My DD followed the 50th centile right up until she was weaned around 6 months. Since then weight gain has slowed right down, staying the same for a month then only going up very slowly. She is now on the 9th centile, HV has suggested putting cream and butter in food which seems to have helped a bit, but with every tooth that comes through she loses what she has gained. I don't want to be over anxious about her eating, but every time I get her weighed (not too often) my heart drops. When she is well she eats well, but what with winter colds and teething, that is hardly ever. Is this OK? I worry about her development. How long can this go on for? How normal is this?
She was exclusively bf til 6 months, now has a mix of bf and ff as she wont bf in public. She eats (or at least I make) a good range of food, lots of finger foods too.
I guess I just want reassurance that she'll be OK, I'd love a bit of research or other people's experiences to back up me up. The HV tries to reassure me, I just need more. She slept through until just before I weaned her, since then she has been waking up at least once most nights. No idea if this is connected or not.
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10 month old with slow weight gain since weaning - is this normal?
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lazybones · 19/01/2007 20:01
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