We just had our son's 12 month check-up and he's lost 6oz since his 9 month. He's only 17 pounds and down from the 19th percentile at his 9 month visit to 1st percentile. Our ped said that he's not concerned YET, and hasn't suggested anything to fatten him up except keep on feeding him whenever he wants, but wants to see him again in a week for a follow-up. He's on whole milk already, and the kid eats everything we put in front of him..fruits and veggies, meat, fish, bread, cheese, anything at all.
His birth mother is very slim, and told me she still has trouble gaining weight. I just wonder if anyone else has a super skinny kid, and what you give him/her to increase weight in a healthy way. We already do avocado, but what other healthy-fatty foods can you suggest?
Re: 1st percentile for weight
Emily 8.8.08
Madeline 1.2.11
William 8.5.12
My DS was at the 2nd percentile at his 9 month check up and has hovered around that mark ever since. Honestly, it's our biggest source of stress with him especially since he is not the best eater. We used to add butter to his baby food and even now, we still give him a bottle at night when he wakes up because we want him to have the extra calories.
It's come to a point where I am just trying to let it go - if he doesn't eat what is in front of him at dinner, I am not going to offer him multiple types of food just to get him to eat. We try and give him a healthy balanced diet and just trust that he will eat when hungry. It helps that he usually eats pretty well at DC and our pedi isn't too worried about his weight.