Anyone else's baby horizontally challenged??

vbrooksutk · August 2012

Warning, this is very rambly!

DD was born at 8 lbs 0 oz and 20.5" tall. She'll be 8 weeks on Tuesday, and is FINALLY about to hit 9 pounds. I think. Everywhere we go, people ask me if she was a preemie. She made it to 40+5, actually, thanks.

(She went down to 7 lb 2 oz initially, then gained a lot back, then lost it all again when I had laryngitis and strep at 3 wks.) We've had several weight checks at the pediatrician because I was concerned about it. I'm supplementing BF with quite a bit of formula. She IS getting a lot longer - I think she's nearly 23"!!! Her 3 month onesies are tight in the crotch because she's so tall, yet I still have her in preemie pants! lol! She's a fashion nightmare.

The kid never stops moving, cooing, flailing, and trying to talk - she must have the metabolism of a racehorse and multiple people have told me that she's the most alert baby they've ever seen. She's so friggin happy and hardly ever cries. She'll sleep hours at a time and then wake up and drink from both boobs plus take a 4 oz bottle in one feeding on some days, and be incredibly awake and demand food every hour on others. And yes I have a pretty good supply - I pump between 1.5 and 3 oz every time. She has been putting weight on her feet since 1 week and now tries to stand when you put her in a seated position.

Developmentally I think she's a rockstar. But she's a skinny little squirt. Anyone else with a super skinny baby?

And if one more person comes up to me in public and asks if she was a preemie, I'm going to bop them. Some random dude asked me that at the mall a couple of days ago, and without missing a beat I told him that we were very grateful that she was long and lean, because we were counting on her becoming a fashion model to help pay the mortgage. Wabam!!

Mkay&Billy2011 · August 2012

I can't help you out but I had to say Haha about the response you had for that guy. That was a good one. Did he have a response to that?

mishfull · August 2012

At 4.5 yrs old - DD is a whopping 34 lbs (fully dressed). She gained about a pound a month her first year - born at 6lbs12oz - she was about 18 lbs at 1 yr. She's always been small but proportionate. Her hair is shiny, she has a round belly, she doesn't look unhealthy. My response typically is, she'll be average height to tall and thin, what girl wouldn't want that?

Also having a smaller baby was much easier on my back - carrying her around, even now isn't difficult.

jelina · August 2012

DD was born 19 3/4 in long which is pretty average but she was only 5lb 12oz. She is growing out of her newborn onesies but the pants are still way too big around the waist. I think it might have something to do with the way baby clothes are though. I've had this problem with both kids. She is 10th percentile for weight and 70th for height. The pediatrician is not even slightly concerned. People saw weird things.

emilybailey76 · August 2012

My LO is thin as well. which surprised me because I am not thin. My family is big boned. I have clothing issues as well. Its frustrating. She looks like a clown in shoes LOL...I'm worried about fall and winter because she can't keep socks on. Hopefully her feet will fill out a little. And not to mention all of the 3+ clothes I received as gifts and bought per everyones advice (grrrrr) don't fit her. Went today and bought all newborn fall clothes.