Did anyone else have a baby on a low centile?

Question

My son is 3 1/2 months and has been consistently following the 9th centile for weight and 25th for height. 
Did anyone else’s baby start on a low centile but end up catching up?
My husband and I are both average height and slim. I don’t understand why he isn’t very long if we’re both average? I think his low weight is very much a genetic thing since we’re both naturally that way too.

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As long as they stay on their curve there is nothing to catch up to. They may just be a short person and not need a lot of fat on their body. I have had a child at 97-103% on the chart and another at 3%. They stayed on their curve. My 103% was super chunky until he was about 1.5-2 then he slimmed out but stayed the same for height. My 3% kid is only 1.5 and has not left her chart rating. They are just different people.

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Yep. My daughter has always been under the 10th percentile. She's 17 months and in the 8th percentile for height and weight. As long as it's consistent growth, there's nothing to worry about.

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Here’s a good way to visualize percentiles. Imagine there are 100 normal, healthy kids all your child’s age. They are a range of sizes. Now we line them up smallest to largest. 50th percentile is the middle. It’s the average, but all the rest are fine too. Some babies are genetically meant to be smaller and that’s ok.

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My son was always under the 10th percentile his first two years. Nothing to worry about as long as they stay on their curve. He’s 3 now and is in the 30th percentile for everything.

Did anyone else have a baby on a low centile?

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