Calling my baby small, vent.

So let me start by saying I feel sick every time we go to the doctor and I’m told my sons percentile. Hes only 17th for weight has dropped to 26 for height, but don’t worry his head is still 48th 🤦🏻‍♀️. He was only 21st percentile at birth weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces, full term born on his due date 👏🏻👏🏻. He’s followed his growth curve except one hiccup when I started back to work and my supply took a huge hit but we switched to formula and he got back on track. So my son is small. You can feel his ribs and spine but he also has a Buddha belly and creases near his ankles and wrists and elbows for his fat. I feel bad he’s small but just keep telling myself he’s healthy so it’s okay he’s just a little guy.

Well today we were at a restaurant and an older woman was flirting with my son, he’s a huge flirt with old women its ridiculous, and so then she asked my husband how old he was and my husband said almost 8 months and she gasps and yells “oh my goodness he’s so tiny!!!, the tiniest peanut ever!!!”

I just nervous laughed and then took my son but I was super upset. I don’t know why. I think I’m still mourning breast feeding and still upset with myself that I breast fed too long without giving him what he needed to grow out of this need to breast feed and not give formula.

I just needed to vent! I love my small baby and maybe someday he’ll become a giant and I’ll have to tell this story about his being called tiny.