everyone realizes that growth % is NOT a test score right?

Re: everyone realizes that growth % is NOT a test score right?

• StefMurph member

  February 2014

  Crap! I thought 70 and above was passing. My dd has failed her entire life around 10%. We will see where she is Wednesday. I'm sure she's good since her clothes are getting tighter.

  

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• Bunkster2008 member

  February 2014

  My DD1 was consistently in the five to 10 percentile. She is just a small girl. My niece was always in the 40th percentile and my sister in law wanted her to gain weight because she wanted her to be a 70th or 80th....I dont get people wanting to have a big kid. Dd2 is right between the 40's and 50's.

  
  

   
  
  
  

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• psychdoc12 member

  February 2014

  rsigler said:

  Yes, but I can imagine when your baby is in one of those lower %iles and isn't weighed frequently, it can be stressful thinking that your baby might be falling into the Failure to Thrive category. 

  This exactly. One poster posted today about her legitimate concerns about baby not even being on the percentage chart. This is pretty insensitive timing for this post. JMO.

  Agreed. I'll probably get flamed for this, but I'm a little sick of CV randomly popping on every few days or so, judging the board and posting a bunch of random dear diary posts. That's not contributing.

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• pandaglitter member

  February 2014

  psychdoc12 said:

  
  

  rsigler said:

  
  

  quartermisses said:

  Yes, but I can imagine when your baby is in one of those lower %iles and isn't weighed frequently, it can be stressful thinking that your baby might be falling into the Failure to Thrive category. 

  This exactly. One poster posted today about her legitimate concerns about baby not even being on the percentage chart. This is pretty insensitive timing for this post. JMO.
  
  

  
  

  Agreed. I'll probably get flamed for this, but I'm a little sick of CV randomly popping on every few days or so, judging the board and posting a bunch of random dear diary posts. That's not contributing.
  
  I'm not sure why anyone is surprised or would flame you for this observation as that's all she's ever done. It's been amusing at times, but mostly just dumb.

   

   

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• Bunkster2008 member

  February 2014

  Just wanted to pop in again and say I did not see the post by @missgspu until aftet this...so my response has nothing to do with her post. Thats a whole different story!

  
  

   
  
  
  

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• ksimo6 member

  February 2014 edited February 2014

  And here I thought LO was winning. How could I be so stupid?

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• scamberlous3000 member

  February 2014

  Owen still hadn't reached the % charts at his 4 mo well and his Dr was happy with his gain (right at 1/2 oz a day) and showed no concerns; however I would have been very, very concerned if my Dr hadn't assured me that all was/is well. In fact, I still do worry and get anxious before his appts bc it's really scary having a preemie especially when he is gaining on the lower end of the spectrum.

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• Mama2be12345 member

  February 2014

  My LO was in the 10th% then jumped to 20th then dropped down to around 15th, my pedi was never concerned but I beat myself up for it. My LO is just one case, but this is a good reminder for me (not that I've posted about it) but to keep myself in check and not over think growth percentiles. Totally different then many of the stories on the board, serious hugs to those with failure to thrive and low weight concerns!

  

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• Lesley0228 member

  February 2014

  Darn, my kid was totally ace-ing it too. 

  
  

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• RedZee member

  February 2014

  Now what am I gonna put on my kid's college application??
  
  Seriously though, I don't really get the sense that people on this board think that at all. Vibes to the moms worrying about slow weight gain, etc.
  

       
  

  
  
  

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• Mae208 member

  February 2014 edited February 2014

  I haven't noticed that with ppl on this board, but it's like when ppl on Facebook post their LOs growth stats and I always just wanna comment 'nobody gives a crap!'

  

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• Mae208 member

  February 2014

  Oh I would also like to chime in that my comment does NOT apply to those with legitimate growth concerns, or even anyone on this board. I'm saying like with my fb friends who post 'baby is 73 weeks old! Growth stats are in!' And such.

  

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• calibr8te member

  February 2014

  First of all I am usually mobile, but @Mae208: You are 56 wks pregnant! 

  
  

  My kid is on track with his growth curve and remains in the 97th percentile. Let me tell you what that means: I am suffering from severe Carpal Tunnel from lugging my giant child around.

  
  

  
  

   
  

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• pandaglitter member

  February 2014

  calibr8te said:

  First of all I am usually mobile, but @Mae208: You are 56 wks pregnant! 

  
  

  My kid is on track with his growth curve and remains in the 97th percentile. Let me tell you what that means: I am suffering from severe Carpal Tunnel from lugging my giant child around.

  
  

  But you get an A+ and that's what matters!

   

   

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