Do you think this is a low weight for a 1 year old?

LovelyJules

My friend had a baby about 1 year ago.  He was premature and 4 lbs. at birth.  At one year he was 17lbs.  I thought it was really tiny when she told me.  I told her the weight of my DD at 4 months (13 lbs) and she was like she is a chunky little girl.  WTF? 

MrsWanee

my mom says i was 17 lbs at 1 yr. i was EBF. i was like 10th or 5th % for weight and 80th or so for height.

i have a friend with a little girl born Feb. 2008, and she was 21 lbs in September. now that is little. i think she was 5th% weight and 90th for height.

jenn11980

I was only 19 lbs at 1 year and I was 6 lbs 2 oz at birth.  I was short, still am, and just really small.  My cousin's baby is 10 months and 16 lbs, she isn't a very good eater though.

DS goes for his 4 month appointment tomorrow, but he was 15 lbs at 3 months so I'm thinking he is probably 18 or 19 lbs.  So I guess she would think he is chunky too.  

ceg2483

Your DD is NOT chunky (mine is 14 lbs and that's right in the middle of the growth chart for 4 months).  Maybe your friend called your baby chunky because she was feeling defensive because you thought her baby was small!   

NDwife07

so if he was a preemie, he's going to be on the low end of the growth charts anyway (at least for a while). what's his adjusted age?

i mean, yeah, that's small, but as long as their pedi isn't concerned i don't see what the big deal is.

and, um, 13 lbs at four months isn't a chunky little girl. it's, what, 50th%? my dd is 13 lbs also.

LovelyJules

You are probably right in that she probably took offense to me saying that he was little.  She might just feel protective of him since he was a preemie and he is still on the tiny side.

christinam1981

DD is going to be a big one year old. She is 19lbs at 5 months.

That does sound tiny for a one year old though. I am not sure how preemies are supposed to gain though!

Mrs.Teddy

My friend's little girl is 18 months and only weighs 19 lbs, she is petite but the DR isn't conserned. My little 3 month old preemie is closing in on her at 15 lbs!

Chrysallys

I would say so, after all my DS weighs more than he does and DS is 4 months. At DS' two month pedi appt he was 15 lbs and I was worried that he was too big. Pedi said he'd worry if DS was one.

ETA: I should ask my mom how much I weighed at a year since I was a micro preemie.

jacksjerseygirl

Every baby is different. 

DS is 6 months and is in the 95th for weight and I think 80th for height. He is bigger than the 'average' one year old. 

DS was born at 5 lbs so a bit bigger than your friend's child. I'm taking it that you are a bit offended that she called your child 'chunky'. But I bet she said that to defend what she perceived as offensive comments about her child being 'too small'.

Mommas take the nutrition and growth of their babies seriously lol

LoveEeyore

Yes, but DD#1 hit 20 lbs at 16months.  She is nearly 2 now and I am positve my almost 4 month old son is going to surpass her before he's a year!

Aliliv

ummmm...it's really hard to compare a four month old's weight to a 1 year old.....towards the end of the year, baby's weight gain slows down a lot. At 4 months, Olivia was 14lbs. 9oz. and at one year she was 19lbs.