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Can you try feeding him in the MOTN? Maybe of he's sleepy he will be more likely to eat? Or, can you add breastmilk or formula to his purées for extra calories ?

Obviously your doc knows best and you should rule out any underlying medical conditions, but I would try not to be overly concerned yet, considering he seems To be happy, thriving and on the chart. FWIW, As a baby And most oft
Childhood, I was never on the growth chart and FTT was never a term that was used and I have always been perfectly healthy! Every baby is different. Hope all his tests come back great!

@scarletbegonia: what kinds of purees and solids does your LO eat? Try for higher calorie foods like full fat Greek yogurt. If he likes fruits and veggies, you can mix in a little cereal and coconut oil to add good fat and calories. How many ounces per day does your LO eat in BM and formula?

Hope this isn't controversial, but at 8 months babies should still be getting most of their calories from breastmilk or formula, even if solids are going well. 3 nursing sessions a day seems low. What do other people think? Is it possible that your milk supply is lower than you think? My LO had trouble gaining because he wasn't a big nurser so my supply dropped. He's also not food/hunger driven so for awhile we didn't know he wasn't getting enough calories just from nursing.

@ScarletBegonia: Does he get offered formula/BM before or after the solids. I'd try to make it before so that he'll hopefully start drinking more - his 2-3 nursing sessions combined with such a small amount of formula doesn't sound like very much to me. I know it's really tough when they're so busy and just not as interested in eating!

I agree milk should be a bit higher, but it's hard I tell when you are bfing. If try doing formula more often? I've got lots of tips on fortifying foods, but I think the milk would be the biggest right now...

@ScarletBegonia: oh I missed that he was only 8m, I thought I read 10! At 8m I agree with others, definitely more milk/formula. At that age we had just switched from EBF to EFF and he was eating 8oz 4x/day - 7, 11, 4, 7.

@scarletbegonia: one other thought (we've had a lot of feeding and weight issues so I've thought about all this stuff *a lot* )... Is he emptying both breasts when he nurses? Have you tried giving a bottle of pumped breastmilk instead of formula?
Just trying to brainstorm based on our experience.

My son was in the zero - 3rd percentile between months 3-7 I didn't see any big difference until just two months ago when we were discharged from our pediatrician because my son is now in the 10th percentile. I think switching to a thickened formula helped, the fact that he wasn't projectile vomiting every feed helped but I found that just simply eating solids was the biggest factor that helped him bulk up. It can be incredibly frustrating. Our dr. Told us all kids are built differently and this is just his normal, he's just a small kid. I think once I gave myself permission to relax about him being little things got a bit better. Best of luck on your journey of weight gain with your LO

If he doesn't finish the bottle id try smaller milk portions more frequently. My older lo is tiny and she eats small meals many times a day. I've tried getting her to eat larger meals and it just doesn't work. Avocados are a big hit with my girls and nice and fatty.