Will my little guy catch up?

[rayray007]

My boys were born at 38+1, weighing 7.15 and 6.0. My little guy has been at the 1st percentile for all his dr visits at 2 and 4 weeks and 2 months. I would like to think he's only so small bc he was a little growth restricted inside and not bc he's genetically destined to be tiny. I'm hoping he'll "catch up" now that he's on the outside, but hasn't been making any gains yet. He's 11 weeks. I don't expect him to be big. DH is average and I'm small. But I'd like him to be closer to average. Did anyone have little ones that caught up?

[anakah]

My b/g twins were born at 37+6 at 6.2 and 5.8.  At 3.5 y.o, they are in the 5-10% range.  Both my husband and I aren't very big so the pedi isn't concerned about their growth.  They just take after their parents.  I'm not sure if this is the response you are looking for but there is nothing wrong with being on the low end of the percentiles. 

[rayray007]

Feb 5, 2015 11:24:06 GMT -5 anakah said:

My b/g twins were born at 37+6 at 6.2 and 5.8.  At 3.5 y.o, they are in the 5-10% range.  Both my husband and I aren't very big so the pedi isn't concerned about their growth.  They just take after their parents.  I'm not sure if this is the response you are looking for but there is nothing wrong with being on the low end of the percentiles. 

Logically I know this. I've said it many a time to moms who are concerned about their small babies. There must be some maternal instinct though that kicks in when it's your own kid that makes you want to fatten them up. 

[anakah]

Feb 5, 2015 11:35:06 GMT -5 rayray007 said:

Feb 5, 2015 11:24:06 GMT -5 anakah said:

My b/g twins were born at 37+6 at 6.2 and 5.8.  At 3.5 y.o, they are in the 5-10% range.  Both my husband and I aren't very big so the pedi isn't concerned about their growth.  They just take after their parents.  I'm not sure if this is the response you are looking for but there is nothing wrong with being on the low end of the percentiles. 

Logically I know this. I've said it many a time to moms who are concerned about their small babies. There must be some maternal instinct though that kicks in when it's your own kid that makes you want to fatten them up. 

I get it.  We stress a lot about how much they are eating and if maybe it's a nutritional thing that's holding them back instead of just plain genetics. 

[linegirl313]

Yes!  My little guy was in the 1st percentile at birth and his sister was a pound and a half bigger.  By 4 months, he was in
the 44th percentile.  Today, he is in the 80s and outweights her by 3-4 pounds.  (They are 21 months old.)

The most important thing is that he's healthy and growing!  

[carrotcake]

Both of the twins weren't even on the charts until 6mo or so. They're 34weekers born at 5 and 5.5 lbs

They're 19mo now and my little one is 50% and the bigger one is 80%.

I was just talking to H about this recently - how much I worried about them being so small and now they're chunkers-in-training.

Their big brother was 6lbs when he was born and now he's 54lbs at a couple months shy of 5yo.

[rayray007]

Sounds like it could go either way... There are both small and big people in both of our families. Maybe he is just supposed to be small, but it's hard not to worry that he's getting the right nutrition, especially when they're BFd and they've already dropped an overnight feed. I guess we'll wait and see!
(I did take him in today to be weighed; he's gaining fine).

[kels09]

My boys were born at 27weeks 2d. E weighed 2.7lbs and L weighed 2.4 lbs. they are 16 months now and E weighs 24lbs and L weighs 27lbs. I was worried too but it just seems like the last 4 months they really flourished. Give it a little time and I bet you'll be surprised.

[harti09]

Obviously, you have to take the early birth into consideration when viewing percentage. I'm sure it's all just fine.
That said, some kids are smaller than others. Everyone is different. You really can't base full growth on a few months. Tend to his needs, bring your concerns to a doctor if they're warranted. That's really all you can do.

My personal story:
DS was born larger than DD, just slightly. He lost a lot of weight and by 2 months, was much smaller than DD. Suddenly, he was a giant meatball - literally the shape of a circle - and out weighing DD by 5 pounds. Now, at 2 years old, they're the same weight, but 2 inches apart. DS is shorter. He takes after the males in my family (short and stocky), and DD takes after my husband and his mother (tall, with a long torso).

My point:
Kids grow differently, and it's okay.

[mymorningcoffee]

When they were that young, my girls were not even on the chart. It really is too early to tell when they are that young how big they will be when they are older.

In my girls' case, L was significantly smaller than A when they were born, so it took her a while to catch up. Now she is still a little smaller, but not drastically so. I know it is hard, but try not to worry. They are still both so young.