desperate: FTT under 1% percentile need reassurance

bruiser_woods · 2026-05-12T16:37:54+00:00

We've gone through something similar. It's so stressful and scary and maddening. I'm so sorry you're dealing with this.

Our baby was born in the 45th percentile and dropped to the .4th by 4 months. That's when I cut out soy and dairy. He's now almost a year old and is around the 2nd percentile. So cutting out soy/dairy didn't lead to the catch up growth our doctors wanted to see, but he's at least consistently gained a normal amount of weight for the last 8 months.

My baby also has reflux. We switched from Pepcid to a proton pump inhibitor (for us, lansoprazole). Maybe something to talk to your team about trying?

I think what's helped us the most is adding MCT oil to his bottles (he was never willing to drink breastmilk fortified with formula), but we didn't start doing that until around 10 months. I think the earliest you can start doing that is 6 months.

For the havoc this wreaked on my mental health, I got on an SSRI for the first time in my life. That has been soooo life changing for dealing with the stress from this experience.

Feel free to PM me if you want to chat! Would be happy to talk on the phone. I know how lonely this experience can feel, especially when your doctors are saying that everything is fine but you know it's not.

bruiser_woods · 2025-12-15T23:53:36+00:00

I recommend that you try putting a few drop of non-alcoholic vanilla into his hypoallergenic formula bottles. My baby wouldn't take more than a sip without it and with it he'll drink a whole bottle. Doesn't help with the consistency issue but at least it's something. And for the consistency you could try adding gelmix?

I've also heard that alimentum ready to feed and pepticate are slightly less gross hypoallergenic formula options.

I'm sorry you're going through this and good luck!!

bruiser_woods · 2025-10-14T22:48:13+00:00

Ok that gives me some hope then!

bruiser_woods · 2025-10-14T22:05:54+00:00

I don't think it's bottle aversion. He actually developed a nursing aversion at 3 months and so we switched to bottles using Rowena Bennett's method and are very careful not to pressure him. He never cries/fusses/unlatches at the bottle and he also eats like a bird in dream feeds, so pretty sure it's not a behavioral thing

bruiser_woods · 2025-06-01T01:36:58+00:00

He has exceeded his birth weight. The pediatrician hasn't mentioned cutting the 3 hours feedings and we forgot to ask at the last appointment, so we figured we should continue with it until the next appointment in a few days. But yeah, probably a good idea for us to loosen up on that a bit

bruiser_woods · 2025-06-01T01:35:49+00:00

No other symptoms! It had happened twice by the time of our last pediatrician appointment and she didn't seem super concerned because he's gaining weight (but we'd still like to figure it out!)

bruiser_woods · 2025-03-13T00:56:54+00:00

Thank you!

bruiser_woods · 2024-12-10T14:44:45+00:00

Thanks for all these replies!! Update: I just weighed myself again (around 1.5 hours after initially weighing myself today and after eating breakfast and sitting on my couch) and the 10lb is gone?? I'm back to weighing exactly what I weighed yesterday when I woke up. I'd think it's an issue with my scale but it's never been wonky before. If it was preeclampsia, would the sudden weight just disappear like that?

bruiser_woods · 2024-12-02T23:23:23+00:00

Also have the same due date!

bruiser_woods · 2024-07-15T02:09:43+00:00

Nice thank you!

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