14 wk old breast fed girl weighs 12 pounds, 2 ounces. Is that enough?
Question:
Btw 6 pounds, 13 ounces when she was born.
Answers:
She sounds great, and congrats on breastfeeding!!! As for the growth chart...ignore them, most of the charts used are based on a small group of formula-fed infants. Here is a link for a growth chart for breastfed infants, good luck and happy nursing. http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/growth/growthcharts.html
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sounds great to me! good job! first time mommy? good luck!!
yes but ask your doctor when a newborn babies starts to feed they will loose a couple of ounces in weight but they will soon put this back on. From what you say it sounds like your baby is thriving and growing just fine. try not to worry so much.
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profesional qualified child care worker for over 12 years. manage a pre-school nursery. father of theree
She's more than doubled her birthweight in 14 weeks...that's great!
It's not so much about HOW MUCH they weigh, but if they are gaining and growing at a good, consistant rate.
Keep in mind that if she is being weighed on a different scale or in a different state of dress, that can have some effect on how accurate the weight is.
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Momma of three babies who have all been exclusively breastfed, two of whom never even took bottles.
That sure is okay! That's really big! My baby was 9lb5oz when she was born and at 12 weeks she was 15lbs - but she is a FULL head taller than all the other babies she plays with, and she's almost 11 months now. I think you're doing just fine. The guidelines they usually go by are baby should double her birth weight by the time she is 6 months old. She's only 2 ounces away from doubling it already, so I think you are doing just fine! Congrats, by the way. Sounds fine if you are worried about how much milk he/she is getting check diapers. If he/she is producing 6 or more wet diapers in a day then your baby is fine. I highly reccomend "The Complete Book Of Breastfeeding" by Marivn S. Eiger, M.D. and Sally Wendkos Olds. Its a very in depth book about breastfeeding, everything you would need to know and more. Also if you have problems and want to talk to someone who has exoperience breastfeeding I strongly suggest contacting your local La Leche League thier website is http://www.lalecheleague.org/
My son was born 6.11 at his 2 month check-up he was only 10.2 and at his 4 month check-up13.13.His doctor thinks he's fine as long as his weight is not dropping.
My pediatric nursing book says infants should double their birth weight by 6 months and triple their birth weight by 1 year.As long as you feel like your baby is growing fine, then she is fine!
she is doing great. my daughter weighed 5 pounds 12ounces when she was born. and when we left the hospital she weighed 4 pounds 9oz. that is S M A L L. anyways at 2 weeks she weighed 6 lbs. at 3 months my daughter weighed at least 10lbs. don't worry. your daughter is doing great. That's just below average for all normal babies. At 13 weeks old, normal is between 9 lb. 7 oz. and 17 lb. 3 oz. As you can see, normal has a very wide range!! So she is undoubtedly just fine.
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http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/en/
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