Baby growth charts - should I be worried??

Question

So ftm, baby has always been on the skinny side but long. He is 8 months and in the 89% length percentile and 15% weight percentile, which is fine. BUT the “weight for length” chart puts him in the <5%. Is that really an issue? I assume it’s bc he is a long baby and his height is over 50% but weight is under 50%. Does “weight for length” matter so much as long as he is charting stable on his height and weight percentiles? (always has been 5-15% on weight chart and 70-90 on length and tracking steadily). Any input I appreciate bc the weight for length freaked me out a bit. Baby

Answer

I wouldn’t worry. As long as babe is staying on the same curve, that’s what matters…not the numbers. 
My daughters the same 80 percentile for height but 20 for weight. She’s lean. She has stayed on that curve. She’s now 21m and only 22lbs. She’s healthy and active. There’s 0 concern. 
My sons measurements are all over the place. He was a micropreemie. His weight got up to 80% after being pumped full of fortified milk in the nicu. Since coming home, it’s dropped down to the 19%. He’s still doing ok and we have him in feeding therapy to monitor him. There isn’t much concern still as there are so many factors in play for his stats.

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Is your doctor concerned? I also have a tall thin baby and I was worried until I talked to our doctor about it. They aren’t concerned.  
I’m EBF so I’m also making sure I get the proper nutrition to get him what he needs.  
Unless your doctor is concerned, I wouldn’t worry.

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Shouldn’t be an issue as long as he’s consistently tracking on that chart too

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Baby growth charts - should I be worried??

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