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dropping percentiles at 9 months

beany02beany02 member
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Hello everyone- DD just turned 9 months so i am switching over to this board.

She has always been in the 90th percentile for height and 70th for weight. At her 9 month appointment today she had suddenly dropped to the 50th for height and 40th for weight.  The doctor didnt seem too concerned, she said when they get more active their growth can slow down.  DD is a maniac, crawling as fast as she can, cruising all day, and even took 4 steps on her own yesterday. She is EBF and nurses 5 times and day and once overnight (sometimes twice), and eats 2-3 solids meals a day.

Have any of you noticed a drop in percentiles around 9 months? Thanks!

I should add that she is by no means skinny...plenty of chunky rolls to squeeze

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Re: dropping percentiles at 9 months

  • palm513palm513 member

    my twins both dropped at 9 months. A went from 90 to 60 and B went from 85 to 50. and as for height my doctor says some times they just don't have their growth spurt before the appointment... my boys always grow 2-3 inches the week after they go to the doctor cause that is when they hit growth spurts... so she is prolly just late this time around. I wouldn't worry about it.

     

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  • kalettekalette member
    My LO dropped too, but her height stayed higher than her weight. She is getting longer and skinnier now.
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  • ktpaladinoktpaladino member
    A lot of babies go through a big growth spurt at 10 months, so they tend to seem a little "behind" at the 9 month appointment. They are not technically behind, it's just that they haven't had the big jump in growth yet. And your doctor is correct that weight gain starts to slow down once they become very active. It sounds like she's eating plenty and getting proper nutrition. I wouldn't worry so much.

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  • beany02beany02 member

    thanks for the comments! : ) I will try not to worry

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  • EMOmammaEMOmamma member

    imagektpaladino:
    A lot of babies go through a big growth spurt at 10 months, so they tend to seem a little "behind" at the 9 month appointment. They are not technically behind, it's just that they haven't had the big jump in growth yet. And your doctor is correct that weight gain starts to slow down once they become very active. It sounds like she's eating plenty and getting proper nutrition. I wouldn't worry so much.

    I agree.  There is a 9m growth spurt and sometimes it happens closer to 10m so it just depends on the timing of your appointment and activity level of the baby.  If she drops more at 12m then it's a concern but if she stays at the new curve it's ok.   

    ETA - I was in the same situation as you OP with my DS and he ended up fine.   


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