5 month old baby weighs only 5.7kg 🥹

My baby has CMPA and is underweight. He is EBF but I’m trying to top it up with formula + porridge but he doesn’t really take the bottle. Only the spoon feeder is working but even that is a stuggle. Does anyone else have that issue with the feedings and poor weight gain? I’ve been dairy free for almost 2 weeks but no improvement whatsoever. When did you see a difference in baby? 😮‍💨

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My daughter was 6.09kg at 6.5 months old. As long as he isn't dropping his centiles and is content and plenty of wet and dirty nappies try not to worry xxx

Are you breastfeeding? My daughter dropped 90 percentile and we had to do a 50/50 breast and formula feed, she also had something called drop down weight so if she was born high then maybe she was never meant to be in that percentile and her body is re adjusting, my daughter was 91 percentile and now is happy at 7 and the doctors and dietician are happy, honestly spent 4 months in and out of hospital

My girl was 5.9kg at 5 months, she started gaining well once she was on the correct formula for her allergy. As long as baby is still gaining I wouldn’t stress too much

Hi, eat foods that add good fats into your milk to help buba. The same thing happened to me so I was advised to do so. He’s now thriving :) things like flaxseeds, chia seeds, walnuts, salmon, sardines, mackerel, try cooking with olive oil and not seed oils. Also drink loads of Coconut water as well as water xx

My little girl is only 8kg at 13 months, she was born at 3.44kg so wasn’t small either! She dropped 2 full centiles early on but since she was 4 months she’s been following around 15th centile and her team are happy with that now as although it’s very slow she is gaining weight, more importantly she is thriving (some days it feels like in just air!!) which is the main thing x

he is in average like 4 and max 5 wet diapers but it seems very little to me.. he seems to be very alert and happy but the weight really concerns me - I try not to worry but my friend’s baby who was born the exact same day weighs 8.4kg 🤯

my baby was born 3.1kg so I think he was always a small baby 🙈

which formula is she on now? My baby doesn’t take the bottle so I struggle feeding him anything but my breastmilk. It’s just that his appetite is decreasing and I can’t force feed him 🥹

when did you see a weight gain difference? I’m eating all of those things 🫨 and did you avoid eggs and soy as well ?

what’s the least amount of weight gain in a month ? My baby only gained like 290gr from 2 to 4 month 😱

my little girl tends to average 200-300g a month, a few months have been slightly higher but that’s her average x

honestly, you don’t know how much this comment helped me. It’s really reassuring to hear that I’m not alone 🥹

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