hes barely 4 months old and weighs 24
pounds and is 25 1/2 inches long should i
worry hes gaining too much? i wont see his
ped. for 1 week so j/w from u girls with
exp.
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mominashoe
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Posted: 05-21-08 22:52pm
Wow, that's a big baby! Are you and your
husband bigger builds or taller? My baby
is 4 months too, but she is only 12 lbs.
I know that different babies can weigh
differently and genetics has a lot to do
with that.
When was his last visit and what did he
measure then? How are you measuring him?
Sometimes our own scales can be a little
off, so maybe he isn't really that big.
It's really the rate of weight gain,
rather than the actual weight that makes a
difference in whether you should be
concerned or not. I think your
measurements put him in over the 95th
percentile, so if you were right, you
might need to be concerned. But that IS a
whole POUND an inch. Are you sure?
i know a lot of people whos babys were the
same way giving them rice cereal at 2
months because they are always hungry.
your boy is healthy and when he is 8 to 9
months he will slow down the fast growth
spurt. my son is 3 months and weighs 16.5
and is 25 1/2 in long his doctor says he
is just a healthy boy
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