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How much did/does your infant gain per week being EBF?

post #1 of 8
8/6/09 at 4:31pm
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Just curious on what babies do. I'm sure there will be differences in either direction. My 11 wk old has been gaining a 1/2 lb a week since he was born. I wonder when the weight gain slows down?
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post #2 of 8
8/6/09 at 5:09pm
DD (5.5 mos.) is just the opposite. She was slow to gain initially but now is growing like a weed. A 20th percentile weed, but a weed nonetheless. I'd be interested to know whether there is a general pattern though....
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post #3 of 8
8/6/09 at 6:10pm
Your LO's weight gain is well within the average for EBF babies.
According to Kellymom, average weight gain ranges from 5 to 8.5 oz a week up to four months, 3.25 to 5 oz a week from 4 to 6 months and 1.75 to 4 oz a week from 6 to 12 months. The average BF baby doubles birth weight by 3 to 4 months and triples by age one.
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post #4 of 8
8/6/09 at 7:26pm
DS had a ridiculous weight gain. Born at 5lb 10oz, he weighed 9 pounds three weeks later. At two months he weighed 15 pounds. At 4 months, he weight 20 pounds. Now nearly 1 year old he weighs 27 pounds. He was EBF til 9 months, when he started to eat some solids.
He still gets about 80-90% (different from day to day) of his calories from breastmilk.
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post #5 of 8
8/6/09 at 8:01pm
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Originally Posted by nia82 View Post
DS had a ridiculous weight gain. Born at 5lb 10oz, he weighed 9 pounds three weeks later. At two months he weighed 15 pounds. At 4 months, he weight 20 pounds. Now nearly 1 year old he weighs 27 pounds. He was EBF til 9 months, when he started to eat some solids.
He still gets about 80-90% (different from day to day) of his calories from breastmilk.
Wow! Sure he is a baby and not a calf? lol Way to grow little boy!!!
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post #6 of 8
8/6/09 at 8:09pm
my dr told me about an oz a day until he's about 3-4 mo, then it slows down... now my son is 6 mo and between 5 mo and now he gained a little over a pound.
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post #7 of 8
8/6/09 at 9:25pm
Mine was up to 5 lbs a month for a while, and now has slowed to 1-2 lbs a month at almost 10 months. He is a giant baby though-31.5 lbs at almost 10 months.
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post #8 of 8
8/6/09 at 10:29pm
Ds gained about 3lbs a month for the first 6 months & has since slowed down to less than a lb a month.
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