Is he healthy, developing and reaching milestones?
Those charts are for mostly ff babies, and it is different, especially as they get older. You may find he's more like 30th percentile (total rough guess!) on the WHO charts. I know that was the case for my DS at that age.
If he's actually losing weight - and not counting if he's unwell, because that can happen then - and lacking energy, not developing/reaching milestones etc, etc, then there may be cause for concern. If you're unsure of what your doctor is saying, you could always find another to get a second opinion, too. Perhaps talk to someone with more breastfeeding knowledge?
DD has been on the 3rd for her corrected age all her life, even before she was born. And she is fully FF.
I'm pretty sure she's fallen off the scale now and her growth rate has slowed yet again. It's part of a medical condition, but neither DH or I are very big people, we're both tall. I'm 5"9 and DH is 6"2.
If your little one is healthy and happy and not 'all skin and bones' then I wouldn't worry too much about it. Unless you are concerned.
My now 12 year old started life smack bang 50th% for everything. By 12 months she was below 50th for weight and on the 75th for height, now at 12 she is off the top of the charts for height and around 45th for weight. Some people are just skinny at tall.
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