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[hockeywife]

DS was 5.2 when he was born and was in the > 1% at his 6 wk and 2 mo appts.

I'm always concerned if he's eating/growing enough.

At 15wks, he's just over 10lbs and eats (I EP) six 4-5oz bottles/day.

Please share your baby's stats with me. Bonus if you EP, I'd love to know how much your DC ate when they were DS's age...

[dcrunnergirl52]

Here are my babies' stats. They were EFF except a tiny bit of BM in their first 3 weeks.

DS1:
Birth: 5lbs 14oz
4 months: 24.75 inches (45%), 15lbs 3oz (58%)
6 months: 27 inches (66%), 18lbs 12oz (68%)
9 months: 28.5 inches (59.9%), 22lbs 7.7oz (79.4%)
12 months: 30.5 inches (74%), 24 lbs 10 oz (76%)
15 months: 31.5 inches (64%), 27 lbs 8.5 oz (86%)
18 months: 34 inches (93%), 29 lbs (95%)
21 months: 34 inches (although measured at home so maybe not accurate), 32 lbs (93%)
24 months: 35.75 inches (71%), 33.4 lbs (97%)
30 months: 37 inches (85%), 37 lbs (97%)
36 months: 40 inches (95%), 40 lbs (97%)


DD:
Birth: 5lbs 4oz
4 months: 24.25 inches (60%), 12lbs 8oz (26%)
6 months: 25 inches (19%), 15lbs 11oz (39%)
9 months: 27.75 inches (57.9%), 17lbs 13.7oz (32.5%)
12 months: 30 inches (79%), 20 lbs 1.9 oz (34%)
15 months: 31.25 (76%), 23 lbs 1 oz (55%)
18 months: 32.5 inches (73%), 24 lbs (87%)
21 months: 32.5 inches (again, measured at home), 26.4 lbs (63%)
24 months: 34.75 inches (71%), 27.6 lbs (75%)
30 months: 37 inches (85%), 30 lbs (66%)
36 months: 38 inches (74%), 33.5 lbs (76%)

ETA: Found their 4-month stats.

[aspentosh]

DD was 5.13 at birth and stayed in the 5th percentile until she was over a year old. Now (at 2.5) she's 10-15th percentile.

I nursed and pumped at work so can't give exact values, but I'd guess 22-26oz per day at that age. Nurse in the am, 12-16oz at daycare for sure (3 4oz bottles with the occasional 4th bottle), nurse when I got home at 3:30pm, again at 5:30pm and again at bedtime.

If he's staying on the curve for weight and height, I think it's fine. But I understand... I stressed A LOT about this. I just looked at my book and she was 11.4 at 4 months.

[winemaker06]

DS was 5 lbs 13 oz at birth (4 weeks early) and 5 lbs 4 oz by the time we left the hospital. It took 3 weeks to get him back up to birth weight. He has remained < 2nd percentile but is following his own curve and the doctor is happy with that.

8 weeks - 8 lbs 9 oz
12 weeks - 9 lbs 14 oz
18 weeks (today) - 11 lbs 9 oz

Unfortunately I don't exclusively pump to help you there, but he is satisfied with 3-4 oz bottles. He currently gets a 3.5 oz bottle every 3 hours at daycare. But I'm expecting that to be on the low end so he gets whatever else he needs from nursing. I would expect EPing to need slightly larger bottles.

I understand the concern especially when they're so little! But I just keep an eye on plenty of wet and dirty diapers and a happy baby. That's what really matters!

[redheadbaker]

DS was born at 38 weeks exactly, at 5.6 lbs (3rd percentile). He was breastfed.

At 2 weeks: 6.17 lbs (4th percentile)
At 2 months: 12 lbs (42nd percentile)
At 4 months: 15 lbs (43rd percentile)
At 6 months: 17.7 lbs (48th percentile)
At 9 months: 20 lbs (42nd percentile)
At 12 months: 22.15 lbs (38th percentile)
At 15 months: 23.25 lbs (30th percentile)
At 18 months: 26 lbs (50th percentile)
At 24 months: 29.9 lbs (73rd percentile)
At 30 months: 33.9 lbs (88th percentile)

[cobber06]

Claire was 5lbs 9 oz at birth and 5 lbs even when we were discharged from the hospital. She was in the 3rd % for quite a while (8 lbs at 2 months, 12 at 4 months). She is now in the 20th %- at 15 months she was 19 lbs.

I EP for about 6 weeks. She took 3 ounces at a time for several months. At 4 months it was probably about 3 ounces ever 4 hours.


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[twinkiemom]

My twins were 37 weeks. DS was 5 lbs even and DD was 4 lbs 12 oz so neither were on the charts at birth. At our 15 month well check, my son was 22 lbs 9 oz and in the 45th% and DD was 19 lbs 13 oz and in the 27th%. The biggest change in their weight was between their 6 and 9 month appointments. They really started gaining once they started solids. DS went from 15% to 36% and DD went from 12% to 28%. They were EBF so I can't help with how much they were eating.

[curbsideprophet]

DD was born at 38w4d.
She was 5lb15 oz.

At 8 weeks she was 12lb 2 oz
At 20 weeks she was 15lb 12 oz.
At 24 weeks she was 15lb 14 oz.

She was never great at taking a bottle so most of her feedings were via nursing the first 4 months. When I went back to work I think she ate about an once an hour while away from me. She woke up to eat during the night make up for it.

[soozy87]

My 37 weeker was 4 lbs. 4 oz. at birth. Our goal was to get as much weight on as possible so we fed him on demand. I pumped because I was having problems with bfing. He quickly gained weight an was over the 35th percentile at his 6 month appointment.

[babyrn]

DD was 5lb 14oz and 19 inches long at birth  (5lb 12oz on discharge)
1 month: 7lb 9 oz
2 months: 8lb 12 oz  20.5 inches
3 months: 9lb 12oz
4 months: 10lb 11oz  22.75 inches
5 months: 11lb 11oz
6 months: 13lb  25 inches
7 months: 14lb
8 months: 14lb 13oz
9 months: 15lb 11oz  27 inches
10 months: 16lb 4oz
11 months: 17lb 5oz
12 months: 17lb 5oz  27.5 inches
15 months: 18lb 8oz (13th percentile)

I EBF until 4.5 months, then supplemented with formula

[imojoebunny]

DD was 5 p 6 oz at birth, 5 pounds when I brought her home. She was diagnosed as SFGA and IUGR. She remained very small. She weighed 13 pounds 8 oz at 9 months. 18 pounds at 18 months, and just under 20 pounds at 2 years. This would have been ok with the doctors if DH and I were small, but we are tall people (75% and 90%). Lots of testing, lots of theories, everything from dwarfism to CF to diabetes, many doctors later, endocrin, GI, neurologist, she is just what she is. She weighs 40 pounds at 8 years old. The same as her 5 year old brother.

I BF and supplemented with high calorie formula until she was 1 year. She got high calorie formula and food with extra fat after that for about 1.5 years, then moved to milk with carnation and regular food. She still gets that.

My cousins had twins born weighing less than 1.5 pounds each (26 weeks) who out weighed DD when she was 8 months by 10 pounds, despite them all having the same due date.

[cayl]

My twins were born at 36 weeks. DD1 was 5lbs 1oz and DD2 was 4lbs 9oz. At their 2 year checkup they were both in the 22-23 pound range (14-18%). They're tiny little things - especially compared to my nephew who is 5 months older and at the top end of the charts - but they've consistently followed their own growth curve and are healthy. If I could go back 2 years I would tell myself to not stress about how much they were eating. We did weight checks early on, but they were always fine. I always stressed about how many ounces they were taking and pressed doctors for reassurances. Trust me, if something is wrong they'll tell you.

[hockeywife]

Thanks everyone for the replies. They made me feel much better. We have his 4mo appt in two weeks, and I'm sure it'll Be fine, but I'm just so anxious about it.

Every other 4 month old we see is HUGE in comparison. It doesnt help that every.single.person who meets DS comments on how tiny he is.

Jun 5, 2014 20:34:24 GMT -5 imojoebunny said:

This would have been ok with the doctors if DH and I were small, but we are tall people (75% and 90%). Lots of testing, lots of theories, everything from dwarfism to CF to diabetes, many doctors later, endocrin, GI, neurologist, she is just what she is.

DH is 6'5" and I'm 5'9" so were right there with you in not being small people. throughout the pregnancy we had a million and one ultrasounds and the specialists kept circling around achondroplasia (dwarfism). Thankfully, there are no indicators now, but we haven't followed up with additional testing (and our pedi hasn't suggested it).

[imojoebunny]

Jun 5, 2014 21:38:52 GMT -5 hockeywife said:

Thanks everyone for the replies. They made me feel much better. We have his 4mo appt in two weeks, and I'm sure it'll Be fine, but I'm just so anxious about it.

Every other 4 month old we see is HUGE in comparison. It doesnt help that every.single.person who meets DS comments on how tiny he is.

Jun 5, 2014 20:34:24 GMT -5 imojoebunny said:

This would have been ok with the doctors if DH and I were small, but we are tall people (75% and 90%). Lots of testing, lots of theories, everything from dwarfism to CF to diabetes, many doctors later, endocrin, GI, neurologist, she is just what she is.

DH is 6'5" and I'm 5'9" so were right there with you in not being small people. throughout the pregnancy we had a million and one ultrasounds and the specialists kept circling around achondroplasia (dwarfism). Thankfully, there are no indicators now, but we haven't followed up with additional testing (and our pedi hasn't suggested it).

This magic foundation is a helpful resource if the small continues, and it may well not.  They have a list I posted at the bottom.    Other kids like my DD grew a great deal in a short amount of time, but she did not.  It helped me not to worry, that I have a cousin who is a pediatrician and 5" tall.  Her parents are 5'9" and 6'3".  There are legit reasons from nutrition to genetics to endocrine processing problems that result in short stature.  She had none of them.  I have a good friend who is Short Statured (less than 4'11"), whose 8 year old is as tall as she is.  She has a perfectly normal life, and her diagnosis is some form of Drawism that she had HGH for at 11, including driving, working, ect. aside from the occasional visit to specialist to make sure things are not going in the wrong direction.  

Chances are very good that your child is fine.  I am in a "need to know camp" where I feel like having the knowledge is better than not.  When DD was born, things like PKU and Cf were not tested at birth, now in many places they are.  I wish now that she had not been diagnosed  with SFGA and IUGR, but had it ended up being a problem that could be corrected, I would be greatful for it. 

www.magicfoundation.org/www/docs/113/other-growth-disorders

[nabum]

My son was 5.15 at birth.
At 1 week he was 7 lbs.

He has remained consistently in the 25-50% for height and 50-75% for weight since around 3 months (his 3rd bday is in Sept.)