baby growing in length but not putting on weight

[dantaz]

hi guys
i just wanted to know what you all think
i have had soooooooo many conflicting bits of information that i dont know what to do any more

my daughter is 15weeks old
she was 3480g born
and now is 4800g
she has grown 12cm in this time
she looks like a stick :rolleyes: and still wears newborn nappies and 0000 clothing
i just dont know what to do anymore
help me please it is a mystery:detective:
any advice would be welcomed

[GeorgiaAnne]

I have no idea hun but plenty of these :hugs::hugs:
I hope it all works out soon and she starts eating properly and this is just a little chapter in the past :flowerz:

[mm85]

is she eating well???

[ellie13]

yeah, that was gonna be my question...is she eating??? is she BF?? or FF?...is she settled and happy??? Need more info...lol.

But heaps of hugs, t must be worrying..have u spoken to you MCHN???

[hayleysmummy]

Hun have you looked into it being 'failure to thrive' (I know it sounds disturbing but I've read about it on the net and alot of Nevadas symptoms match. Not wanting to feed, not gaining weight etc. Huge hugs hun I cant begin to imagine the stress you would be under. xx

[dantaz]

hi guys
yeah she is feeding (and is ff)
she is having between 120-150ml each bottle
and is such a happy content baby
she sleeps well and is hitting all milestones
see why this is such a mystery

[Tls5431]

Maybe think about starting her on solids at the 4 month mark. It sounds like there is nothing wrong with her feeding from the bottle. Zarah is doing the same amounts when she feeds.

[naiwen]

Really sorry to but in where I dont belong but just wanted to let you know that she may have just been having a growth spurt and her weight just needs a little time to catch up.

Unless her weight percentile line drops down below the third percentile line (as my sons did) she should be OK.

[kali]

Just wanted to say try not to worry, but do make sure you keep in touch with the early childhood centre nurses to monitor your bubs progress.

My bubba was 3.165 kilos at birth and by 4 months was still only 5.2 kilos But she was growing in length. At last weigh in she had dropped from the 25th to the 10th percentile. The ECN told and GP told me not to worry but to come back in a few weeks for another weigh in. They said they take it over a few weigh-ins rather than just one. THey also said that if she's feeding well, filling her nappies and meeting milestones, and generally well - then not to worry.