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The same thing happened with us! LO was 90+%tiles throughout his first year. Then when he started walking and stopped breastfeeding constantly, he slimmed down and his percentiles went down. He's now 65-70%tiles, but height and weight are still proportionate. His doctor wasn't concerned at all, and neither are we!

When you say she "dropped to 25 pounds" are you saying she's actually LOST weight? If she's lost weight, I would probably be concerned. But if she's still gaining, but has just slowed in weight gain, I probably wouldn't be too concerned. Was the doctor concerned at all?

Same response as @Adira:

I personally try not to worry about percentiles and numbers like that... as long as your kiddo is growing and is otherwise healthy, I wouldn't worry about how fast or slow your kiddo is going.

Besides, how many kids in this country are actually malnourished or not getting proper nutrients when it comes to these numbers? I've never much seen a point in them.

@MaisyMay: if her actual weight has dropped I do think that's worth discussing with your ped. But it very well could just be due to her being more mobile and burning more calories.

@PixieStix: ditto. My pediatrician actually never talks percentiles at our visits and I'm glad. Too many parents obsess about percentiles.

@MaisyMay: was your ped not concerned at all about the weight drop?

@MaisyMay: since she has lost weight, I'd definitely be concerned, sorry

I'd ask my ped what he or she thinks but:
My son has been 27lbs since he was 12m. He is now 19m. My pediatrician said 7m is a long time to not gain any weight, but she said at 27lbs, he can afford it. Also, he started walking within that time so that has a lot to do with it.

Since she has an ear infection and is sick, maybe she has lost weight Bc of that? We had a 15 month visit and between then and 17 months my son lost a little weight Bc he got all 4 molars and refused to eat for a week then was very sick for a week. By 18 months he gained it all back plus another 2 lbs. I was concerned but understood why it had happened. I talked to the doc about it and we agreed to wait til the 18 month visit to be concerned.