trying not to stress

Kazzle - it is YOUR baby, you know him and have gone through it with your DD. Just nod and say 'yes, we could try that' and then do what you know is best. Every child is different and those charts are very generous.

Huge . You are doing a fantastic job, and deep down you know that - trust yourself .

Try not to stress Kazzle. Does what you are doing feel right? It sounds like it to me! You have the experience of being through this before with Miss 3 - and things are FINE.

I would only get concerned if he was unhealthy and unhappy. Doesn't sound like he is though!

Or you can be like me and just tell Plunket to go jump. LOL Okay, I didn't tell them I just refused to return phone calls and they finally got the message.

I had 8 MONTHS of plunket telling me DS2 didn't weigh enough, despite explaining numerous times why I wasn't worried, why they should get off my back and how I'd already done this once with DS1 who did the same things and that there was nothing wrong with him either (DS1 is now at 95-97% for height and weight for his age).    So the last time Plunket saw him was at 15 months when he had just broken the 8kg mark and he's now about 12kgish I reckon. I seem to have toddlers who pile on weight and babies not so much.

If they are meeting milestones, you've got the requisite number of we/dirty nappies, they seem content most of the time then it shouldn't matter how much or how little they weigh! I always ask myself that if I had no idea how much he weighed and I looked at HIM would I be worried; if the answer was no I put on the mummy face and smiled and nodded and got out as fast as I could. Do NOT challenge as this only gets their back up, hard to do I know but they look at the graph and ignore the baby which IMO is just plain stupid.

I also did some silent and secret (from Plunket anyway)experiments and I got proved right and then I knew they were talking rubbish....made me feel heaps better. LOL The only good thing was that unlike when I had DS1 and we were on weekly weighs, when I said I was only willing to weigh him MONTHLY they said that was fine because they don't put on weight every week, sometimes they stay the same or a lose a bit which is why looking at monthly growth is a better indicator. Plus she never cared that he had gained length or head circumference, just whether he'd put on any weight...GRRRRRR!

Sorry, that wasn't supposed to turn into a rant about me.......but as you can see, been there, done that got the t-shirt twice but handled both situations differently.

Had plunket yesterday, and Cory has started to plateau with his weight and growth, so back to the doctors on monday for a referral to the peads to see if there is anything underlining that.

We also switched him to AR formula last night as recommended by plunket, and although he is only drinking slightly more (has gone from drinking 80mls a bottle to 120mls), he is still spilling heaps, but it doesnt seem to hurt him....they think Cory has silent reflux but its so hard to diagnosis, especially since he is such a happy little boy...who is sleeping 9 hours overnight (so cant really be that hungry imo).

Silent reflux could well contribute. Jackson had reflux in a bad way but, aside from feeding, he was NEVER unhappy. His reaction to feeding seemed so polar opposite to how he was normally. Some babies are just easy going.

It's worth ruling out.

thanks guys

i have done a lot of thinking about this and bascially once plunket has come this week (3mth check), i dont want to see her again until the 5mth check.

we have changed formulas and we have played around with the teats and suddenly he is drinking a bit more, going to keep my appointment with the doctor jsut for peace of mind.

but then im just going to let him go...he has for a week now slept from 9ish-7ish and just so happy

I had a problem with plunket after aidan was born
they use to tell me he had to have a certian amount and even told me I had to change his scooping (he was on 1 scoop per 50mls - special prem formula which the hospital prescribed!)
told me to change it 1 scoop per 70-80mls so he drinks more
well I told his ped and she wrote the plunket a not so nice letter telling her to NEVER change his formula prescription especially a hospital one!
yeah well only seen her once after that and she tried to do it again so never seen her again

Hi Kazzle,

As a baby I was under the recommended weight for Plunket's standards, my mum was made to take me to specialists to find the problem...well there was no problem with me I just grew slower than other babies.

Well now I have my own little miss and she is the same, always under the recommended weight line but she is happy and sleeps through the night and has no problems, she is just tiny.

Isn't it funny how a small thing like teats could be the reason lol. Don't let anyone tell you how your baby should be.

I hope Plunket back off now they can be very irritating people sometimes.