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amother
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 Tue, Mar 13 2012, 8:33 am
my 5 week old was born very big - and he didn't gain much wait.
the dr. is concerned and did blood tests and is sending me to get a echo tomorrow - the dr. felt maybe he heard a small murmer
I'm not so concerned - is there reason to be ? do I have to worry about the lack of weight gain?
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anonymrs
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Tue, Mar 13 2012, 9:00 am
I didnt want to read and not post so just want to say that I hope everything is ok.
Are you sure that he is eating enough? Is he nursing or bottle-fed? Also, sometimes big babies lose a bunch and then gain really slowly. My dd was born 8 lb 4 oz and did not get back to her birthweight until she was 2 months old. I have no idea why she was born big but now, at 14 months she weighs 15.5 pounds, which is completely off the chart.
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amother
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Tue, Mar 13 2012, 9:18 am
| Quote: | I didnt want to read and not post so just want to say that I hope everything is ok.
Are you sure that he is eating enough? Is he nursing or bottle-fed? Also, sometimes big babies lose a bunch and then gain really slowly. My dd was born 8 lb 4 oz and did not get back to her birthweight until she was 2 months old. I have no idea why she was born big but now, at 14 months she weighs 15.5 pounds, which is completely off the chart. |
thanks he is nursing with an occasional bottle but now I will add more bottles. I do think it's just that he was so big and I'm not so concerned as a mother I feel he's healthy and he doesn't seem sick b'h.
I will do the followups the dr wants and will continue to bring him to be weighed.
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