Anyone have a baby who gained really fast, then really slow?

asacia · Nov 10th, 2009, 10:12 AM

LO was on the 50th centile from birth to 8 weeks. Then he leapt to 98th Centile and followed that until 22 weeks. His weight gain was over 10oz a week, but now is less than 0.5oz a week.

His weight gain started slowing down a couple of weeks before weaning, and he still has mainly breast milk.

He is incredibly active, sitting all day, rolling and crawlling.

kirsten1985 · Nov 10th, 2009, 10:26 AM

Sorry this may be irrelevant. Freya was born on the 3rd centile, went up to 25th very fast and about 4 months dropped to the 9th, she has been on this ever since. She has not gained a lot of weight in the last few months. She is also very active.

asacia · Nov 10th, 2009, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by kirsten1985

Sorry this may be irrelevant. Freya was born on the 3rd centile, went up to 25th very fast and about 4 months dropped to the 9th, she has been on this ever since. She has not gained a lot of weight in the last few months. She is also very active.

Thank you. Perhaps the lower Centile in their natural weight? I thought the higher one was his norm, but maybe the rapid gain was the odd bit.

HV isn't worried, but I'm a terrible worrier.

leighbaby · Nov 10th, 2009, 11:16 AM

i think it is normal. sebastian seems to be dropping off the 75th (which he shot to after being in the 9th at birth)

becstar · Nov 10th, 2009, 11:19 AM

They do say bf babies gain very quickly at first then slow down a lot... try not to worry!

kirsten1985 · Nov 10th, 2009, 11:22 AM

Yeah, when she went up to the 25th she was drinking so much milk, everyone was saying she was going to be massive if she carried on at that rate. No-one has seemed concerned really, only because ours happened earlier than yours we got told to start weaning, so I stopped going to get her weighed! I can go again now, lol. Freya gains about 10oz a month now, if that.

Don't worry, he can't keep gaining at the rate of 10oz a week forever, he would be huge!

MrsRoughton · Nov 10th, 2009, 11:24 AM

my lo was born on the 2nd centille and went up to the 25th centille and when weaned dropped back down to the 2nd and my hv said only worry when they drop below the birth centille. and my little girl is a happy energetic little girl.

Lorien · Nov 11th, 2009, 00:15 AM

Jack was 97th for height and weight at birth and is now 97th for height and 78th for weight. He just finished a big growth spurt though (10lb 8oz at birth; 15lb 7oz at three months). When I got him weighed before the growth spurt, he was 85th for height and 75th? for weight... he just slowed down a tiny bit before having a big grow. So long as the curve is generally upward, I wouldn't worry about it.

K477uk · Nov 11th, 2009, 04:14 AM

BF babies tend to gain weight in steps, so they will often jump around the centiles. As MrsR says they only tend to worry when the go below their birth one.

celine · Nov 11th, 2009, 10:11 AM

Mine had a really low birthweight, then gained in huge leaps and caught up now going really slow

Nov 10th, 2009, 10:12 AM	#1
asacia Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Surrey Posts: 1,708	Anyone have a baby who gained really fast, then really slow? LO was on the 50th centile from birth to 8 weeks. Then he leapt to 98th Centile and followed that until 22 weeks. His weight gain was over 10oz a week, but now is less than 0.5oz a week. His weight gain started slowing down a couple of weeks before weaning, and he still has mainly breast milk. He is incredibly active, sitting all day, rolling and crawlling.

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kirsten1985 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Alfreton, Derbyshire. Posts: 4,215	Sorry this may be irrelevant. Freya was born on the 3rd centile, went up to 25th very fast and about 4 months dropped to the 9th, she has been on this ever since. She has not gained a lot of weight in the last few months. She is also very active.

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leighbaby Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,297	i think it is normal. sebastian seems to be dropping off the 75th (which he shot to after being in the 9th at birth)

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becstar Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Posts: 3,342	They do say bf babies gain very quickly at first then slow down a lot... try not to worry!

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kirsten1985 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Alfreton, Derbyshire. Posts: 4,215	Yeah, when she went up to the 25th she was drinking so much milk, everyone was saying she was going to be massive if she carried on at that rate. No-one has seemed concerned really, only because ours happened earlier than yours we got told to start weaning, so I stopped going to get her weighed! I can go again now, lol. Freya gains about 10oz a month now, if that. Don't worry, he can't keep gaining at the rate of 10oz a week forever, he would be huge!

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MrsRoughton Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Birmingham, uk Posts: 821	my lo was born on the 2nd centille and went up to the 25th centille and when weaned dropped back down to the 2nd and my hv said only worry when they drop below the birth centille. and my little girl is a happy energetic little girl.

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Lorien Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 817	Jack was 97th for height and weight at birth and is now 97th for height and 78th for weight. He just finished a big growth spurt though (10lb 8oz at birth; 15lb 7oz at three months). When I got him weighed before the growth spurt, he was 85th for height and 75th? for weight... he just slowed down a tiny bit before having a big grow. So long as the curve is generally upward, I wouldn't worry about it.

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Nov 11th, 2009, 04:14 AM	#9
K477uk Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Nottingham Posts: 1,842	BF babies tend to gain weight in steps, so they will often jump around the centiles. As MrsR says they only tend to worry when the go below their birth one.

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Nov 11th, 2009, 10:11 AM	#10
celine Other BnB Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Posts: 11,978	Mine had a really low birthweight, then gained in huge leaps and caught up now going really slow

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