So...Does anyone else have a SUPER fat baby?

LI444 · July 2011

Just curious. My baby is seven weeks old and fitting into 3-6 month stuff now, which is a little alarming because most of the 3-6 month stuff we have is long-sleeved, since I expected she'd be average sized like my son. She's very very chubby (rolls everywhere, giant cheeks) and I think it's part of the reason she sleeps so much better than my first did-after she got back to birth weight (8 lbs) she started sleeping six hours or so at night.

The cloth-diapering makes a difference, I know, but her tummy actually is big enough to fill out the clothes and I can't get her chubby arms through the 0-3 onesies anymore. MIL actually suggested I eat lettuce for a week to slim her down because she's EBF, which obviously I know is completely ridiculous.

mbritto4 · July 2011

DD1 always chunked out right before a growth spurt. I'd not be too concerned unless your Ped says something. My DD is almost 4 now and not a chunk, but once she was on solid foods as a baby I'd find things in her rolls and under her chin(s).

nugget0411 · July 2011

i'd say youre lucky! don't restrict your diet - thats CRAZY! silly MIL!

your baby girl is healthy and eating great - she'll slim out when she starts moving more. your milk is obviously coming in really well and the fact that she's sleeping through the night is wonderful! don't change anything!!

IMO - and i mean this in the best way possible - i think youre looking for a problem that isn't there!

IrishEyes0530 · July 2011

DS is 7 1/2 weeks and I just had to go buy some 6 month clothes because he's almost completely out of his 3 month clothes. Like you, I thought he'd be average sized and his 6 month clothes are all long sleeved. He weighs 15 pounds and the last Dr appointment we had, he was in the 95th percentile for weight.

shupje1 · July 2011

DS is also a good size boy He was 7.10 at birth and at his one month visit he was 12.1 !!!! He is EBF and eats about every 3 hours on demand during the day and sleeps about 5-6 hours at night. The pedi said he is healthy and growing appropriately. He was 95th percentile for weight and height. Cant wait to see what he is at 2 months, he is now 6 weeks and I know he has grown even more I love his chubby cheeks and rolls SOme people have their own oppinions, I get tired of hearing people say ....." hes huge" or " are you overfeeding him" or " Oh my goodness, how old is he". But I know he is healthy and thriving so I try not to let it bother me

amatistajoy · July 2011

LO is 14 lbs today! The pedi says her reflux babies are either really low on the weight scale or really high. LO is on the high end because he eats to soothe is poor little throat.

jerol · July 2011

This DD moved into 3-6 months old last week at 8 weeks. She was 8lbs 3oz at birth.

#2 moved into 3-6mo at 10 weeks- she was 6lbs 10oz at birth.

#3 moved into 3-6 mo at 5 weeks old- she was 9lbs 11oz at birth.

I make big girls They are always in the 90-99%ile for the first couple of years. But now #1 is very slim and in the 50%ile.

No need to slim down your baby- enjoy the rolls!

LaRue86 · July 2011

I have to buy some 6-9mo stuff soon as A is pushing the limit on all of his 3-6mo sleepers...He is super long so he doesnt fill anything out width wise...people keep asking what he needs and he has enough 6mo summer stuff that will work since they are shorts and do not have to fit his long legs...I am scared as to what he will need by Fall Weather. I have asked people to wait to buy him anything rather than having to return later....

MLF135 · July 2011

DS is 12 lbs 14oz and is 5 weeks old. He is now wearing 6 month clothes in carters. I also have lots of fall clothes that probably will not fit because they will be too small. I'm going to try to exchange some of them for bigger sizes.

fancynewbeesly · July 2011

Wow! I couldn't even imagine!

My two month old barely fills out the 0-3 clothes, they are swimming on her still!

NothingLikeBarbie · July 2011

I LOVE fat babies! As long as you're not overfeeding her (which, if your EBF you can't overfeed) and your ped isn't worried, I would just be happy.

My baby isn't super huge, but he is big! He is in the 99% for height at 25 inches long, and 13 pounds at 9 weeks old. Hes about to grow out of his 3 month clothes.

monkeysmama62 · July 2011

My nephew is super fat. He is only 10 months old but is 25-30 pounds and wears 18 month clothes. He's pretty tall though so he doesn't look like the Pillsbury dough boy he just looks chunky.

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