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Is my baby's weight gain normal?

My little girl was induced at 39 weeks. She was 6lbs 7oz when she was born--19 inches long. She gained on average 2lbs per month for the first 2 months. However, she's 4 months old (today)--and has only gained about 1.5 lbs since her 2 month check up (she's 11 lbs 11oz now, 23.5 inches long). She's always eaten really frequently--she's super active--she has 7 or more wet diapers in a day. She has a bowel movement every other day now--back when she was a newborn it was several times a day (the mustard colored kind). She is a happy baby--she's got fat on her--but she's pretty lean. She started rolling over at 3 months--and even started sitting up on her own at 3.5 months old (not for long, but she can still do it). She's sleeping through the night now consistently 12.5 hours without feedings. She seems to be progressing quickly when it comes to everything else, but weight gain. Should I be concerned, or does she sound normal and healthy? For background info--my husband is super active, and I was also a very lean baby--and we're both short--me 5'3" and my husband is around 5'5". Do you think it's just genetics? Should I call the doctor?

This is a current picture of my daughter--http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151025123...

This is her around 3.5 months.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151013852...

This is her around 2.5 months.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150943477...

This is her 10 days old

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150817726...

Update:

Should I start waking her for feedings? She just started that for about a week now. Before that she was sleeping regularly anywhere from 6-10 hours straight through the night--before her first feeding. She does get around 6-8 feedings through out the day, however.

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  • 9 years ago
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    12.5 hours is really long for a 4 month old to go without a feeding..I would even say that is quite out of the ordinary.

    EDIT: I might wake her after 6 hours. Only once though. It's good that she sleeps so long but you might want to ask your doctor for advice!

  • Erika
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    My oldest daughter had an awfully tough time with weight acquire. I breast fed her. She used to be about 11 lbs at age three months. By the point she used to be 9 months she was once 15 lbs. After that she did not gain any weight in any respect. She used to be 15-16lbs except she was once 14 months ancient. I advise you've gotten your daughter see a genetic healthcare professional if she continues to have weight gaining issues, and falls on th charts. We observed that my daughter had a development extend, some thing to do with her bones. At the same time she was once three years 3 months after we the experiment. Her bones were 1 year 9 months. When placed on a chart for the 1 y 9 m. With her peak and weight she was once precisely 50% on the charts. She additionally had kidney problems that had been learned right now. She had urine that flowed from one kidney slow after which reflux with brought the urine back up. This was once overlooked, but ultimately induced her organs to swell. Upon a simple ultrasound they located her obstacle together with her kidneys. For the brought info, shes as a rule going by way of a growth spurt. Very common at round 6 weeks, 2 months and so one. You'll get use to these and know whats going on after 2 or three.

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