How big/small is your baby?
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My 15mth old is 19 lbs. Both of my girls are tiny but healthy and happy!0
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My 4 month old girl is 16 lbs 2 oz and 26.5 inches. I guess that's 95 percentile for weight and off the chart for height. She's wasn't an abnormally large newborn- she was 1 day late and 8 lbs 1 oz. She's combo fed (I don't produce enough milk to EBF) so I really don't know if what you feed your baby matters that much- some babies are big and some babies are small- just like adults! As long as they're healthy and happy
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mine are big!! my 23 month old girl has been in age 2-3 clothes since 18 months, weighs about 23lbs,
my 5 week old got weighed last Thursday and is on the 98th percentile! he's 12lb 9!!! he's in proportion though as they measured his length and head circumference and these are on the 95th percentile so he's just a very big boy!
DD is similar, she has always been around the 85-90th centile. I get the opposite, comments on how big they are and basically accused of overfeeding them. I don't! DD is a RUBBISH eater! honestly!! The health visitors and drs have said to me basically as long as they are in proportion then it really is fine!
incidently DD was born 8lb 9 and ds was 9lb 6. so they were both big babies from day 1! and I'm not a big girl, I'm 5'8 but only a uk size 8-10 when not pregnant, but I do PILE on weight when I'm pregnant, I blame the giant babies growing inside me!!
One of Milly's best friends is a little girl who is TINY! she still wears 9-12month or 12-18 month clothes as she is SO skinny the waist on jeans etc just won't stay on her with bigger sizes! she is actually olde,r about 26 months now! her mum has been really worried about her but the drs say the same, as long as they are healthy etc it doesn't matter!0 -
My daughter is 9 months old and weighs close to 19lbs. She's pretty long,31" and has super chunky thighs (they're so cute). Both me and my husband are tall people so that is wear she gets it from. I keep worrying she isn't big enough but everyone who looks at her seems to think she's at least a year old! If your doctor isn't concerned,you shouldn't be either. 0
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"NORMAL" is a huge range with babies..... Boys tend to weigh more than girls ON AVERAGE.
My oldest was 20 pounds at 10 months...... my son had health issues when he was born. he weighed 6lb after his surgery at 2 months. He was only 20lb when he started preschool at 3yo....... my 10yo was about average. she hit 20lb around her first birthday. The twins were like the oldest, 20lb at 10mo..... My youngest is 22lb at 15mo. He is on the bottom of the weight chart, but still considered normal.
It also depends on the parents.... How tall are you and your hubby and what did you weigh before getting pregnant?0 -
Baby O:
- At birth 5 lbs 9 oz (born at 35 weeks).
- Now 16 lbs 4 oz (12.5 months).0 -
My baby is a chunker too lol. At his 1 month check he was 11.5lbs 23in long.0
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It's so nice to hear other people talk about how big/small their babies are. My son was 10lbs 3oz when he was born and the nutritionist at the WIC office just kept asking "Did you have gestational diabetes? Are you sure?!" >.< No woman, I just made a giant child. He's 3 months and weighs ~20lbs and is a little over 24in0
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It's so nice to hear other people talk about how big/small their babies are. My son was 10lbs 3oz when he was born and the nutritionist at the WIC office just kept asking "Did you have gestational diabetes? Are you sure?!" >.< No woman, I just made a giant child. He's 3 months and weighs ~20lbs and is a little over 24in
People keep harassing me about how big my 5 month old is. He's now over 20 lbs and in the 9/12 month sizes and size 4 diapers.
I just want to yell, 'He's fine! I make big boys!" LOL1 -
My older son weighed 7lbs 3 oz at birth (38w5d) and was over 20lbs at six months old. Now he's 2.5 and between 32 and 35 lbs, which isn't big or small for his age. He's very tall, though, so he's always had to wear bigger clothes than his age would suggest. Long pants are a pain because pants that fit him at the waist are too short, and vice versa. Thankfully we live where shorts are appropriate for most of the year, which is good because they are more forgiving, length-wise.
My younger son will be 6 weeks old tomorrow. He weighed 8lbs 4oz at birth (39w4d) and, when I weighed him on my home scale yesterday morning, weighed 11.8 lbs. He is also on the long side. Based on his brother's growth as an infant and my/my husband's genes, I'm guessing we will have another tall boy on our hands!
My older son was mostly formula-fed (my supply was horrible) in the beginning and went all-formula at 3 months old. My younger son is exclusively breast fed. However both ate/eat a LOT. I don't think that in their cases formula or breast milk will make the difference in how big/heavy they are. I grow 'em big, I guess!0 -
It's so nice to hear other people talk about how big/small their babies are. My son was 10lbs 3oz when he was born and the nutritionist at the WIC office just kept asking "Did you have gestational diabetes? Are you sure?!" >.< No woman, I just made a giant child. He's 3 months and weighs ~20lbs and is a little over 24in
People keep harassing me about how big my 5 month old is. He's now over 20 lbs and in the 9/12 month sizes and size 4 diapers.
I just want to yell, 'He's fine! I make big boys!" LOL
People always think my older son is older than he is. We recently went to the Serpentarium where kids 2 and under are free. The lady looked at us suspiciously when she asked how old he was and we said two and a half, like we were trying to get out of paying admission.
I think he was also in size 4 diapers by 6 months old. It's becoming a problem now because diapers only go so big, and he's not interested in potty training yet. (His preschool school year begins in a month, at which point it will be introduced/encouraged.)
Big babies means they're eating well, which is good. Heavy babies do not necessarily mean heavy kids and heavy adults.
Also, that comment about GD to the other poster was rude! Not that she suggested the mom may have had it but the "Are you sure?" part!0 -
It's so nice to hear other people talk about how big/small their babies are. My son was 10lbs 3oz when he was born and the nutritionist at the WIC office just kept asking "Did you have gestational diabetes? Are you sure?!" >.< No woman, I just made a giant child. He's 3 months and weighs ~20lbs and is a little over 24in
I was asked this too whenever my son was 10 pounds at 3 weeks old. He was born 8 lbs 5 oz so he wasn't too big. I think 2 people (both nurses) asked me if I had gestational diabetes because he was "so big" People are stupid lol0 -
Benjamin is 2 months old and weighed 10lbs11oz Monday and was 21.75" we had a set back breastfeeding for a couple of weeks and he lost well over a lb!! Hes getting his chunk though now lol he eats like a piggy0
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my 2.5 yo daughter weighed 32lbs Monday at wic they said she was perfectMy older son weighed 7lbs 3 oz at birth (38w5d) and was over 20lbs at six months old. Now he's 2.5 and between 32 and 35 lbs, which isn't big or small for his age. He's very tall, though, so he's always had to wear bigger clothes than his age would suggest. Long pants are a pain because pants that fit him at the waist are too short, and vice versa. Thankfully we live where shorts are appropriate for most of the year, which is good because they are more forgiving, length-wise.
My younger son will be 6 weeks old tomorrow. He weighed 8lbs 4oz at birth (39w4d) and, when I weighed him on my home scale yesterday morning, weighed 11.8 lbs. He is also on the long side. Based on his brother's growth as an infant and my/my husband's genes, I'm guessing we will have another tall boy on our hands!
My older son was mostly formula-fed (my supply was horrible) in the beginning and went all-formula at 3 months old. My younger son is exclusively breast fed. However both ate/eat a LOT. I don't think that in their cases formula or breast milk will make the difference in how big/heavy they are. I grow 'em big, I guess! 0 -
Had my son's 4 month appointment today. He was 18 lb 4 oz and 26.25 inches long. 95th percentile for both. Big guy for sure!0
