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15 pound 11 month old girl

lemonpiesmom23lemonpiesmom23 member
in Babies: 6 - 9 Months
I just want to see if there are other mothers in this group with tiny babies. My daughter is about to be 11 months old and just hit 15 pounds. The 1st 4 months of life, I was breastfeeding and supplementing with formula. Then I startes making enough milk so formula was no longer needed. There is a good amount of fat in her bottles and she is eating solids but she's still so tiny. Her tummy can only hold so much at a time. Some times she doesnt even finish her 4 oz bottle. Yep....4 ounces! Her doctor said she is just tiny and growing right along the curve. Looking for suggestions and encouragement.
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Re: 15 pound 11 month old girl

  • pdxav8rxpdxav8rx member
    Looks like her pediatrician told you the answer. If she’s growing along the curve, she’s totally fine.
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  • cgmz87cgmz87 member
    I am breastfeeding my 2nd baby and formula fed my 1st and the growth is huge . my 2nd is in the 60th percentile and my 1st was always in the 90th percentile. Even now my 1st is the biggest in her kindergarten class.
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  • knottiea5c5e54a6f5da505knottiea5c5e54a6f5da505 member
    Hey! Yea my little girl will be 8 months next week.and only weighs 12 lbs! She is gaining weight,  slowly and just has a tiny belly!!! And same with the bottles too!! Her biggest bottle is her first one of the day shell drink between 6 to 8 oz. And the rest of the day between 4 and 5 and often times.less! All that matters is your.little one is growing!!! ❤
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  • burningbagelburningbagel member
    edited May 2024
    Hi! I actually can say so much more about this because this has haunted me with my first baby. She was born 22% and then dropped to 10% by 1mo and 3% by 2mo and has pretty much rode the 1% since 4mo. She's still there as a 21mo. The pediatrician has recommended many things. I have gotten advice on how and what to feed her from a nurse, and safe to say nothing has changed. She's just petite. Granted both sides of the family have petite genetics. Please don't stress it if you're trying your best and your LO is healthy. My daughter has had blood drawn 3 times in 4 months and nothing came back bad except slightly low iron. If y'all have some petite people in your family your LO might just take after them. Best of luck with everything! 
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  • nyc_niconyc_nico Just Joined
    Same here! Small guy, 6 months old tomorrow and he’s always been in the 2nd-3rd percentile. He won’t really drink more than 4 ounces at a feeding and sometimes if he’s not hungry (like the morning), he’ll just have 2 ounces. But our pediatric gastro has us putting 2.5 scoops of formula, not 2 in each bottle to up the calories, which has helped! Same boat though! Healthy but small 🤷🏻‍♀️
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