Saturday, October 18, 2008
Weight Check
According to our bathroom scale and our method of measurement (described in the previous post), Evie is 9 lbs. She still fits into her newborn sleepers. So there, doc.
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As long as she stays somewhere on the growth charts...don't stress. She's still tiny and finding her proportions. My son wasn't even on the charts for the first 6 weeks since he was a preemie...then he finally was scalable (is that even a word?) and it took a few more months for him to figure out his proportions. By 5months he found his groove and while he has fluctuated between 50-75%, his height and weight have remained in proportion (height percentage always a little higher than the weight...and head circ has always been in 95%.) Give her time to find her groove. And I agree with you on the on-demand feedings. They have such little control over their lives...figuring out they can ask for food has to give them comfort and confidence.
ReplyDeleteDon't feel bad about her weight! I know moms who had babies in the 95% for weight and only the 25% for height, and at 9 months he filled out nicely. If she's hungry, I say let her eat! :-)
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