Any body else with small babies?

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So my baby was born 6 pounds even. Came home weighing 5 pounds 10 ounces. We just had her 2 month well check today. She is 8 pounds 12 ounces  ( 8th percentile) and 23 and a half inches ( 12th percentile.) Her doctor says she is small but growing great. But still I worry cause babies born after her ( due 1/7/17 born 12/27/16) are bigger much bigger than her. She still looks like she was born a week ago.. My two oldest kids have always been in at least the 40th percentile. So this is all so new too me.

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My LO was in the bottom 16 percentile for weight at her two month check up.  She has gained just once ounce shy of 4 pounds since being discharged from the hospital.  She is just my petite little girl.

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My LO was born at 5 lb 8 oz, discharged at 5 lb 3 oz, back up to 5 lb 5 oz on Day 5, then 7 lb 11 oz at his one month. Here in this pic at 7 weeks he was finally starting to outgrow newborn sizes as you can see his feet are somewhat constrained. I estimate he's about 9.5 lbs now  but interested to see what doctor says at his 2 month Checkup on Monday. He was in the 3rd percentile before. Last appointment he said just keep doing what we were doing because he was growing and just started small because I have high blood pressure and he was measuring small starting at week 30 and was 15 days early.

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My daughter was born 41 wks at 8.4lbs and weighed just shy of 10lbs at 1 month. I am doing the exact same with this little girl as like my first. But my first was born smaller and gained slower. All babies are different, as she's gaining weight and healthy try not to worry as much. My second child is just a beast- we literally call her the beast lol. She's been in 3 month clothing since like 2 weeks old.

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I have a little as well. She was born in the 10th percentile and is in the 23rd now. Growing like crazy though, but still in newborn sizes at 6 weeks

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My friend just as her son last week and he was 10lb 3oz! My baby was half a pound less than that and she was about 7 weeks at the time. All babies are different and it's difficult to not compare your baby to another but your baby is gaining weight and that's what matters! 😊💕

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My daughter was born weighing 6lbs 3 oz dropped to 5lbs 13 oz when going home. 2 day check up was back to 6lbs. At 1 month she was 7lbs 8 8oz. She was 21 inches long at birth.
She is 1 month 7 days and people sti'll seemed shocked that I say shes that old. People say she only looks a couple says old.

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My daughter was born at 6lb 3oz, in the 10th percentile. We haven't had her 2 month checkup yet, but as long as she is gaining weight and doing well, there would be now reason for concern. Growing up I was always tiny and in the bottom percentiles and never had any issues :)

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I worry about this same thing. My Lo was born Jan 12 and weighed 7lbs 7 oz and the next day dropped to 7lbs 3 oz. As of Feb 15th, she weighed 8lbs 8 oz. I feel she is so small and I EBF her too. I read on here the some breastfed babies gain 3-4 lbs in the first month and it makes me worry that something is wrong with my milk but the doctor wasn't concerned.

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My son was born 5 lbs 4.5 oz. he weighed 5 lbs 1 oz at his first checkup after coming home and ten days later weighed 5 lbs 10 oz. he is still a little guy but the dr said he was gaining weight good and to just feed him whenever he's hungry. Your little one is adorable by the way

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