What happens when baby drops percentiles?
My 10 week old just had a weigh in and dropped from 25th to 9th. This is the second time she's dropped although her weight itself has increased by small amounts. HV says not yet concerned but if next weigh in is another drop we'll need to see the feeding team. I've already seen the feeding team when I tried to BF as baby didn't gain weight and they were unhelpful. I gave up and switched to formula and it helped her gain some weight but my baby just doesn't like to eat. Otherwise she is alert and doesn't seem distressed. She's seeing an osteopath for reflux and that doesn't seem to bother her as much anymore. She's been assessed for tongue ties and oral dysfunction and all normal, she's just lazy.
So far advice is just to feed her more but she doesn't want to. I've tried offering a top up after an hour and she's not interested. If we force her to finish her bottle she gets angry and just spits up. I don't really see what the feeding team could do and would rather just bypass and go to the next step if anyone knows what that is.
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Has your baby been checked for CMPA? I only ask because sounds the same as my baby and she has CMPA.❤️
My first went from the 30s to 3rd percentile, he likes to move a lot and was a pretty poor eater. He never ended up having any issues and was just on his own curve
My baby is in the 2% and has been gaining weight very slowly, our pediatrician mentioned an “enriched” formula that helps with weight gain if it becomes a bigger issue.
Mine went from 50th to hovering between the 9th and 2nd. I was an anxious mess and despaired every weigh in. We had referrals and tried everything to help her gain weight. Eventually we got a referral to the dietician. I stopped breastfeeding early as I thought I was the problem, turns out I wasn’t and I regret it.
All this to say babies come in all shapes and sizes and someone has to be small. You’ll know if your baby is thriving and please don’t let it consume, I went mad and wish I just trusted my instincts more that she’s a happy healthy baby.
Thanks for sharing ladies. I wasn't worried about her until this weigh in where the HVs made it seem like it was on the verge of being a problem. Feeding has been a nightmare from the beginning and I'm just so tired of everything being wrong
I wouldn’t force her to eat!
Don’t stress too much. Babies tummies are tiny!!! Just keep taking her to her dr appointments and listening to what the doctor says. I have a super tiny girl as well. She’s petite she takes after the women in her dad’s family.
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