Triple Birth Weight by a Year?

surpriseaddition · May 2014

I've always heard the saying that LOs should triple their birth weight by one year. This was completely NOT true for AB. She was 9 lbs. 6 oz at birth, but only 23 lbs even at her one year checkup. To have tripled, she would have to have weighed 28 lbs + so she was under by 5 lbs! I was surprised that the pedi even quoted that saying, and seemed somewhat concerned about her weight. So, did this saying hold true for you?

MAdams728 · May 2014

L wont be one until next week, but she has tripled her birth weight. She was 5 lbs 12 oz at birth, and she weighs 18.4 today.

JoJo716 · May 2014

6 10 at birth, at least 23 at appt (next week)

lizziebooper · May 2014

Audrey was 9lbs even at birth and was just over 20lbs a couple of days before her birthday.

jesselayne8 · May 2014

My first didn't triple until 18 months and DS is looking like he is on the same track. Both were 7lb and some change at birth and 19lb at 1yr.

blush64 · May 2014

My oldest started out my smallest but tripled his weight way before 12 months. My middle guy was over 9 lbs but also tripled by a year.

My little A would have tripled if she had kept gaining like she did at first. I am not sure how much she will be below. She fell way off her growth curve.

CNJ4EVA · May 2014

I voted ss because LO isn't a year old yet. I feel like she's going to be just about triple her birth weight at that point though.

Boo0512 · May 2014

E was 9lbs 1oz and I haven't weighed her recently but there's no way she's 27lbs+

I'd guess she's more like 20-22lbs. She has like 5 chins and her leg rolls are fighting one another so I'm not worried.

MamaMD · May 2014

LO was 6 lbs 14 oz at birth and 19 lbs 8 oz at a sick visit last month. She doesn't turn 1 until next wk but I'm guessing she will be close to tripling her birth weight. I had not heard about this "rule" either until today. It seems to make more sense for the babies that started out smaller. It's hard to imagine some of the babies who started out bigger getting to 27 or 28 lbs!

bhjones1980 · May 2014

6lbs 11oz at birth, 25lbs 3oz at one year So almost quadrupled?

mslynn2012 · May 2014

7lbs 14oz at birth, 21lbs 12 oz at one year, so we are close!

bumpuser8130818 · May 2014

8 lbs 6oz and tripled by the time he was 8 months. I'm not sure what he be at one year. He was around 27.5 at 10m so, maybe 29.

bumpuser8130818 · May 2014

MamaMD said:
LO was 6 lbs 14 oz at birth and 19 lbs 8 oz at a sick visit last month. She doesn't turn 1 until next wk but I'm guessing she will be close to tripling her birth weight. I had not heard about this "rule" either until today. It seems to make more sense for the babies that started out smaller. It's hard to imagine some of the babies who started out bigger getting to 27 or 28 lbs!

::cough cough:: :-h

sundaesprinkles · May 2014

bhjones1980 said:

6lbs 11oz at birth, 25lbs 3oz at one year So almost quadrupled?

Your baby's stats are very similar to mine. Birth: 6 lbs 15oz One year: 25 lbs 8 oz

PumpkinAndThePeanut · May 2014

I voted special snowflake. V and E weren't preemies but they were small, just under 6 lbs each, and at one year are 20 and 21.5 pounds. So they more than tripled their birth weight but they were really small at birth.

surpriseaddition · May 2014

PumpkinAndThePeanut said:

I voted special snowflake. V and E weren't preemies but they were small, just under 6 lbs each, and at one year are 20 and 21.5 pounds. So they more than tripled their birth weight but they were really small at birth.

Sorry, @Pumpkinandthepeanut, I completely forgot about the twin aspect!

MamaMD · May 2014

@Trish625 I stand corrected!

emmy236 · May 2014

R was 8lbs 1 oz at birth and I'm assuming he's around the 24-25lb mark now. His appointment isn't until the 30th. So it looks like he'll be right around there. He's so active and so tall that I feel its going to be a struggle putting weight on him in the future.

MOMama987 · May 2014

7 lbs 8 oz at birth... 27 lbs 4 oz at a year and a week. More like quadrupled (almost)

Kashy · May 2014

DS was. 6.8 at birth and was 23.6 at one year.

pnutg · May 2014

9 lb 6oz at birth, 30 lbs a week before his birthday. My sons huge.

smg2302 · May 2014

Dd was 6 lb 8 oz and is now over 20 so she tripled as well.

mammie · May 2014

DD tripled her weight and a little bit. She was 7 lbs 3 oz at birth and is 22.8 now. DS was 6 lbs 5 oz at birth and 19 lbs 1 oz at a year old.

LizzyG11 · May 2014

bhjones1980 said:

6lbs 11oz at birth, 25lbs 3oz at one year So almost quadrupled?

Same with C! 7lb8oz at birth and 28.5 lbs at 1 yr.

krwact · May 2014

I'm a special snowflake but can't resist the urge to brag - M QUINTUPLED his birth weight. We have worked very, very, very hard to make that happen and I'm stupidly proud.

Andplusalso this is the first time I ever heard the tripling rule. Interesting.

snowgirl427 · May 2014

We are no where close. DS was 9 lbs 2 oz at birth and 18 lbs 14 oz at 1 year. Dr didn't bat an eye just said it means he is really active.

bumpuser8130818 · May 2014

snowgirl427 said:
We are no where close. DS was 9 lbs 2 oz at birth and 18 lbs 14 oz at 1 year. Dr didn't bat an eye just said it means he is really active.

I feel like your doctor is then implying that a heavier baby, such as this 28+ pounder I have, isn't active. I think a majority of babies/ toddlers this age are really active, regardless of their weight.

snowgirl427 · May 2014

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We are no where close. DS was 9 lbs 2 oz at birth and 18 lbs 14 oz at 1 year. Dr didn't bat an eye just said it means he is really active.
I feel like your doctor is then implying that a heavier baby, such as this 28+ pounder I have, isn't active. I think a majority of babies/ toddlers this age are really active, regardless of their weight.

I wouldn't take offense to it (it seems like you are - but I may be wrong) or read too much into it. DS gained less than one lb in three months (12 oz to be exact). I think he was just telling me there is no reason to be concerned. There can be many contributing factors (metabolism, activity level, genetics, the fact that DS was EBF which usually has lower weight gain, etc). The only thing that matters is if a baby is healthy - at 18 lbs or 28 lbs.

rebaann · May 2014

Our appointment is Thursday and I think she's going to be really close. She was 6 pounds 10 oz at birth, so she would need to be 19 pounds 14 ounces. When I jumped on the scale with and without her tonight, I got 20 pounds, but that's not as accurate as the doctor's office.

flyliceandcoffee · May 2014

damn, i didn't know SS was special snowflake. we're off by about a pound and a half so I said we were kind of on track? I'm pretty sure we're the tiniest baby of the entire board at only 16 lb, 6 oz at her 1 year appt.

I think though as long as they're on their own curve it's fine either way.

LaxMOM44 · May 2014

What's 8 x 3?

c-elizabethf · May 2014

DD was 7lbs 9 ozs at birth and 22 lbs 8ozs at her one year appointment, so pretty close.

beatlechicksteph · May 2014

9lbs 4oz at birth, 21lbs 7oz at 1. So we didn't even come close to tripling our birth weight, but he's on his curve.

nbatchen · May 2014

My LO was 8lbs 15oz at birth and was 23lbs at his one year appt. so he was 4 pounds under tripling his weight. The dr didn't even mention that rule and said he is growing well.