https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:12:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-638440 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:48:33 +0000 Pink Champagne 638440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were 8th percentile for weight at our 6 month appointment, but 55th for height and 88th for head circumference. So, I have a long, skinny baby with a ginormous head, haha.<br /> I'm not worried. DH is super lean, so I assume he takes after him, plus he was 3 weeks early so I try to not compare him too much to his baby friends. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-638385 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:33:07 +0000 meganmp 638385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD wasn't premie, but she wasn't on the charts until her 2 month check- now she's in the 1st percentile for weight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-638344 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:56:50 +0000 Mommy Finger 638344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>N is usually in the 75-85% for height but only 25% for weight. I never thought I would have a long and lean baby. His daddy and I wouldn't be considered that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-638317 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:37:04 +0000 littlek 638317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>B was a preemie and not on the charts till our 3 month drs appt. he is 5th percentile for weight and 15 th percentile for height and head. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-638299 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:25:15 +0000 birdofafeather 638299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R is in the 40s for weight, but 90s for length! She takes after her dad, not me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629843 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:21:21 +0000 winniebee 629843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When T was born he wasn't even on the charts for height and weight. Was born 5 lb 5 oz and 17.5 inches and was only 10 days early. My husband and I were similarly sized at birth, so I wasn't totally surprised.</p> <p>At almost 10 months he's shy of 17 lbs and is 27 inches. 5th percentile for weight and 10th for height (and his head has always been somewhere around 25%). I'm not concerned as he has grown SO much since birth and has remained on a good curve....and he has a crazy metabolism. He is a small baby, but not skinny - he's pretty solid. He could not possibly eat much more than he does. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629841 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:20:55 +0000 Rubies 629841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not so much in weight but definitely for height. My LO is a shrimp! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629838 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:17:43 +0000 hilsy85 629838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo was in the 40th percentile for weight at 1 and 2 months but dropped to 15th percentile at 4 months. He's in 71st for height though--tall and skinny! I bought a baby scale because I was so worried about his weight gain (obsessive much, lol). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629825 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:06:07 +0000 Weagle 629825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was born average for height and weight, but now she's in the 10th for weight, 20th for head, and 65th for height. I'm not concerned though. We were small babies, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629606 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:51:56 +0000 aMohror 629606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rrachael: I always wonder the same thing about my little one. She was born one day shy of 40 weeks at 6 lbs 5 oz but lost 10% of her weight in just a few days. She's 7 months old now and just this past Wednesday only weighed 12lbs 15oz. I try not to worry but it's hard! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629597 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:48:10 +0000 aMohror 629597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: You definitely aren't the only one! I swear babies are so big now that when you have an average size baby they look small!<br /> My LO is super small. She has been staying right under the 3rd percentile for weight, 5th for height and 9th for head circumference. She doesn't eat very much so we have been battling with that but she's still steadily growing (slowly) under that 3rd percentile! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629596 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:46:56 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 629596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo is a preemie and is unsurprisingly small for his adjusted age. He's in the 5th %ile for weight and around 15th for height and head. I do worry about him "falling off the chart," but for now he's doing fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629573 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:33:19 +0000 twoofeverything 629573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Me! Mine were preemies and were in the 1st and 2nd percentiles when they were first born. They have actually gained a lot since then.<br /> Don't freak out about it! I did and started obsessively weighing them every day. Not worth the worry. Your LO will be fine, I promise! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629566 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:29:51 +0000 rrachael 629566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was tiny when she came out ... just over 5lbs {&lt;2%} She was full term and have no idea why she's so tiny ... I'm always feeling like I need to catch her up. Now at three months she's in the 15th percentile for weight and 4th percentile for height. I know a lactation consultant though who constantly tells me not to worry about percentiles and just look for steady gain ... so I try to remind myself that even though it's hard! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629551 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:16:30 +0000 pinkcupcake 629551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo was born at the 50th percentile for weight and around 80ish for height. She's a long and lean kiddo - at one year, she was in the 10-15th for weight and 50th for height. Her head has always remained steady at 50th. </p> <p>I'm constantly trying to fatten her up but no luck :( I think she may have finally hit 18lbs now at almost 13 months - so excited to see the scale move :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629550 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:13:38 +0000 wheres_c 629550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>B was in the 7th percentile! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629527 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:46:01 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 629527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sunny is 15th for weight and 50th for height and Ria is currently 25th for weight and 50th for height, although she was 25th and 90th for a bit. Like Olive, skinny jeans are baggy on her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629525 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:44:59 +0000 ladyfingers 629525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was in the 35th percentile when born and now is 45. He's filling out but he's not overly huge! Of course to me he's already way too big, we've had to pack up his newborn clothes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629521 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:41:09 +0000 Mrs. Bee 629521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Olive is 75th for height and 3rd for weight. Skinny jeans are loose on her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629517 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:38:26 +0000 travelgirl1 629517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: That's the funny thing for us, because she's wearing her harness for treatment, she actually has to wear clothes that are much too big for her, they absolutely drown her. She's such a tiny little thing : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629516 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:36:21 +0000 MaisyMay 629516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was in the 49th percentile for height and weight at her 2 week appt. At her 2 month appt, she had mushroomed up to the 85 percentile for both. I'm actually hoping her growth has slowed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629565 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:28:56 +0000 lemong 629565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 6 months, LO was 10th percentile for weight and 16th for height. So she's a peanut, but she's still on her growth curve, so I'm not worried. And because she's small, she stays in her clothes longer - she can still wear some 3 month onesies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629481 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:17:32 +0000 photojane 629481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: S has the best chubby chipmunk cheeks but that's the only chubby thing on her! I look at my baby pictures &amp; I was all rolls from the beginning (I was born bigger than she is now!). She's so skinny I can't believe she's my kid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629473 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:12:17 +0000 MsInformation 629473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was diagnosed with IUGR and LO was considered SGA as well; she was born 5 lbs 15 ounces. (I also suffer from overuse of acronyms, apparently.) She's now 12 weeks and has gained weight at a good rate, but she's still in the 2nd percentile. It's just genetics, as I am under 5 feet myself (DH is 5'8" with a slim build). A pathologist examined my placenta after LO's birth and didn't find anything that would otherwise explain LO's size. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629452 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:03:54 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 629452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One tiny and one big. 4th for height and 95th for height) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629451 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:02:49 +0000 runsyellowlites 629451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: SGA is "Small for Gestational Age". I went 12 days over but was never diagnosed with IUGR because I never measured behind. So at almost 42 weeks P weighed 6lb 1oz &amp; had a head circumference of 12in. For a 40 weeks baby that seems just a bit on the small side but at 41+5 that under the 3rd %. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629374 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:33:10 +0000 sera_87 629374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is teensy. He's in the 15% for weight at his 6 month (which is actually 6.5). But he's always been around that percentile and is still gaining so *shrug*. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629368 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:31:20 +0000 matador84 629368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: what is SGA? was your LO born early?<br /> @photojane: DS was 50% around the same time and started to get chubby around the two month mark. now he's just long and lean, but still has little chubby cheeks. he just isn't as big as some of his daycare friends!<br /> @travelgirl1 DS is wearing 3-6 month still and size 2 diapers, and i'm pretty sure he will be for a while! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629366 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:30:38 +0000 anbanan15 629366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was born at the 52nd for weight, but very quickly shot up to between the 80-90th and more recently has been dropping to around the 70th. However, for height he was born at the 97th and has steadily been declining on the charts and at last measurement (18 mo) he was in the 15th. He is still growing overall, just very slowly. His head circ. has remained right in the middle. </p> <p>He doesn't appear small by his weight standards but he seems so short to me. We were at the park today and he was by far the shortest kid around for his age. Delayed growth does run in my side of the family and my MIL is also really small. I hope DS didn't get the short genes! He's cute now being little but as an adult I want him to at least be average! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-little-baby#post-629362 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:28:54 +0000 travelgirl1 629362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A is tiny! She's tall but very petite. It's hard because I constantly feel like I need to fatten her up but baby girl just won't be fattened! </p>