It's a tough one CeCe. In some respects if he is following a curve albeit at the 3rd percentile than shouldn't that be okay? It would be more worrying if he wasn't following a curve. Is his development okay? I think that could be a guide as well.

The advantage of trying to get his weight up a bit is that if he became unwell he would have a bit of room for movement with weight loss.

Our paediatric dietician told me that weight gain slows up in the second year but it is also a time when you can get some catch up weight through dietary modifications. My DS is 9 months and isn't holding a curve on the weight charts, and his height is disproportional to his height. We have to add extra calories to his food and she recommends in the second year that he have formula (I"m EE and won't go past 12 months) instead of regular milk to drink.

I'm not sure I've been much help, but I do understand your dilemma.