https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:23:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2138657 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 15:46:28 +0000 mrsrugbee 2138657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: I think it has more to do with him settling on his curve. 8.5 lb is a decent sized baby at birth. Are you and your DH relatively small people?</p> <p>The other thing to consider is that FF babies tend to be a little slower putting on weight in the beginning but catch up later on as their digestive track matures. As long as he's gaining and is happy, I'd say follow your gut. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2138621 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 15:34:27 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2138621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: My LO was only drinking around 20-22 oz, and my doctor said it was ok. Her weight gain did slow down a bit also, but our ped did not seem concerned at all. </p> <p>@Mrs Green Grass: I didnt know you could add more formula power per oz. Everything I've read said to follow the instructions/measurements. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2138587 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 15:12:14 +0000 littleveesmommy 2138587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1's growth chart looks very similar to yours and @adira and she didn't settle into her growth curve until later. My husband and his entire family are also on the slim side so my pedi chalked it up to genetics too. Maybe the doctor is being overly cautious and just wants to make sure? But based on those numbers and feedings, your lo sounds great to me! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2138253 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 12:29:13 +0000 gingerbebe 2138253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son was/is a slow gainer but he's totally healthy and my doctor is not stressed about it. My son also wouldn't take a drop over 4oz until his 3 month growth spurt and then suddenly took 5oz at a time overnight. We dropped to 6 feedings at that point and it made life easier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2138149 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 11:29:46 +0000 HappyBaker 2138149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone, you have talked me off the freak out ledge and I really appreciate it! </p> <p>I feel like anytime a DR questions whether you are feeding your LO enough I immediately take it super personally / get upset that this is something I am doing wrong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2138145 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 11:27:51 +0000 Adira 2138145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: His numbers look okay to me! But I'm definitely not a doctor. I also wonder if your doctor is looking at the CDC chart instead of the WHO chart, since you mention your LO has only had breast milk up to this point. Breastfed babies grow at a different rate than FF babies, I believe. I think the next few months will be telling, but I would think as long as he's growing and he doesn't seem hungry or dehydrated, etc., then he's probably doing just fine! &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2138110 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 11:09:26 +0000 Truth Bombs 2138110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Geez I think your doctors might be over reacting. He's gaining slowly, but he's gaining. And that ounce intake sounds right on track to me for his age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2138095 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 11:01:53 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2138095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: Like I said, my lo only gained 3/4lb a month! So your lo's stats look pretty good to me. : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2138094 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 11:01:31 +0000 snowjewelz 2138094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Seems pretty okay to me! DD is 4 mo and she's 13 lbs 13 oz. She is now gaining slower than she did before, but our ped said as long as she is going along her curve and is growing proportionately she is fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2138010 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:33:23 +0000 HappyBaker 2138010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Thanks that is really helpful, and your LO's numbers are actually sort of similar to ours, so maybe he is just settling to his curve.</p> <p>Birth - 8lbs 8oz (80%)<br /> 4 Days old - 8lbs 2oz (65%)<br /> 2 weeks - 8lbs 4oz (54%)<br /> 1 month - 9lbs 1oz(33%)<br /> 2 months - 10 12oz (13%)<br /> 3 months - 12lbs 3oz (10%) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2137995 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:26:35 +0000 Adira 2137995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm curious what is considered "enough"? Is your LO actually LOSING weight? Or just gaining weight slowly? Can you give us the numbers?</p> <p>I've heard that babies don't settle onto a growth curve position until around 6 months, and that was definitely true for my eldest. Here was his stats if this helps:</p> <p>Birth: 8 lbs 14 oz (90th percentile)<br /> 3 Days: 7 lbs 15 oz (65th percentile)<br /> 2 Weeks: 8 lbs 14 oz (55th percentile)<br /> 2 Months: 11 lbs 13 oz (40th percentile)<br /> 4 Months: 14 lbs 2 oz (19th percentile)<br /> 6 Months: 16 lbs (16th percentile)</p> <p>And he's consistently been around the 15th percentile since 6 months and he's now 2 years. Hope this helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2137992 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:25:49 +0000 mfa_lady 2137992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice, lady, but thinking of you! Please let us know how the appointment goes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2137987 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:25:07 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2137987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: good luck with the appt! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2137985 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:23:43 +0000 HappyBaker 2137985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: Yea and until very recently it was all BM which I thought they needed less of anyway. We've tried giving him 5oz bottles but then he just ends up spitting up a lot, so I think fortifying what he is already drinking will probably work better if we need to go that route. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2137981 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:21:49 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2137981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: that's actually a pretty decent amount! My Lo took much. They will probably also look into whether there are any issues causing you LO not to absorb all he's eating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2137973 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:19:47 +0000 HappyBaker 2137973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: 24-28 oz, depending on how the feeds end up spacing out. Good to know about the fortifying, that sounds easy to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2137966 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:17:14 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2137966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What's his total intake in the day?</p> <p>The doc will probably have you fortify his feeds. Formula is basically 20 calories an ounce, but you can put in more powder to increase the calories. My LO was on 24 cal feeds forever and when we switched to WCM we (still) add whole milk powder. Because my lo is so small (he was a preemie) we had much more frequent weight checks at the doc, but nothing else really happened since he always gained. When he was little he typically gained 3/4lb a month which is less than average, but it was pretty consistent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-not-gaining-enough-weight-but-otherwise-happy#post-2137956 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:13:12 +0000 HappyBaker 2137956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 3 months old, and we just had a weight check because at his 2 month appointment his growth curve had dropped too much. The weight check was just with a nurse so we literally just went in, had him weighed, and left. I just got a call that the DR now wants to meet next week because he has dropped even further and she is concerned.</p> <p>He has been bottle fed pumped milk since 2 weeks old, and we are switching to 100% formula within the next few weeks (unrelated to this issue, I had decided to stop pumping because I wasn't producing enough / hated it!). </p> <p>Other than the weight gain issue he is an incredibly happy, easygoing baby. He is sleeping and eating great, and is very social / trying to grab things / etc as he should be. </p> <p>Does anyone else have experience with this / advice on what I can expect? He is drinking 4oz every 3 hours during the day and has no problems with reflux or anything like that. He really seems fine he just isn't gaining enough! </p>