baby weight?

Question

my son weighed 3.4kgs when he was born .when we went for his 2 and a half month chek up he weighed 6kgs. when do babys double their birth weight.?due u think my son is overweight. im exclusively breast feeding him

Answer 1

Breastfed babies tend to gain weight quicker in the first 6 months of life. Then, as they begin to become active and burn more calories, their growth slows down some. You can't overfeed a breastfed baby as long as the milk is coming from the breast and not expressed into a bottle. A baby nursing at the breast is self-regulating.

He's 10 weeks old? What was his LOWEST EVER weight? Usually after they are born, they lose a little weight in the first week and regain it. That's the number we really need to figure average weight gain.

3.4 kgs = 7.48 lbs
6 kgs = 13.2 lbs
Weight gain of 5.72 lbs in 10 weeks.
That's just over a half pound per week.
Average weight gain at this age is around 5-8 oz per week, so that's within the range of normal.

Answer 2

According the growth chart I was issued by the NSW health System not only isn't your baby over weight his only slightly above the 50% mark . This makes him a healthy little boys weight.
Also try not to stress it's almost impossible to make you baby overweight in a way you'd have to be concerned about when you exclusively breastfeed. No matter how many times you feed.
Just to let you know you can always go to child and youth services for free check ups and weight ins for your baby if you are ever concerned.

Answer 3

My son was 3.6kg at birth and 9kg at 4 months. (I don't remember what he was at 2 months, out doctor schedule was all screwed up with firing doctors and whatnot).

You really do not need to look at weight vs age though. Look at weight vs height. Basically if your height and weight are within about 20% of each other it is pretty normal. But even more one way or the other can be perfect for your baby.

Anyway check out the growth chart for breastfed babies:
http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/growth/chart2.html

You son has gone up a line, but generally that is considered fine. Just remember his growth my slow significantly after 6 months and he may drop a few lines. Or you can be like me and praying 12 months happens before 33lbs -the maximum for rear-facing car-seats. (Always keep car-seats rear-facing at least one year, and as long thereafter as your child doesn't exceed the weight or height maximums for their seat)

Answer 4

Thats about right. They double their weight around 2-3 months. Don't worry about infant babies weight. Feed whenever they are hungry and don't worry about over feeding. If baby isn't hungry baby won't eat. once he starts crawling he will thin out!! You'll see :)

Answer 5

I wouldn´t worry about that or whatever other people may say.
You know best what your baby needs.
Your son must be a real lucky sweetie-pie - oh I love babies
like yours...

Answer 6

Don t go back to old eating habits even after you lose weight

Answer 7

sounds like a healthy baby

Answer 8

chug 12 8 ounce glasses of ice water a day it has the same effect on your metabolism as green tea

Answer 9

lift weights

Answer 10

My son was 7 pounds at birth and 14 pounds at one year, triple their birth weight at 2 years.


Check here for normal growth rate information:
http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/weeklyquestion/a/032002_ask.htm