^ I don't think you need to think of it as packing in enough food to last her that long. Think about adults. Do you wake up starving in the middle of the night just because your dinner was not as heavy one night as it was another night? I think toddlers' metabolism is able to last the night.
I would just make sure she is eating healthy and well. And focus on breaking the habit of waking up. My daughter is the same age as yours. Her dinner consists typically of some rice or roti with some chicken or keema or a meat of some sort, plus veggies and fruit for dessert. She has about half a cup of milk before she sleeps. And she sleeps about that long at night as well.
^Gosh, I don't have an exact measure. Maybe 1/4-1/3 cup of rice. And she has it with chicken or keema or roast, and various veggies, daal, etc.
She eats happily usually, mashAllah. She's a foodie, and likes to try different things, especially veggies. But she's not a BIG eater or anything. I just try to have a rough sense of how much she usually eats, and take out a little more than that.
Sorry Sahar i am asking such questions again and again because my daughter is little weak and kids of her age (around her) are very healthy and chubby so she is noticeable among them.
No worries. Mine is actually in a low percentile too. In her first year she was 25th percentile, but it has gotten much lower in her second year. Despite that she is very active. She also prefers fruits and veggies to cakes and cookies, so she isn't going to gain weight very often. In addition, I am petite and have light bones, and she very likely takes after me. Her doc is not concerned at all, since she is otherwise healthy. I do worry about her sometimes, but I have to remind myself of the big picture.
But I don't mind the questions. I have tons myself. It's nice to share with other parents going through the same things. Seems like our girls are very close in age.
As long as she is gaining weight and growing well,it shouldn’t be a concern I think.My daughter is 22 months old Mashallah and she has always been below 50th percentile and above 25th as far as her weight has been concerned .But since she has maintained a steady rate,no one is concerned.
As far as her height is concerned she is in the 50th percentile or a lil above that.So I have a tall child not too chubby.Infact I got to hear so many times that she is ‘kamzor’ on my last trip to Pakistan,last month..
Mine also happens to enjoys veggies more than fruits,actually and amongst her favorite veggies are cucumbers and lettuce..!But as long as she is eating atleast 3 meals a day,with a variety of stuff I am fine.She actually gags at the sight of cakes and cookies and puddings etc.They are only meant to be for mommy…
It's funny how when I ask her when we go grocery shopping that what will we buy and she says 'hab-ay' (that is halway...thanks to exposure to different kinds in Pakistan recently,and a trip to the bakery with nano when she did buy some halwa).But as soon as any kind of halwa comes near her lips,her gag reflex gets initiated.
She makes us sound like a family who only buys and eats halwa...!!
^lol yes madam is always requesting all sorts of things she never eats, so I don't bother to listen to certain requests. People must think me so cruel!
No worries. Mine is actually in a low percentile too. In her first year she was 25th percentile, but it has gotten much lower in her second year. Despite that she is very active. She also prefers fruits and veggies to cakes and cookies, so she isn't going to gain weight very often. In addition, I am petite and have light bones, and she very likely takes after me. Her doc is not concerned at all, since she is otherwise healthy. I do worry about her sometimes, but I have to remind myself of the big picture.
But I don't mind the questions. I have tons myself. It's nice to share with other parents going through the same things. Seems like our girls are very close in age.
oh GOD my daughter is the same, loves fruits n veggies and since birth is in low percentile i.e. 5 n even lower. but the problem is she catches infections very quickly.
