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Daniel is also quite small by U.S. standards. He's in the 3rd percentile for height, and not even on the chart for weight. (At 17 months, he's 19 pounds.) But his pediatrician isn't concerned, because his rate of growth has been pretty consistent. He figures, probably correctly, that Daniel's birthparents are small, and that this is just normal for his genetics. I will say that Daniel has hit a growth spurt. At his 15 month checkup, he had only gained one pound in 3 months, which the doctor said was on the low side of normal. But he's gained an additional 2 pounds in the last 2 months! He's taller, too. It does seem that Daniel's weight increase has coincided with his eating more table foods (and less baby food), but I don't know if that's just a cooincidence.
I don't have any advice on the formula, but I thought most peds have parents switch to whole milk at 1 year? Our ped told us due to Daniel's small size, we should give him less milk (i.e. if the recommended amount is 12-24 oz. a day, give him 12-15 oz.). This is to encourage him to fill up on actual food.
I understand Essie has some special issues because of being malnourished before, so your ped may have you do things a little differently. If after Essie is home a little while and you're still concerned about her size, especially if she doesn't seem to be growing at all or seems otherwise not quite right, you might want to go to an IA doctor. But right now, it sounds like Essie is just small, but healthy.
I'm just so glad you've got her home!!!
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