Child only gained 1# between 9 month and 12 month check up, came back at >13 mo and had LOST 6 oz. Did this little boy, by chance, just start to crawl or walk at around 9 months, so that his activity levels increased dramatically? For there to actually be a loss between 12 and 13 months is worth looking into, but I think it is possible that a marked increase in physical activity could at least partly explain even a small weight loss. Unless this little guy's weight had been of concern prior to 9 months old, I think it would be reasonable to just keep an eye on it over the next month or so, keep encouraging him to eat, but certainly not do anything drastic. My first son, Stephen, grew like a mushroom for his first four months, from an average sized newborn to a little pudge! He didn't sleep much, and got bored easily, and as a new mother, I fed him every time he made a peep. We thought we were going to have a big linebacker on our hands! Then, suddenly, he learned to belly crawl, and he was never still again! At the same time, he started eating less, because he had new things to investigate and get into. He gained very little weight for the next several months, although he continued getting taller. We watched him fall from 90th percentile in weight, at four months, down to about 40th, at 10 months. Fortunately, the ped we went to at the time didn't think that was a problem, as long as he was still healthy and active, and developing normally. He is nearly 21 now, and has been slim his whole life, except for the first few months. As for adding calories, I don't know if this baby has had dairy, but I found that a little bit of whipping cream was very helpful with putting weight on Julia, whose weight was very much of concern (full-term baby, nine pounds at six months). I just gave her about a tablespoonful per day of whipping cream, mixed with her bottles (this was before I figured out how to get her nursing). Our ped thought I was silly, and that we should give her powdered formula mixed with less water than the standard dilution, but I didn't think restricting fluids was a good idea. Aloha, Darillyn _________________________________________________________________ Keep up with high-tech trends here at "Hook'd on Technology." http://special.msn.com/msnbc/hookedontech.armx *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html