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Baby weight gain
My LB was born at 35weeks+5 with 4.5lb. He’s almost 12 weeks now(7 weeks corrected) and is only 9lb and EBF. While everyone keeps saying that baby grows fast, I couldn’t really relate and just can’t stop worrying about his weight everyday.
He dropped a little on the weight chart since the 8 weeks immunisation. Anyone share the similar experience and how did you get through? I’m considering if I should combi feed him to make him gain more weight.
Hey, sounds like you’re doing great to me! We’re quite similar .. My little boy is also EBF and was born at 36 weeks at 4.3lb. At 8 weeks he was 7.7lb, at 12 weeks he was 9.8lb, and at 21 weeks was 13.2lb. He had some weeks of gaining hardly anything and some where he would gain lots. His consultant is very happy with his overall weight gain, especially as he’s jumped up a few centiles. She said as long as he was following the curve or going up then she was happy. He’s still much shorter than other babies his age and at 5 months is in 0-3 clothes still but he’s chubbing up nicely and there’s no concerns.