So I took Rebecca to her 1 year appointment today and she is tiny!!!! Her head is measuring in at 43 3/4 so that puts her in the 10th percentile for that! She was in the 25th percentile 3 months ago for her head so it is not growing at the same rate it has been. Her height is 27 inches putting her in the 3rd percentile! She was in the 20th percentile at 26 1/2 inches 3 months ago so she has slowed on her growing taller a little also! Finally her weight! She was in the 20th percentile three months ago weighing in at 15 pounds 6 1/2 ounces. Right now her weight is exactly the same at 15 pounds 6 1/2 ounces. She is only in the 1st percentile for her weight now though. The doctor is not worried but has said to give her whole milk, cheese, and yogurt since they have a lot of fat in them I already give her those things and she loves them! I think that she is just going to be a small child for her whole life, the doctor also thinks so!
So she is just little but nothing I didn't already know! She had three shots today 2 in one leg and one in the other one. She was then sent down to the lab to have her finger pricked so they could collect 2 tubes of her blood to test for iron. Poor baby has had a hard day!
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Okay, I get that she is tiny but to not gain any weight for 3 1/2 months is just not normal. I would be extremely concerned. Maybe look into a second opinion? If she was continuing along the same growth curve you could say, no worries, she is growing at her own rate but it is staying on her own curve. But to have dropped those percentiles so much would get me a tad worried. (But my babies have always been so big so what do I know).
Alison,
She was sick for a week and a couple of days and couldn't eat anything without it coming back up so she actually lost a lot of weight during this last 3 months. He said that if she has not gained any for her 15th month appointment then we need to see why but as of right now because of that sickness he is not worried!
Taylor did the same thing when he was a baby. He was about 9 months old when he got a horrible stomach virus that lasted a couple of weeks and he ended up losing about 3 lbs. By the time he went in for his yearly check-up he had gained 3 lbs. back again but because he was older, he had dropped from the 90th percentile to the 50th. I wouldn't worry too much yet, but definitely try to get her eating some of that higher fat stuff. (Wish someone would tell me to eat all the ice cream I want!) I was given a bunch of PediaSure yesterday to try out. Kaya wants it to taste like milk so she won't drink it. I can send it back with Jonathan if you want to have Rebecca try that. It's high calorie and vitamin packed. Might be worth a shot.
Amy, that would be awesome! She is somewhat picky so she may or may not like it but it is worth a try! Thanks!
Oh, that's right, I had totally forgotten that she was so sick for a while there. That would do it.
You know me, I just worry about everything! I worry first and ask questions later!
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