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LifesPeachy
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Should I be concerned?
LifesPeachy
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Gracie weighed 8.1lbs at birth- now she's 10.4- she has only gained just over 2 pounds in roughly 3.5 months..
Should I be concerned? She goes back to pediatrician in a couple weeks.
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Re: Should I be concerned?
https://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/cht_wfa_girls_p_0_6.pdf
How much weight did she loose after she was born? That factors in to total amount gained. She's probably fine. We made an appointment at evergreens bfing center to evaluate what he was getting when he was ebf. His gain wasn't 1/2 oz a day so they advised we supplement with formula. He was 5 months at that point though, and my supply had dropped significantly.
As long as she's peeing and pooping normal amounts, it's probably not an urgent thing to take her to the dr for. Normal is 8-10 pee diapers a day I think at that age. Just mention it next time youre in.
Did you have GD with your pregnancy? And how big are you and DH?
If you had GD then your baby could have been "artificially" big at birth and be settling into her "real" size. And if you and/or DH are short/small, then that could be true too...
In general though, they want the baby to follow a growth curve and not drop... what was she at her 1 and 2 month appointments? And were they concerned then? Oh and also, where did you weigh her for this time? If it wasn't at the ped on their scale, it could easily be off...
But like PP said, if she seems happy and is meeting milestones and is pooping and peeing and all, it's likely she's fine. But it's definitely worth discussing with your ped...