Not gaining weight... ?

[Party-of-five]

your not paranoid your just a caring mummy glad the doc put your mind at ease

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Grumpybum slimmed down something severe after she turned 2 - you could see all her ribs and she clearly wasn't a plump little thing anymore. She was eating like a bird and getting taller all the time but not weighing a spot more.

Then suddenly discovered food, ate anything that wasn't nailed down, shot up a clothing and shoe size in less than a fortnight (literally went from her sandals fitting perfectly to her toes hanging out the ends) which necessitated a bit of an emergency clothes buying spree as I looked like a horrible mother having a kid clearly in clothes 1 size too small, and now she has a comfortable layer of fat on her again (which coincides with her naked thing from the other thread lol). They just go through stages.

[Calluna]

How long is this stage meant to last? He was still only 9.6 kg's yesterday.

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How long is this stage meant to last?

Until you get used to it.

Then one day, he will just eat EVERYTHING, completely mess up your food shopping schedule, go up a nappy size, go up a clothing size and you'll be racing off to Target to buy him all new clothes.

[Calluna]

Lol! Of course.

[MamaPan]

Heva - Jakey is only just 9kg... dont worry about it!!

[kelebek]

throw the scales away, how are his clothes fitting, do you notice them getting tighter/shorter?

[Calluna]

It's not so much the actual number that's bothering me, more the fact that he's not gaining.

How many nappies should he have a day? Most days it's 4 to 6 wet (this concerns me a little) and 1 or 2 poos.
I try to give him water throughout the day but he mostly just spits it. He also has 4- 6 BF's a day.
He produces tears when he cries, has an abundance of syliva (lol), plenty of energy- although he still has 3 sleeps a day and can only manage 2hours between sleeps still.
He's been fluctuating between diarrhea and constipated the last week, but I think that he's teething?

He's due for a check up in the next couple of weeks so I'll talk to the doctor then but would like to hear your thoughts.