I'm tired of "He's a big boy!"

CodyGH · November 2010

So DS was 8 lbs 2 oz at birth and has consistently gained 1/2 lb a week (except for the first few weeks of course). Everyone keeps telling me "Oh wow! He's such a big boy!" He's really not, though. He's always been between the 50th and 70th percentile on weight. He might be a little tall, but that's about it. I think he's totally normal. Everyone acts like he's a freak because he weighs 14 lbs now. Anyone else get this??

tarebear9891 · November 2010

Shoot my second weighs almost 20 lbs (his big brother only weighs 27) so I get it all.the.time. It doesn't really bother me because people aren't trying to be mean.

I love squishy babies and your LO is such a cutie so try to ignore people:)

kaitley44 · November 2010

Everyone straight up calls my DS fat! He is in the 75% for weight and 50% for height. I think he looks like a normal baby. I do not think he is fat. I think they all call him fat because they compare him to his sister who is above the 95% for height and 50% for weight. She feels so much lighter, and to me she looks very skinny.

618mom22boys · November 2010

tarebear9891:
Shoot my second weighs almost 20 lbs (his big brother only weighs 27) so I get it all.the.time. It doesn't really bother me because people aren't trying to be mean.
I love squishy babies and your LO is such a cutie so try to ignore people:)

lol this except it is my 2 y/o and he weighs 50lbs while his 10 y/o brother weighs 60. lol I have a feeling DS3 is going to take after his 1st big brother. He is 3 months and only weighs 11 lbs.

sourpatchkids · November 2010

DS is 98th for height and 54th for weight and we get it a lot too, it's definitely a bit annoying, only because he's not chubby lol.

cheerleader.08 · November 2010

I get it all the time with both, and it drives me crazy! Both of my kids are average to small. So it just makes no sense. I usually think it is because my husband is a really big,stocky guy, and people just assume my boys are taking after him.

shirls · November 2010

We get that a lot too. In DS's case, he is really chunky (more than 19 lbs) and tall. A stranger once came up to us in a restaurant and said, "those are the biggest legs I've ever seen"!

nopegoat · November 2010

Mathieu is around 19lbs now... He is a big boy and as you can imagine people love to tell me over and over... I don't mind anymore. I love that he is my squishy monster baby!

Kristen050 · November 2010

I get the opposite almost. I think DS is so big but people call him "a little peanut" because he was born 3 1/2 weeks early. He was 6 pounds 9 ounces at birth and now is 15 pounds 3 ounces! He is in the 80th percentile now, has big chubby cheeks and thunder thighs so I don't know how anyone could think he was small!

EMWindy · November 2010

Both my kids are big and always have been. My 2 y.o. is the height/weight of the average 4 y.o. I'm now more used to the comments, but they are annoying!

When DD1 was a baby, I remember some friends asking me "Umm, is your doctor OK with DD1's weight? She's so huge!" I wanted to slug them.

RanBer · November 2010

totally agree, My son is off the charts in height and 30-40% in weight and everyone thinks he is HUGE... He is not fat, just tall!!! It gets annoying for sure.

willnpam · November 2010

DD was a little over 16lbs & 25inches at her 4 month appointment. The first thing the nurse said when she came to get us from the waiting room was, "Oh what a chubby girl!" My mom CONSTANTLY makes remarks about how chubby DD is and how she needs to exercise more and eat less. WTH?! She's a BABY! Super Angry

caymanbride · November 2010

Both my boys were 14+ pounds at their 2 month appts. They are both in the 95th for height and weight. People are always saying how big they are. Yep, I know. I'm their mother. Annoying. I try SO hard not to do that with other moms since I know how it feels!

Mrs.LM625 · November 2010

I think people have no clue how big babies are on average. My daughter was 14lbs and 24.5 inches at 4 months. This was 70th percentile for weight and 50th percentile for height. All I hear is how long she is. Um, no, she's actually pretty average. I think people have no idea what's a normal size range for babies this age.

Tassie06 · November 2010

I get that a lot too, but he is a big boy. at 3 months he already weighs 15.4 lbs. but he is only in the 75th percentile for both. (he was 7.4 at birth). hey, the bigger they are the healthier they are!

PubStar09 · November 2010

So, you think you've got it bad in the "he's a big boy" department?

DS was 11lb at birth. ELEVEN. He's consistently been in the 90-95th percentiles for everything, head, height, and weight. So he's actually really proportional and therefore NOT chubby, he's just a big baby.

I've gotten it since day one and probably will until he's an adult. Stick out tongue

jessicabindel · November 2010

LO is in 97% of both weight and height, and I LOVE it! I had feeding issues at first (my breast milk came in late), but LO caught up and loves eating! Nothing wrong with a big baby! There's just more to love!

cookieinva · November 2010

Eh - we've been hearing this since birth and I expect we will hear it for quite a while. It doesn't really bother me - DS IS a big boy. He was over 10 lbs at birth so he had a head start, over 14 lbs at 2 months and I expect will be maybe 18 lbs or so at his 4 month checkup. He's consistently 95% for height and weight...we're not worried (including the pedi) because while he is big, he is height-weight proportionate. I'm glad to have such a healthy boy! It's just so funny to most people because while DH and I are tall, we are both quite lean.

tessab2515 · November 2010

How old is he now? DD2 was 8lb9oz at birth and is about 14lbs (I think now) at almost 5 months and I get the opposite. Everyone is saying what a runt she is. My MIL told me the other day that she looks like an Ethiopian baby next to my nephew (almost 7 months and around 20 lbs).