So I've heard conflicting things - some people have said that a baby's weight should double by 4 months, some say 6. What have you need told?
Also did your little one meet that milestone? My son is 3 months and he is nowhere near double 
I'm stressing that he won't meet the milestone. He is EBF and as far as I know I have no supply issues. He feeds quickly, one side per feed. Feeds about once every 2 or 3 hours during the day, and usually does a 6-8 hour stretch every night.
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Oh geez. Mine finally doubled between 7-8 months. If he's gaining and staying on his growth curve, he's fine. The ped didn't mention doubling birth weight as a milestone at all.
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My LO is almost 7 months and he hasn't doubled birth weight yet. He was born at nearly 9lbs and he's 16lbs now. Our ped isn't concerned at all.
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6 months for my LO. I actually never heard that from anywhere but here. My pediatrician never brought it up but focused on her curve instead.
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5 months for LO 2. My Dr. never brought it up.
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I think the conventional wisdom is to double weight by 6 mos and triple by a year. However, this is not a hard and fast thing like the need to gain back birth weight at 2 weeks so I would try not to stress about it.
My LO did not meet either of those milestones and the doc was never concerned as long as she was progressing. If you have a hard time with you doc, there is some good info on kelly mom about weight for EBF babies being different than formula ones. Good luck !
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DD had more than doubled at her 4-month checkup, but she was a peanut when she was born and chunked up quickly.
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I heard that it was 6 months...LO was born 6lbs 12oz and was 14lbs by 6 months so she just made it.
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DS had doubled before his 4 month but he also ate all the time and my Dr even wanted us to stop feeding him during the night at 4 month because of his size (we didn't listen though).
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I had heard 5mos. My son was at 185% of his birth weight at his 3mo checkup. He needs another 1lb5oz to get to 2x so will likely reach that by 4mos.
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I don't remember, I think between 4-5months. But he exactly tripled his weight at one year and I mentioned it to the doctor and she was like, oh really? I didn't even notice. She was focused more on his growth curve. There are so many other indicators of if your baby is gaining enough weight.
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I heard six months, triple by one year. DD doubled by 5, but still at almost 13 months hasn't tripled. I think though that rule is more of a guideline.
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I've heard double by 4-6 months, triple by a year. DD doubled at nine months and might triple by two years. Our doc isn't worried, she started off enormous, he'd have been worried if she weighed 30 pounds at a year.
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both doubled by 6 months
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DS was a little peanut at birth (6 lb 3 oz) so he had doubled by 3 months
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Around 9 months she doubled. At 15 months, (weight check tomorrow) she still hasn't tripled.
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Do doctors even follow this rule anymore? Ours never mentioned it.
Like @Smurfette: Xander doubled around 9 months and at 15 months, he hasn't tripled yet. Our pediatrician's not concerned and neither am I!
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My doctor mentioned that at my LOs birth weight, she'd like her to be double by 4 months. She just barely made it. She's not quite triple her birthweight at 11 months. Triple would be 19 lbs, 10 oz and she's about 19 lbs. She's been sick a lot, so I don't know that she'll be up another 10 oz in a month.
I think this really depends on birth weight.
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DS doubled his weight pretty early on, but that's because he was an IUGR baby and came out 4lbs 13oz! Compared to his peers in height and weight, he's barely hanging on at the 2 percentile. However, he's healthy and growing so neither I or the pediatrician are concerned. Kids grow at their own pace like how they learn at their own pace. I'm sure your pediatrician will bring it up if it's a concern.
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LO was born 7 lb 12 oz. She lost more than a lb in the first few days but then we supplemented and she got back on track. At her 4 month appt she was 14 lb 3 oz, so almost doubled. At a sick visit at 4 month +16 days, she was 15 lb 5 oz. By her 6 month appt she was 16 lb 13 oz. She's pretty much been in the 40th-65th percentile so basically average.
I've never heard this standard though. So I think I would rely more on what the ped says about LO's weight than anything. They've never been concerned (except the intial scare that we "fixed") so I haven't been either.
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My doc said around 6 months, due to eating issues she didn't double until right before her first birthday. Granted she was 8 lbs 10 oz when she was born.
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@oliviaoblivia: thinking of your DD as enormous has me LOL. I dunno why that is just making me chuckle!! (Maybe because she is just SOOOO cute!)
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