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From 8 months to 10 months, one of my boys only gained a a 1/2 pound and one gained a little over a pound. I think weight just slows down during that time frame. As for the food amounts, don't even sweat it. LO is 9 months old, so if she swallowing anything at this point, I think you should put it n the win column. I know (truly, because we struggle with weight with my little peanuts) how stressful growth and food issues are, but if your ped isn't concerned and she's growing/eating at all at this phase, I think you should be very pleased.

I can tell you for certain that we never fed any of the kids I nannied anywhere close to that much food at that age.

I think those portion sizes are not up to date, especially because juice is not recommended and many babies are not eating meat that age. That is a large portion size for the cereal also. Both of my boys dropped in percentiles at the 9 month visit, I was worried but no one else was and they both stayed at the lower percentiles as they got older. I know it's stressful though, try not to worry too much!

Well, just to add another data point, my daughter was eating that much (or more) at that age (although no juice and no cereal). However she is 99th percentile in height and 90 in weight.

I wouldn't worry at this point, though the dry diaper overnight is kinda odd...I'd maybe see if she will drink more milk or water.

R gained nothing in a month and half at her 9 month apopintment. The pedi said that she is healthy but had us introduce more fatty foods, peanut butter, avocado, cheese, etc. it must have worked cause she gained 2lbd the next month

Is she crawling? It slows down once they start being mobile.

That is an interesting food chart. I think that as long as she is getting her milk and eating she should be good.

I noticed while Isaac was sick his diapers were less wet even though I was giving him more water. Now that he is feeling better they are more wet again.

@NurseMommy: how long has she had the dry am diaper for? When my LO was 5 months we had a random 1 or 2 week period where she didn't pee overnight, but was still making plenty of wet dipes during the day. And occasionally if I change her diaper immediately after waking up (like, within a minute) it will be pretty dry.

@NurseMommy: My 9 month old definitely doesn't eat that much. And I'm pretty sure she hasn't gained more than a few ounces in the last month or two....she's never still and that may have something to do with that, lol. We don't do cereal or juice, but I offer her food 3x a day. Sometimes she'll eat a ton and other times she doesn't want anything or more than a couple of bites. Are you nursing? Always make sure to nurse a few minutes before she eats to make sure she's getting enough milk, sometimes if we are out and about and I nursed after a meal I noticed her diapers were not as wet. I personally wouldn't be too concerned just yet. There's a point where they tend to plateu sometimes, my pedi mentioned this to me at our last visit. I also don't think dry overnight diapers are too much of a concern, my girl tends to wait until about 10 minutes before she's up or 10 minutes after to soak her diaper and has always been that way.

@NurseMommy: My DD has been dry overnight since three months. She fills her diaper within 20 minutes of waking up. The first time it happened I rushed her to the pediatrician. He said it's fine as long as she has wet diapers during the day. She's just got a big strong bladder. Hopefully it helps when we potty train.

Honestly, my son probably ate way more than that when he was that age. But he's always been 90% or higher. I used to worry he was eating too much. Early on my ped told me that each and every child is totally different and you cannot compare. She very hesitantly gave guidelines because each child metabolizes food differently too. I would take the guidelines with a grain of salt - going either way (higher or lower).

Also my son had random dry diapers every so often. I was told that's normal too.

If you haven't already you could introduce a sippy or straw cup of water. That might help with the wet diapers. However, I will say that DS is currently getting over a cold, his nose is like a faucet that won't turn off but he is consuming large amounts of water (normal amount of milk) and still not having as many or as wet as usual diapers. I think he's loosing it from snot/drool.

they say that between 6 and 9 months their weight plateaus anyway.

That list is like what my 20 month old eats! That's a lot!!