When should I be concerned about growth?

[lbonga1]

We went to a WIC appointment yesterday, and they mentioned that DD1 (Feb. baby) has only grown 3/4" and hasn't gained any weight in the past 7 months. I'm not as concerned about the weight because she was a chubster when she was a baby, she eats well, and she's very very active. But when should I be concerned about how much she's growing height-wise? FI took her to her last pediatrician check-up, so I don't know where she is at now on the growth chart, and she doesn't have another appointment there until Feb. next year.

[pinkie]

Can you check her height vs the growth charts online to see the %?

[beenandgone]

My children tend to plateau height wise forever, then shoot up several inches. It's crazy. DS1 was 40 inches tall for almost this whole year, and suddenly he's 45 inches and wearing 4t pants that look short.

[expatmama]

I don't know. Ds2 is on the short side. I'm not too surprised DHs family have some shorties that spring up quite late in life (none of the guys in the family are under 5'10 but they get a late growth spurt, the girls too although they are on the shorter side).

I know that for some of my kids' cousins doctors pushed HGH when they were young because they were so short. The mom nixed it saying no, they got the growth spurt late and they are now all taller then their Mom at 5'2 - 5'3. Not super huge but don't need HGH.

I'm nervous they will start showing concern for DS2 so trying to prepare for that.

[brachysira]

Well, my kids have always been tall and fat...now DS seems like he's kind of stalled on growth and DD is very tall, eating everything in sight (that is not a vegetable), and thinning out. So I agree that they grow in spurts. I certainly don't worry if my kids don't gain weight because they have always been so heavy. But maybe call your pedi and check? I mean, did the WIC people think that was weird? I very much think there's nothing to worry about, but since they see the doctors so infrequently at this age, it can't hurt.

[dc2london]

Sept 19, 2016 14:04:21 GMT -5 brachysira said:

Well, my kids have always been tall and fat...now DS seems like he's kind of stalled on growth and DD is very tall, eating everything in sight (that is not a vegetable), and thinning out. So I agree that they grow in spurts. I certainly don't worry if my kids don't gain weight because they have always been so heavy. But maybe call your pedi and check? I mean, did the WIC people think that was weird? I very much think there's nothing to worry about, but since they see the doctors so infrequently at this age, it can't hurt.

I totally agree with this

[aydee]

If you're worried about it, it's definitely worth a call to the pediatrician so you can put your mind at ease. You could ask the staff to check your daughter's chart to look up her previous percentiles. The pediatrician should be able to tell based on prior height/weight how much your LO needs to be growing/gaining in order to stay on her curve by her 4 year checkup.

[wineandcake]

Mac has been wearing the same clothes forever now and I swear he hasn't grown height wise in a long time now. He's 42in so not short, he was just extremely tall for a while and now about average for their age. He only gained 4lbs in nearly 2 years, which also wasn't a concern for me since he was so heavy to begin with (just hit 40lbs last week).

If you're worried, call. But at this age it seems like they stall for quite a while so it likely isn't a huge concern.