Cheer me up!

Sorry I cant give you any good news etc just  , as mums we don't need to be given something else telling us we aren't doing the best for our baby - somethings we just cant control.

I hope things get better for you and Jackson soon and I love his pict next to his ticker he looks like an absolute angel.  All the best

Awwww, Laurie - it's worrying stuff. Ella ended up in that 3rd lowest percentile too - she gradually made her way there after being born a good healthy weight. I couldn't get food into her either - and lord knows I tried, but you're absolutely right, you can't force them to eat more (and trying to will only end in tears for everyone!). In Ella's case, she didn't start to gain more weight until she self-weaned from breastmilk to Neocate at 9 months old. So as a 9-monther, she was plain skinny! Developmentally though, nothing went amiss. By 1 year old the Doc's thought she may be hearing impaired, as she was slow to develop speech, and didn't appear to register hearing instructions or some sounds. She was thoroughly checked out, and her ears are very healthy and work just fine! She was just simply strong-willed, not deaf (funny kid!). Her speech developed in leaps and bounds after then, and she's talking all her mates down now. Every other developmental milestone - no problems. She's a healthy weight as a toddler, too, which is nice for my nerves! Not heavy, but plenty healthy enough. And has TONS of energy (right from day 1). So please be reassured that even these skinny little beans do turn out just fine! I'm glad you're getting some support from the hospital - hopefully there's some answers/solutions in there for you.