How much weight did your baby gain....

[barbie1]

in the first year?

Doctor has just told me that my DD is off the scale, falling from around the 2/5th percentile to not even on it

Just under 6lb at birth, 16lb a year on, so only a 10lb gain. Still breast feeding as she refuses the bottle, goes through phases of eating well and then will quite happily go without for days (mainly while teething)

My gp has advised me to give up bf and give her pedisure formula milk which contains extra calories.

Dd is an active little madame, early crawler and early walker. In fact there is hardly a minute that she isn't on the go. Gp says that is no excuse for poor weight gain.

Any ideas on ways i can bulk her up a little???

DD was walking most places at 9.5 months as well and was just 14lbs. The looks and comments we used to get off people.

She still has clothes that are 3-6 as well, but quite a few 6-9 now (depends on the items as the reusable nappies add a lot of bulk). When we visited the UK and put her in disposables we had to use 0-3month trousers . Its weird when people comment now how small she is because I just think you should have seen her at Christmas.

Just remember there is nothing wrong with her weight and people always forget how small babies can be.

For breakfast we found two spoons worked, one for her to hold and feed herself then one to swap or feed her ourselves. As time has gone on she's become less fussed about feeding herself, although depends how hungry she is. Also the oats over here are massive and the porridge is quite gooey and sticks to the spoon even when she turns it upside down.

mmm maltesers