Hi there,

My baby boy is 8 month old and weighs 16 pounds..he is 95th percentile in height but weight is concerning me now. I was wondering if somone can help me here. Here is what his usual feeding schedule is...please tell me if I need to add/modify anything:

Wakes up at 6 -
6:00 AM ish - 4 - 5 oz of formula
8:00 - 9:00 AM ish - Nap
9:00 AM ish - Breakfast - 1/2 cup oatmeal cereal
mixed with 4 oz of milk + 1 mashed banana
11:00 AM - 4 oz milk
1:00 PM - Lunch - I cup Kichri + 1 gerber stage 2 fruit
3:00 PM - 4 oz milk
4:00 - 5:30 ish - Nap
6:00 PM ish - Dinner - I cup Kichri +1/2 Gerber stage 2 Vegetable + 1 gerber stage 2 fruit
7:30 - 4 oz milk
8 ish - Sleeps for the night
(Does not get up for milk at night)

What can I do here to help him gain weight and look healthy. He is a little behind with his milestones - His ped is not worried but I AM :-)

Thanks for all the help... Hetal replied. most kids who are above 80% for hght are often not above 80% of wght,,esp after starting on solids...
its not always diet that plays the role or it will solve the issue,,but it has alot to do with body natural makeup..if all kids with good physical growth were to grow by wght as well,,imagine how big they will look at 8months ! nature balances itself...
from our part we can just ensure everything is right or not....
diet and all looks good to me, add in more vegies, fruits, offer more varieties,,and rest all is fine.
check the diet plans postd in venus post,,same as your child age,,
once your child completes 8months, you can offer him fat, proteins and nonveg, egg yolks,,and it will automatically increase his wght !!!!!! until then prepare him for all these high nutrition foods by completng all the fruits and vegies by then,,,so that your child gets enough time to accept the high protein foods and you can easily plan recipe meals for him,,as he will be eating most of vegies, fruits by the time he compltes 8months....

about milestones,,you should not be worried if your child is NOT above the warning signs milestones.
and your dr is not worried, which means he is below warning signs so there is no reason for you to worry !!!

kids dont excel in everything at once,,some grow good at hght, some are good at wght,,and some are fast in milestones....often if the kids are above average say above 80% in ne of the aspects,,thr cruisng capabilities are slower,,esp if hght and wght is above 80%....its quite unknown why they do that, but its commonly accepted that since they are bigger thn average size,its thr body own mechanism that takes a while to deliver results/achieve milestones thn regular babies....
as a mother, all you can do is ensure proper diet, proper schedules,good hygne, and proper support or guidance whenever your child needs a push,,,,rest all its your child own capacity to grow in all dimensions...
unless your dr tells you that your child needs to gain some wght, you should not worried at all !

Hetal replied. most kids who are above 80% for hght are often not above 80% of wght,,esp after starting on solids...
its not always diet that plays the role or it will solve the issue,,but it has alot to do with body natural makeup..if all kids with good physical growth were to grow by wght as well,,imagine how big they will look at 8months ! nature balances itself...
from our part we can just ensure everything is right or not....
diet and all looks good to me, add in more vegies, fruits, offer more varieties,,and rest all is fine.
check the diet plans postd in venus post,,same as your child age,,
once your child completes 8months, you can offer him fat, proteins and nonveg, egg yolks,,and it will automatically increase his wght !!!!!! until then prepare him for all these high nutrition foods by completng all the fruits and vegies by then,,,so that your child gets enough time to accept the high protein foods and you can easily plan recipe meals for him,,as he will be eating most of vegies, fruits by the time he compltes 8months....

about milestones,,you should not be worried if your child is below warning signs..
and your dr is not worried, which means he is below warning signs thn there is no reason for you to worry !!!

kids dont excel in everything at once,,some grow good at hght, some are good at wght,,and some are fast in milestones....often if the kids are above average say above 80% in ne of the aspects,,thr cruisng capabilities are slower,,esp if hght and wght is above 80%....its quite unknown why they do that, but its commonly accepted that since they are bigger thn average size,its thr body own mechanism that takes a while to deliver results/achieve milestones thn regular babies....
as a mother, all you can do is ensure proper diet, proper schedules,good hygne, and proper support or guidance whenever your child needs a push,,,,rest all its your child own capacity to grow in all dimensions...
unless your dr tells you that your child needs to gain some wght, you should not worried at all !