https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:14:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-weight-did-lo-gain-in-first-2-weeks#post-160126 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:02:59 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 160126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We weren't back up to birth weight by 2w and were put on a failure to thrive watch, which was very stressful. If I recall, the guidelines for breastfed babies is an ounce a day at that point. I believe it's a little more for FF. Sounds like your little one is right on track and perfectly healthy. Congratulations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-weight-did-lo-gain-in-first-2-weeks#post-160107 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:47:03 +0000 chopsuey 160107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was 8lbs 1 ounce when she was born. At her 2 week she was 8lbs 13 ounces! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-weight-did-lo-gain-in-first-2-weeks#post-160043 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:24:27 +0000 mrstilly 160043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was born 10lbs. 9oz. He dropped 8oz in the first two days, before he started putting weight back on. At his 2 week appointment, he weighed 11lbs. 4oz. </p> <p>It sounds like your LO is right on track. Watch for his cues and just feed him when he's hungry. You really can't over feed a newborn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-weight-did-lo-gain-in-first-2-weeks#post-160039 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:20:11 +0000 Mrsbells 160039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby was 6lbs 9oz at birth, when we left the hospital she was 6lbs 8oz and by the end if the first week she weighed 7lbs. we went back for an appointment 2 weeks later and she weighed 8lbs 4oz. I wasnt surprised since she nurses a lot </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-weight-did-lo-gain-in-first-2-weeks#post-160010 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:03:29 +0000 mrsjazz 160010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was born at 6lbs. 11oz. She lost one ounce in the hospital. At one week she weighed 6lbs. 14oz. At two weeks she was 7lbs. 11 oz.! The doctor assured us it was normal and all that cluster feeding she had been doing made sense. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-weight-did-lo-gain-in-first-2-weeks#post-159944 Wed, 16 May 2012 07:55:39 +0000 cvbee 159944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>babies grow at dif rates</p> <p>my LO had a huge growth spurt at 2 weeks<br /> birth: 7-15<br /> day 4: 7-4<br /> 1.5 weeks: 7-9<br /> 2.5 weeks 8-10</p> <p>a whole pound in one week! and that was breastfed.<br /> your baby is doing whatever he/she needs to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-weight-did-lo-gain-in-first-2-weeks#post-159936 Wed, 16 May 2012 07:53:16 +0000 Sammyfab 159936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was born at 6lbs 9oz, left the hospital 2 days later at 6lbs 3oz. We had milk supply / nipple shield issues and he was 6lbs 2oz at 12 days. Once we started bottle / tube feeding and supplementing when needed he started gaining weight like crazy...up at 1 lb a week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-weight-did-lo-gain-in-first-2-weeks#post-159910 Wed, 16 May 2012 07:33:52 +0000 Rubies 159910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO lost a LOT of weight...</p> <p>She was born 7lbs, 6 oz...And almost lost an entire pound by the time she was 4 days old (my milk hadn't come in, and she didn't latch). At the two-week mark, she was finally back to her birth weight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-weight-did-lo-gain-in-first-2-weeks#post-159893 Wed, 16 May 2012 07:11:18 +0000 autumnlove 159893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was 8lbs, 1 oz at birth. She dropped to 7lbs, 5 oz when we left the hospital. I started supplementing with formula until my milk came in (9 days post partum)and she was 8lbs, 5 oz at her 2 week checkup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-weight-did-lo-gain-in-first-2-weeks#post-159876 Wed, 16 May 2012 05:43:00 +0000 loveisstrange 159876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO wasn't even quite back to birth weight at 2 1/2 weeks old at her first appointment. She was born at 10lbs 8oz, left the hospital at 9lbs 11oz (at 5 days old) and weighed 10lbs 7oz at that appointment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-weight-did-lo-gain-in-first-2-weeks#post-159859 Wed, 16 May 2012 03:06:02 +0000 GrapeCrush 159859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When DS was born he weighed 7lb 12oz. When we left the hospital he was at 7lb 4oz. At his first doctors appointment last Tuesday he was 7lb 6oz. Yesterday he had his 2 week weight check and weighed in at 8lb 4oz! I thought it was a lot of weight to gain in a week, but the nurse and doctor said he's fine with what he gained. I asked if we were over feeding him(he gets 2 1/2-3oz every 3 hrs or so) the nurse said its hard to over feed them at this age because they'll just spit up what they don't want and he's not spitting up his formula. </p> <p>I'm just probably being a crazy person, but usually I hear moms worry about how much weight their LO isn't gaining and I'm worried about the opposite. Is this a fairly normal weight gain for 2 weeks? (BTW, they didn't measure him, so im not sure of his length to see if he grew that way) </p>