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The Baby That Just Won't Grow
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At nine months old today, my son Ezra weighs 25 pounds and is 30 inches tall. He's a big kid, but not exceptionally so. Over in England, though, there is a little girl that makes Ezra seem like Andre the Giant. At 14 months, Suraya Brown weighs barely more than seven pounds and is only nineteen inches long. According to pediatric growth charts, she should weigh at least 20 pounds.Suraya has been poked and prodded by pediatricians, nutritionists, geneticists and hormone experts. "The doctors haven't got a clue what is wrong with her," worried Atlanta Ruzman, Suraya's mom. "She cannot sit, talk or crawl, and she has to be fed through a tube to keep her alive. But she just hasn't been putting on any weight."
"She is a just like a real-life doll," said Ruzman. "In fact my other daughter has a doll that is bigger than her." Her first daughter, Akilah, at two-and-a-half, was walking at nine months and is big for her age.
One theory her doctors
"Interesting" is a word no parent wants to hear from the pediatrician. Hopefully, Suraya will start putting on weight and grow. In the meantime, I'm going to stop complaining about Ezra weighing a ton when I carry him. I'm just glad he's thriving and healthy.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
2-05-2009 @ 1:12PM
Jessica said...Just one more thing to worry about when I get around to having kids. Yay! (/sarcasm)
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2-05-2009 @ 6:58PM
isisaquaria said...Wow-..my 6yo just weighed in at 34lbs and in 42in tall-and she is tiny, but this little one has got her beat
i wish her the best
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2-08-2009 @ 10:32PM
colleen said...She's soo precious and lovely!
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2-09-2009 @ 5:49PM
Each said...I wonder why her doctors are not testing her for Primordial Dwarfism?
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2-22-2009 @ 2:06PM
JoSmiles said...I knew a child with the same condition. She never grew. Her features matured, so eventually she did not look like a newborn, though she was the size and developmental level of a newborn. She passed away at about -- I believe -- three years of age.. I am not sure how she died, but it was related to her condition. She was the daughter of one of the pastors of the church I was attending and this took place maybe 25 - 30 years ago. Nobody had a clue what was going on with her.
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