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Old August 15th 03, 02:44 AM
Alphawave
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Quinn had his 4-mo. wbv today. He didn't gain as much as we thought he
had -- about 3 lbs. since the 2-mo. visit, and weighs 16 lb. 8 oz. now.
We thought he was probably around a pound heavier than that.

Now, I want to stress that I'm not concerned that his weight gain is
inadequate or anything like that -- he's totally healthy and doing great.
But I'm aware that the weight charts reflect the data of both ff'ed and
bf'ed babies, with the majority of the data coming from ff'ed babies. So
what should a bfing mom be looking for in weight gain?

-- Alpha
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Old August 15th 03, 02:49 PM
Clare L
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Link for preliminary charts for BF babies
http://www.promom.org/bf_info/growth.html
I think that at the age your son is at now 4-8oz a week is average- but
don't quote me on that.

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Clare
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Quinn had his 4-mo. wbv today. He didn't gain as much as we thought he
had -- about 3 lbs. since the 2-mo. visit, and weighs 16 lb. 8 oz. now.
We thought he was probably around a pound heavier than that.

Now, I want to stress that I'm not concerned that his weight gain is
inadequate or anything like that -- he's totally healthy and doing great.
But I'm aware that the weight charts reflect the data of both ff'ed and
bf'ed babies, with the majority of the data coming from ff'ed babies. So
what should a bfing mom be looking for in weight gain?

-- Alpha
alphawave at earthlink dot net



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Old August 15th 03, 06:05 PM
H Schinske
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Alpha wrote:

But I'm aware that the weight charts reflect the data of both ff'ed and
bf'ed babies, with the majority of the data coming from ff'ed babies. So
what should a bfing mom be looking for in weight gain?


A healthy-looking baby :-)

Seriously, take a look at the bf baby charts if you like, but it varies too
much by individual baby for the charts to be all that much use, except in
showing worrisome trends. A pound and a half per month is a perfectly fine
gain. I forget what he weighed at birth, but he's certainly double the
average-sized baby's birthweight, and more. (My son, who was 9 lbs. 5 oz.,
didn't double his birthweight until *much* later in his first year, so I
wouldn't be surprised if at 4 months he was about where your son is.)

None of my kids followed the "typical" breastfed-baby gain pattern anyway --
they were plumpish at first and then slimmed down, but they weren't really ever
Buddha babies like some.

--Helen
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Old August 15th 03, 06:52 PM
Naomi Pardue
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But I'm aware that the weight charts reflect the data of both ff'ed and
bf'ed babies, with the majority of the data coming from ff'ed babies. So
what should a bfing mom be looking for in weight gain?


Average weight gain for a bf baby of this age is about 2 pounds a month, but 1
1/2 pounds is just fine. (Anything under a pound a month is considered cause
for concern.)

(FWIW, bf babies tend to gain weight faster than ff babies in the early months,
then slow down in the second half of the year.)

But it sounds like he's doing great.




Naomi
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Old August 16th 03, 03:24 AM
Alphawave
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Helen says:

A pound and a half per month is a perfectly fine
gain. I forget what he weighed at birth, but he's certainly double the
average-sized baby's birthweight, and more.


He was 8 lb. 10 oz., so he's not far from doubling. Thanks for the
reassurance on the weight gain. :-)

-- Alpha
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