My DS was born small (5lb 7oz) and pretty much on the bottom percentile for everything. Then he was unwell and after a couple of weeks, didn't start thriving until he was about 9 weeks. He was measured then for weight, height and head circumference. Today he had those measurements repeated. He is doing fabulously well - put on tons of weight and grown lengthwise - both of those he's on the 9th and 2nd percentile and catching up well. After the HV left, I measured his head because I saw that it had grown quite a lot. It was on the 2nd percentile at 9 weeks. It's now on the 50th percentile, having grown about 4 cms in 7 weeks.
This seems a lot to me, even if he's catching up. AND I have alarmed myself because I was only reading yesterday about rapid head growth in early stages being an early indicator for autism.
I feel really worried. It seems like a leap. Am I being stupid?
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rapid growth baby head circumference and autism
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noheroicsplease · 24/03/2011 16:21
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