Concerned about weight?!

My baby was 7lbs 5oz when he was born. He was on the 25th percentile. My husband is very tall and lanKy. My little one started to drop percentiles around 7-9 weeks. He also developed a milk allergy so he’s on special formula. I thought the milk would help him gain back weight but hes no longer on the 25th and continues to be following a new line of somewhere between 25 to 13. The reason I’m worried is because people keep pointing out he’s really skinny. He’s now 6kg. Yes he may be skinny but he’s 16 weeks and 3-6 sleep suits are too short on him but 3-6 around his waist is too big. I try to offer him milk but he will let me know when he’s not hungry. He drinks 5oz 6 times a day. I feel like the comments are driving me insane and makes me feel like a bad mum. Im a ftm. I find feeding stressful now because if he misses a meal i automatically think hes going to lose weight. Anyone in a similar situation?

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not in a similar situation but aslong as he’s putting weight back on i wouldn’t worry too much! my son was premature, dropped to 4lb14 when he was a few days old due to having sepsis, he was teeny until around 6 months old and then had a massive growth spurt and jumped to the 99th and they were concerned at the jump! so that being said, don’t always assume jumping up/ back up percentiles is a positive thing! but again, my son was/is absolutely fine and has stayed on the 99th percentile 💖

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