Ashlen is just over 9 months (by a week), and at her 9 month check up the pedi saw her and exclaimed "you are HUGE!!!" Of course, he followed it up by telling me she was perfect and nothing was wrong with her, but it got me wondering where she stacks up, especially since our pedi isn't one to disclose percentages. (He thinks it is just a way for parents to drive themselves crazy with comparisons).
She is 22 pounds and 2 oz., and is 28 inches long. When people see her, they usually assume she is about a year old, but she is our first child and I am clueless as to baby sizing. Is she larger than normal?
* Note--neither my husband and I are very tall or heavy, so I am not worried, but I just want to see where she compares with others.
Re: "HUGE" baby???
She's up there in the percentiles, but she's not off the charts.
If I had to guess, I'd say 90-95th for weight and 75th for height.
Nora has been between the 75th and 95th %ile for both weight and height since birth. Actually at 6.5 months, she was between 28 and 29" and in the 98th %ile for height at that time. I'm guessing at her 9 month appointment next week we'll find out that she is about 21lbs and 29-30".
ETA: I was almost exactly right!
https://www.babycenter.com/baby-child-growth-percentile-calculator