when I want getting my hair and nails done regularly so when I can I try to supplement for my wants and savings by selling my craft items at vendor markets and recently I’ve started donating plasma. Which has been consistent income for me. $125 twice a week. Well my husband has expressed that he doesn’t like me donating plasma. He feels like it’s not worth it to put my body through those conditions for $125. He even went out to sell one of his guns today and gave me all the money and told me “I shouldn’t have to donate plasma no more”. That was so sweet but I disagree. I planned on continuing to donate plasma to save for my kids birthdays thats coming up, a trip we have planned and our anniversary. I don’t know what to do. I finally found something that pays something consistently and my husband is against it. What should I do?

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Hi I am running out off ideas on what to make for Lil 14 month old for breakfast lunch and dinner if anyone have any resipes would be great to try my boy with them

AITA?

This isn't a major issue, just wondering if I'm being a bit of an asshole.

• I do shift work, 5 out of 7 days, full-time.
• My partner works from home (mostly, sometimes he goes into the office) M-F, full-time.

Anyway, whenever I have a day off during the week he gets in his feelings when I make myself food (breakfast and lunch) but not him. His reason is he's working, I'm not - Which is fair but I've asked him how many times on a weekend has he gotten up, on his day off and made me breakfast and a lunch to take with me to work? You guessed it, 0.

So basically, just because I'm at home I don't think the responsibility to feed him should automatically fall on me when he manages to feed himself just fine while I'm at work.