The dip in weight gain that concerned me was that he moved down 2 percentile lines on the graph they give you for weight gain. His height is more or less on track, but the weight almost didn't move, and that is what got me concerned. I had loads of weight gain issues with the DS1 (or at least all the health nurses gave me such a complex about it. Im much more relaxed this time around, but I always keep an eye on it when I can. Plus this baby is not very active - ie he is not rolling or crawling - currently just happy to sit as a little budda.) I was always never confident that my milk 'was enough' although DS2 was quite happy for about 6 months.
Turns out that DS2 has broken another tooth and his food intake is improving, but I have scaled back each bottle to 160ml or skipping the odd afternoon one here and there. Probably all coincidence, but it is just getting the balance right.
He's also quite keen on feeding himself at the moment, ie, if you put all sorts of food on his tray table he'll happily grab and eat it even after he has refused his puree. So for the moment I 'top up' on whatever else is floating around meal times, which, in turn, is a handy way to introduce lumpy foods and 'our food' for the future.
Im still open to comments and suggestions. Thanks