I have the EXACT same problem that you do. My son...

2007-09-28T21:22:00.000-04:00

I have the EXACT same problem that you do. My son is 16 months old and weighs 19.12 pounds. He's 32 inches long. As far as height goes, he's growing just fine, but at his 15 month check up, he was 8 ounces lighter than he was at 1 year. My doctor does not seem concerned because Jordan looks very healthy, but he is NOT a good eater. There are only 5 or 6 things that I know he'll eat, but even

Well, I think if Nate was hungry, you would know i...

2007-09-28T15:53:00.000-04:00

Well, I think if Nate was hungry, you would know it :) I am not sure how accurate those charts are these days, and I certainly wouldn't worry too much about it.

I think Nate eats more than my little guy and he is 8 months old and 21 pounds. I nursed until he weaned himself at 6 months, now he eats about 4 formula bottles a day and 2-3 tubs of stage 2 baby food and/or cereal and/or

Cole is almost eight months now and he has three m...

2007-09-27T19:02:00.000-04:00

Cole is almost eight months now and he has three meals a day as well as 2 breast feeds ( morning and night) and two bottle feeds during the day. I have just started giving him afternoon tea (half a rice cake and a piece of fruit) and giving him his dinner a bit later as he started waking during the night again. Since he started crawling he is definitley eating more. Some days he eats more than

This is exactly why I could not live without the i...

2007-09-27T16:04:00.000-04:00

This is exactly why I could not live without the internet.

As always, your comments and feedback has been most helpful.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank YOU!

I'm in the giant baby category for Aiden. At his ...

2007-09-27T14:57:00.000-04:00

I'm in the giant baby category for Aiden. At his 6 month check-up last week he weighed in at 19 pounds (I forgot to ask length!!!) but the doctor acted like all was good. I worry about him being so big because every one comments but he's weird big. He fits in all his clothes in the right size categories but definitely not the right weight ones. He still fits in some of his 3-6 months clothes

Well, my baby is off the charts in the other direc...

2007-09-27T14:19:00.000-04:00

Well, my baby is off the charts in the other direction... and like you I tend to worry, but the doc insists she is fine. She turned 10 months old today and she weighs in at just under 25 pounds. Oh, did I mention she is 30+ inches tall? Her father and I are both ginormous (I'm 6' and he's 6' 4") so I guess it's perfectly normal for her.

She eats four 7oz. bottles a day (6a, 10a, 2p & 6p)

My son is turning one tomorrow (!) so he is only a...

2007-09-27T14:00:00.000-04:00

My son is turning one tomorrow (!) so he is only a few months older than Nate. Our boy is about 18 lbs now and I'm pretty sure that at 9 months he wasn't much more than where Nate is now. He eats 3-4 of the #2 size jars of baby food a day, no cereal (he haaaates it!), a couple 6 oz. bottles of formula (my milk supply bit the dust at 9 months) and nurses in the morning and before bed.

We're weird, but I'll tell you what we did anyway....

2007-09-27T13:34:00.000-04:00

We're weird, but I'll tell you what we did anyway. Andrew was still entirely breastfed at that age. We tried to introduce food and he had problems swallowing. It made him gag and puke. He breastfed a lot. I never counted, but I would probably say around 15 times per day. Yes, it got old, lol. He was HUGE. According to my charts he was 28 pounds at 9 months.

Alison also breastfed

Nate is a cute little bugger! My son Lochlan was ...

2007-09-27T13:00:00.000-04:00

Nate is a cute little bugger! My son Lochlan was breastfed exclusively for 10 months before he even had his first taste of solid food, a banana, which he promptly choked on. I delayed the solids for one more month but he had no interest in eating solids. Until I made guacamole and he wanted a taste. That taste had him begging for more! Even though he has always eaten well and still does, his

this year at brandons 2 year check up was the firs...

2007-09-27T10:08:00.000-04:00

this year at brandons 2 year check up was the first time that he has registered above 3rd percentile. i totally agree that they need to have a seperate growth chart to monitor breast fed babies. luckily my doctor reassured me that my baby was fine and not to place to much worry on the chart for formula fed babies. at 9 monhts brandon would nurse about 5-6 times a day and also have some baby

My two year old eats pretty much whatever we put i...

2007-09-27T10:03:00.000-04:00

My two year old eats pretty much whatever we put in front of her. She just started cereal with milk by herself - which is entirely cuter than I thought would be possible.

Anyway.

My six month old just started solids a few weeks ago. She's at 16# and 26 1/2". So, obviously, I breed tankish children.

She's taking about 32 oz of formula a day, plus two teaspoons of

It's so hard not to worry. I always felt better wh...

2007-09-27T09:12:00.000-04:00

It's so hard not to worry. I always felt better when Boston was breastfeeding because I felt like at least he is getting that and that is the best food he can get. Now that he is strictly on big boy food at 14 months it is a constant concern. I take him in for his 15 month wellness check-up and at birth he was in the 50th percentile and now he is in the 10th. He won't sit in his high chair for

I think it is mostly about genetics really. Nate ...

2007-09-27T01:39:00.000-04:00

I think it is mostly about genetics really. Nate looks healthy, happy and even a bit chubby (in the cute baby sense) to me. I hate those charts.

My boys (x3) all cleared 8 pounds at birth and by 6 months were over 23 pounds. They were completely off the charts in the opposite sense to Nate. BUT, I was a big baby and so was my husband. His family are all HUGELY tall, my dh being

Nate sounds just like my son was at nine months an...

2007-09-26T22:33:00.000-04:00

Nate sounds just like my son was at nine months and still is now at just over a year. He was 15,12 oz at his nine month and at his one year check up he tipped the scales at 17,10oz. He fell off the chart at 3 months and has never made his way back on. At first he had the doctor worried, but now we all realize that he is just a small fry and likely always will be.

At nine months Charlie

I forgot to add I breastfed all 3 also #1 until sh...

2007-09-26T21:26:00.000-04:00

I forgot to add I breastfed all 3 also #1 until she was just over a year, #2 weaned himself at 10 months and #3 weaned herself at 11 months.

I have 3 kids 17, 14, and 2 years in age. What I ...

2007-09-26T21:23:00.000-04:00

I have 3 kids 17, 14, and 2 years in age. What I have always went by is are they "happy" and "content", it's obvious Nate is, plus he's adorable:)
Seriously, don't worry yourself, I promise, one day you'll look back on this and think why was I worried.
I watched his gigglin video can I say HILARIOUS...I cracked up!!!!!
tooo cute.

My daughter was completely breast fed until we tri...

2007-09-26T21:18:00.000-04:00

My daughter was completely breast fed until we tried giving her cereal at 6 months, she showed no interest and as I'm of the school of thought that your pediatrician is I didn't see any need at all to rush it so we stuck with the boob until 8 months when she started to eat solids. Then she continued to nurse just as much (5-7x/day) and added cereal with 3 oz of breast milk and slowly other table

I think he looks rotund, happy, and healthy! My s...

2007-09-26T17:59:00.000-04:00

I think he looks rotund, happy, and healthy! My six-month old daughter is currently weighing in at 20 pounds. She is breastfed/bottle fed breastmilk when I'm not around. She takes between 6 ounces and 12 ounces at daycare (8am to 4pm), nurses as soon as I walk in the door from work, and eats rice cereal once a day - about 2.5 tablespoons rice stuff with 4.0 tablespoons breastmilk. We just

I'm pretty sure Nate eats more than Cole does each...

2007-09-26T17:43:00.000-04:00

I'm pretty sure Nate eats more than Cole does each day, and better.

Cole has four bottles (8 oz.) a day, some cereal (the real deal) or a pop-tart (about 1/4) in the morning w/a banana (about half of one, b/c he LOVES bananas!), and then about two Cole-sized handfuls of whatever we eat throughout the day, including snacks (if he can, that is). He's 11 months now, and probably only about

Wow. What timing. I just took my baby for his 6 ...

2007-09-26T16:23:00.000-04:00

Wow. What timing. I just took my baby for his 6 month exam today. Doctor also said he looks healthy and fine, but when I got home and saw the chart I noticed that his weight is at the bottom of that normal range and started furrowing my brow in concern.
He eats about 5 times a day. Breast feeds every meal and then also gets formula and eats veggies once a day right now.
I agree

Yes, I was also going to state that you yourself a...

2007-09-26T15:02:00.000-04:00

Yes, I was also going to state that you yourself are very thin, and so it would not be anything uncommon for your son to share that trait.

Doctors and mommies know when babies are not thriving, and it seems everything is inidcating that Nate is thriving just fine.

Mr. P has always been a good eater, and I remember him really liking to eat a lot as a baby, sometimes I felt he was

I have a Nathan too; he will be 1 next week. He w...

2007-09-26T14:58:00.000-04:00

I have a Nathan too; he will be 1 next week. He was born at the 50% for weight and went down to the 25% for the first few months (he was breastfed). At about 4 months his weight gain started slowing until he was completely off the charts. I was sent to pediatricians (we do it different here in England - we only see the doctor if there is a problem; otherwise we see nurses) with the statement '

You're thin yourself, and you eat very healthy, no...

2007-09-26T14:55:00.000-04:00

You're thin yourself, and you eat very healthy, no doubt passing along healthy foods to Nate, so I honestly wouldn't worry much about it. Marce said it very well, that one size doesn't fit everyone. I have 2 different girlfriends with daughters who are far below the curve in weight for their ages of 7 and 9, and they are perfectly healthy. When my 9 year daughter was a baby, she ate like there

Julian's almost 17 months. He has gone off the ch...

2007-09-26T14:44:00.000-04:00

Julian's almost 17 months. He has gone off the chart several times throughout his first year for height and weight. He eats basically a little bit of cereal in the morning, along with fruit after his first nap, then a yogurt for lunch, with dinner being either a jar of 12-month old food or whatever we are eating. We don't know why he registers so high because he doesn't eat that much, in my

Sounds like he's eating just fine. ;) Babies are...

2007-09-26T14:29:00.000-04:00

Sounds like he's eating just fine. ;) Babies are smarter than us about knowing how much to eat.

Mine is almost one, and he just recently expanded his range of foods that are acceptable. Up until last weekend, he was nursing/taking a bottle about ten times day (5 or 6 ounces, can you imagine??) and eating three stage 2 jars. Only things with sweet potatoes or squash were okay. Lumpy

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