Since bringing Slane home two weeks ago, we've had three visits to the doctor's office. The first was a one week checkup; the others were to check her weight. Since Slane entered our world March 23, she has yet to return to her birth weight of eight pounds, fourteen ounces (roughly four kilograms). The night before we left the hospital, she dropped to seven pounds, 15 ounces. Postpartum weight loss is normal, usually about ten percent of birth weight and Slane was slightly higher, 10.5 percent.

During Slane's first weekend home, she gained three ounces. Since then she's actually lost two ounces. Our doctor is concerned, encouraging supplement which she doesn't like. In fact, she makes a frowny face (which is adorable, of course) and pushes the bottle away. Slane prefers the breastmilk, in bottle or straight from the source.

The funny thing is that weight gain is the only measure where Slane appears unhealthy. She has good color and skin tone. Her eyes look alive. She's active. She produces normal baby fluids in copious amounts. She eats well -- and often. She cries. She sleeps well, so well that this week that at night this week we've slept five hours, six hours, three hours, six hours, and four hours. The only thing she isn't doing is gaining weight.

Someday, Slane will pine for the days when she couldn't gain an ounce. In the meantime, did your child ever have a phase when he or she did not gain weight?