double their birth weight?
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JD02
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Name: Jen
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double their birth weight?
When did your babies double their birth weight? And did you BF or FF?
I took Charlie for his four month visit yesterday and he is only 14 pounds, when at birth he was 8 pounds. Last month the pediatrician told me she was going to recommend I start food this month, but then yesterday she told me that they like to wait until the double their birth weight. He gains about a pound a month, so that won't be for another two months! He is only in the 25th percentile for weight, and the 75th for height -- he is real long and thin.
She did let me start only rice cereal because he has very good head/neck control and he is waking a lot during the night and she said it might help him sleep longer. I BF, but I dont know if that has anything to do with anything.
TIA.
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Posted 7/25/06 8:46 AM |
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btrflygrl
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Name: Shana
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Re: double their birth weight?
usually by 6 months they double....
DD was 7 lbs 10 oz at birth and at 4 months was 14 lbs. 6 months she was 16 lbs
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Posted 7/25/06 8:49 AM |
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KangaMom
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Re: double their birth weight?
DD doubled her birth weight by 4 months. I never follow those percentile charts... So long as DD is well is all we care about!
I nurse and we have no plans of any other food for at least 6 months if not longer and the Pediatrician gave us the ok.
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Posted 7/25/06 9:00 AM |
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tiki03
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Re: double their birth weight?
At birth Alex was born 9lbs 11oz. He just turned 2 moths last week. If I had to guess, he probably weighs close to 15lbs . I guess I'll know his real weight when I see his pediatrician in 2 weeks.
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Posted 7/25/06 9:01 AM |
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pugmama
April already?
Member since 3/06 5297 total posts
Name: Erica
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Re: double their birth weight?
DD was 9 10 when born and 19 pounds at 6 months. We started food at 5 1/2 months.
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Posted 7/25/06 11:04 AM |
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