used to be my failure to thrive baby. didn't gain weight, ended up in the hospital, every test under the sun... turns out she was totally fine and healthy. now she's in the 90th percentile for height and weight. towers over most kids her age.
now this kiddo:
wants to follow in her footsteps. won't gain weight, etc. etc. we're back to a life of bottle feeding, obsessing over how many ounces our kid takes in 24 hours, freaking out if he sleeps too long at night... you get the picture. right now, we're eating all the time and gaining about 1/2 the appropriate amount of weight. today we started iron drops and tomorrow we're going for an echocardiogram. little bit has a heart murmur... totally innocent in a "normal" baby, but maybe not in my babies who hate to grow.
i bet he's totally fine and healthy.
ask me in 6 months and he'll probably be in the 90th percentile too.
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I know it's easier said than done, but don't worry about it. Like you said, I'm sure he is perfectly fine and healthy. I believe that 9 times out of 10 parents gut instinct is right. I've stopped reading most all baby books/advice/medical research etc. because it really just births fear in us mommas. You'll know when serious action needs to be taken, but don't worry yourselves sick in the mean time.
On another note...your children are BEAUTIFUL!!
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