To think he must be bigger than 2 to 9th centile?

[rubyblueeyes]

Hi all. My 18 month old was measured a few times before 1 and he hovered between the 2 to 9th centile for height and 50th for weight. He was 6 weeks prem so they count back for weight but not height apparently.
He's growing out of 12 to 18 month clothes and into 18 to 24 months. His friend who is 75th for height is still in 12 to 18 month clothes. Surely his measurements must have been wrong?

Clothes sizes aren't a good measurement of a baby's actual size. Besides, it depends on where the clothes are bought. Next baby clothes are huge whereas Asda are on the small side. Do you and your friend both Burnaby clothes at the same place?

More or less. He's outgrown next 12 to 18 months

Could you not measure him at home and check where he would be placed in the red book ?

So he hadn’t been weighed for 6 months? Then anything could have changed centiles wise

I doubt several measurements would all be wrong. Why don't you get him measured again?

Of course, as long as he is healthy and growing appropriately it doesn't matter anyway!

when I measure him at home he usually runs away but I get him at about 80cm

As long as his roughly following his centiles then his fine :)
Any reason why you are worried ?

I bought a measuring mat from a place that supplies to the hospitals, as I was worrying as my son is small.

On my weigh in visit the HV told me that they don't actually measure their length until their 2 yr check as it was so hard to measure them accurately.

I had a different measurement to the HV but as long as he is healthy I would hang fire a few months to his 2 yr check and see what they say.

My son is tiny (as am I) but I now don't obsess over it as they said he looks healthy and developmentally ahead so see if they say anything at his 2yr check in a couple of months.

If he is 18 months and 50th for weight, then that sounds about right. My 14 month old is about 80th for weight and in 18-24 month clothes from next, has been since maybe 12 months. Mine is tall (80th centile for height or thereabouts), while it sounds like yours is shorter. Doesn’t sound far off what I’d expect though.

They seem to have changed the measuring length thing in the last few years. My 3 year old's length was always measured but midwives and HV after the birth of DS2, 7 months, said what a previous poster did - no length til 2 years.

They don't measure length under 2 as it's not very accurate. Wait till he's 2.