Weight gain - crossing centiles

[LittleBearPad]

I took DS (13 weeks) for his second lot of jabs yesterday. Whilst we waited I asked to see the Health Visitor to get him weighed as he hadn't been weighed since his six week check.

He's bf, with one bottle of Aptamil late at night (he'll have anywhere between 2 oz and 6oz I believe though I've generally gone to bed at that point).

I didn't have any particular concerns over his weight, he's been sleeping well, lots of wet nappies, not many dirty ones recently but I wasn't worried about this particularly as I understood bf babies don't necessarily poo every day or even for several days and he's a perky little thing, pretty content, cooing and batting his toys etc.

Anyway he was 3.5kg at birth, 4.9kg at 6 weeks, 6 days but only 5.6kg yesterday at 12 weeks, 6 days. So rather than just below the 50 centile he's now between the 25 and 9 centile.

Is this a problem? The HV didn't seem hugely concerned and wanted me to take him back in three weeks to get him weighed again. Logically I feel this means she can't be too concerned as if she was she'd want to see him sooner but I'm great at second-guessing myself and winding myself up.

He has a dummy to settle to sleep but often spits it out whilst asleep and doesn't wake so I don't think its a problem. I confess I have popped it in his mouth occasionally when he's stirred at 5ish and he carries on sleeping happily - is this a complete no no?

DD was ff and stuck to her centile (25) religiously until 1ish so I'm a bf novice and whilst I thought it was going well I'm now second-guessing myself all over the place. Part of me wishes I hadn't got him weighed!

[LittleBearPad]

Sorry for the lengthy post!

[NickyEds]

I wouldn't worry. In our area hv are completely over the top over weighing so I'm inclined to think that if yours isn't concerned neither should you be! I wouldn't be too concerned about he dummy either- I just don't believe that they will quieten a hungry baby, my ds would've just spit it out if he was hungry.

[LittleBearPad]

Thank you. It completely threw me as I thought he was doing really well.

[NickyEds]

Then he probably is. Had there been real concern they would've wanted earlier weighing, I'd just carry on as you are and see how you go in three weeks.

[squizita]

HV are usually very cautious about weight gain (see how many threads there are where they've worried mums!) so if she's just keeping an eye, it sounds ok.

FWIW my dd started on a similar downward drift then found herself a new "line" at a lower percentile. Common and not a problem.