4 month head circumfrence?

jusbex

Yesterday was DD's 4 month check up and she is a little one, only in the 25% for both weight (12lb 2oz) and length (23.5in).

But, I think she has a big head (like her Daddy, he can never find hats that fit). She is still wearing her 0-3 clothes without a problem (in fact some of them are still too big), except that I sometimes cannot get her head through the neck hole. Her head circumference was 16.25in and I asked the nurse what percentile that was, but she said she didn't know.

Is that big for her little body? How big was your LO's hc at 4 months?

krt100706

DS just went on Friday for his 4 month check up and his head circumference is 40cm which is in the 5-10% percentile.  He has always been in this percentile - I guess he has a small head.  We are at 75% for height (25 1/2 inches) and 10-25% for weight (13 lbs).  He is tall and skinny with a small head! 

My pedi said that as long as babies keep progressing on the chart and have no dramatic charting up or down, they are fine.  I would not worry about it.

Jaimelar

Her head was EXACTLY that and they said it was 59% She was longer and bigger though, but same head circumference!

ked77

My DD is similar in size to yours. At her 4 month she was 12lb 10oz and 23 inches.  Her head (which I think is on the small side) wad 15 3/4, so I think yours is an average size.

alicia11780

DD just had her 4 month check up today.  Her head circumference was 15.75in(10-25%), weight was 13lbs14oz(50%) & length was 25in(75%).

I have used this website(https://www.babycenter.com/baby-child-growth-percentile-calculator ) to get percentiles if the doctor forgets to give them to me.

jusbex

Alicia11780:

DD just had her 4 month check up today.  Her head circumference was 15.75in(10-25%), weight was 13lbs14oz(50%) & length was 25in(75%).

I have used this website(https://www.babycenter.com/baby-child-growth-percentile-calculator ) to get percentiles if the doctor forgets to give them to me.

Awesome! Thanks for the link, that is great!

MrsF2007

Huge! She is average for weight and height and 92% for head!!! LOL DH has a big head (thankfully he doesn't read this?) so that's where she gets it. She is all cheeks!