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What are her stats? Has your pediatrician suggested giving healthy fats first versus a supplement?

My daughter was never high for weight, but between her 9 and 12 month appointments, she dropped from around the 40th to about the 10th percentile. Our doctor suggested that we could give her a supplement instead of milk (she wasn't drinking much milk anyway). We gtave her PediaSure daily, but her weight never picked up again. She didn't even weigh 20 lbs until she was over two years old! She's continued to grow in height, though, and has maintained her 70-75th percentile there, so eventually we just stopped worrying about it and stopped supplementing. DS also dropped weight percentiles once he started walking, but our new doctor isn't too concerned. He says as long as DS continues tracking on height, it shows he is still growing, and therefore, is getting enough nutrients in his daily food. DS has continued to be in the 70th-80th percentile for height, even though his weight is in the 10th-15th percentiles, so we figure he's fine.

My good friend Mrs. Jacks says not to worry too much about weight growth, as long as your LO is still tracking in one growth category. I agree with her that every kid is different, and as long your LO shows some growth, dropping percentiles in weight shouldn't be too much of a concern. Especially around the time kids start walking, a lot of them seem to suddenly thin out.

@mamimami: hahaha, I feel the same way! It's crazy how much kids are different. DD has a friend at one of our playgroups who is the same height as her, but he weighs 15 pounds more! When you see them side by side, they look similarly proportioned, but he is considered overweight and she is considered underweight. I honestly don't know how two kids who look so similar in size can differ that much in weight, but there you go!

I do think DD went through a picky eating phase around 12-18 months, as well. For a while, all she would eat was cold pasta (:/) but eventually that passed, and now at 3.5 she is a pretty good eater. Hopefully your DD will turn around her eating, too.

My little dude was failure to thrive at 6 months old and still struggles with weight gain. We did do a supplement (neocate splash for food allergies) for a long time. Then we switch to kids boost which was great and significantly cheaper. We also worked to hide the added fats. So cream in Mac and cheese instead if regular milk. And I know people who eat coconut oil so you can do that. He won't touch avocado with a. Ten food pole. But he loves sunflower seed butter and I would make tuna with mayo. Hummus with olive oil was also a hit.

He is now 2 1/2 and in the 10th percentile in weight and is 26 #. We don't do any supplementation(haven't since his birthday) and he is doing just fine.