"He's so skinny!" and "He's so tiny!"

[Rdesonia]

Originally Posted by happysmileylady Well it's a problem. He has lost 3 lbs since his 2 month appt. We are currently at the childrens hospital waiting on the doc for what tests are going to be run. What's so weird though is that he was still peeing and pooping fine and has no signs of dehydration so he was getting enough fluids.

Hopefully they figure it out.

[isabelsmummy]

I hope it's nothing too complicated to figure out. It might just be he's not nursing as efficiently as he needs to and needs more feeds or a top up with a bottle of bm afterwards.

The wet diaper thing, I think, is a difficult measure. It's hard to know 'how wet' a diaper is.

Thinking good thoughts for you!

[neuro_mom]

Originally Posted by birdinhand Look at milestones and activity level, not weight on the scale. A baby we would worry about would be lethargic and non-participatory. You can't win for losing -- my babies were big, and people would always say, "He's so big, he must be ready for food, your milk is not enough..." I know my friends with thin babies get, "He's so skinny, he needs food, your milk is not enough..."

I couldn't have said it any better than birdinhand. My lo is big and I keep hearing that he's starving and I'm not giving him enough solids. It's annoying.

[neuro_mom]

Originally Posted by happysmileylady Well it's a problem. He has lost 3 lbs since his 2 month appt. We are currently at the childrens hospital waiting on the doc for what tests are going to be run. What's so weird though is that he was still peeing and pooping fine and has no signs of dehydration so he was getting enough fluids.

Oops. Just saw this post after I posted. Sending prayers that all turns out o.k.