Tiny Baby

rodeogurl258 · July 2011

Does anyone else have a tiny baby? At DD's 4 month appt she weighed 11 lbs 5 oz. She has not even doubled her birth weight yet...

The Dr said she is on track and not to worry but I see everyone starting to post their 4 month stats and DD is no where near 13 or 14 lbs.

Twinkz · July 2011

As long as your doctor isn't worried I wouldn't be. I have a tiny headed baby but I'm tiny headed too so I'm not surprised

myst33 · July 2011

My baby is a chunkster, but is tiny lengthwise. He's been in the 3rd percentile for height at his 1 and 2 month appts. His Dr wasn't concerned either, but I hope he has grown out of that percentile at his 4 week appt. in a week and a half.

Kered6799 · July 2011

I think our DD is on the smaller side too. We don't go till the first week of august, bd is 3/27. she was 10lbs 3ozs, 22 1/2 inches at her 2 month. Have tried to weigh her at home but our scale is screwy.

green bean · July 2011

we go in today for ds 4th month appointment, he was at the 45% for weight at his 2 month so it will be interesting to see

moyolehuani · July 2011

My LO is on the smaller side.
She was born 5 lbs 14 oz (19.5")
Her last check up she was 12lbs 6oz & in the 12 percentile.
Her Pedi explained that what matters most is the growth rate.She is hitting milestones fine and she has a killer appetite. If Dr says she's on track your good.

p.s. her head? 50 percentile

lildayzees · July 2011

Mine hasn't doubled her birth weight, and she's at 13 lbs even (30th percentile, according to the pedi's charts). I was worried simply because she was in the 75th percentile at her 2-month check, but the doc was okay with it.

She just had me talk to an LC about ways I can possibly increase my supply.

But, honestly, my baby doesn't seem like she's starving and is STTN (and is hitting all the typical milestones), so I'm not too terribly concerned anymore.

March2011Mama · July 2011

You're not alone! My LO will be 4 months on Sunday and when I weighed her last week, she was at just 11 lbs even. I get comments on her size ALL the time and just last night someone said she didn't even look 11 lbs. That being said, she's hitting all her milestones and she's gaining weight each month, so I'm not worried. As pp said, if your doctor is not concernd, try to be concerned yourself!

sweetpea2718 · July 2011

my DS is almost 14 lbs, but for a little boy, that was 25 percentile for his 4 month appt. He's also 30 percentile for height. He's a little guy, but so was his dad (he's definitely not little anymore!).

mrsbmw09 · July 2011

DD went to the pedi yesterday and she was only 13.2 lb. (26th percentile) and 25 in. (62nd percentile). She's a little bit of a peanut, but I'm not worried.