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My daughter was born pretty big- 8Ibs. 9oz 21.5 inches long. Now she's 6 months old weighing in at 20Ibs and 28.5 inches long! She's wearing 6-9 months and almost growing out of them.
I just don't see how she is so chunky when she only eats 26-28oz of formula a day! Sometimes less! I figured she'd slow down in weight, but she isn't at all. 
Should I be concerned that she is so big? FTM here and everyone makes fun of me and her for her being so chunky so it's really getting to me.

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My daughter is almost exactly the same, 20 lbs and 28 inches at 6 months. And she eats even less than yours! I'm thrilled if I can get her to eat 24 oz in a day. (She used to have a bigger appetite but it dropped off around 5.5 months) She's wearing mostly 12mo clothes now, mainly because most of her stuff is Carter's and they run small.

Anyway, don't worry about it. People are always amazed at her size, because she's literally bigger than almost every other baby we know under the age of 1. They think she's older and expect her to be able to do things she can't do yet. But she's fine. She's healthy. It all evens out in the end. I haven't found anything to indicate that a large baby automatically becomes a large child or large adult. Sooner or later, your baby's growth will level off a bit, and other babies will catch up.

If people give you a hard time, just say "She's healthy and happy and I love her just the way she is." :) Big babies are so much fun to snuggle!

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Same here! He was 9lbs 7oz and now at almost 7 months he's 21 lbs and 27 in. He eats 3-4 oz at a time. You'd think it was double that!

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