So our son was born 20 Sept, going on 4 weeks now and we went for 4 week weigh in etc today. So figures are as follows, I’ve converted to imperial as I see most data shared that way;

9.5 lb - birth weight

8.5 lb - leaving hospital 3 days later after CSec

9.1 lb - 2 week check in

12.3 lb - today

So 2.8 pound increase since birth and 3.2 lb increase last 2 weeks.

Starting length was 19.8 inch and today measured as 22.8 inch. So 3 inch gain in 4 weeks.

He has a chubby little face, but he’s had that since birth and he looks like any other baby. Cute as hell.

No excess fat. My wife did not have any medical issues during the pregnancy. No diabetes etc. He grew rapidly in the final 2 months, so much so that the Dr re-ordered the glucose diabetes test to make sure. Clean bill of health.

He eats quite a lot, we think. Avg of 7 feeds per day. Alternating 3 breast feeds with 1 formula feed. 1 breast milk feed comes from bottle. Bottle feeds at the moment equals about 5 ounces. He feeds on demand and is regular every 3 to 4 hours. He sleeps well and very sound. When he is awake his eyes roam all over the place and he seems curious. Neck can already support his head fully.

Lots of pee diapers and regular poo diapers. Colour and consistency in line with what everyone advises it should be. Wind passes as one would expect. No issues there.

So all in all a happy, healthy, growing baby. And a happy healthy shrinking 😉 momma.

And this nurse, this morning, tells us that we should cut back on the food as he is growing to quickly. Which pissed me off no-end because she based her “diagnosis” on nothing but broad generalizations and opinion.

We have the 6 week appointment with the pediatrician in 2 weeks where we’ll get a proper opinion. In the mean time, I am curious about the experience of parents of other larger than average babies. You also see fast growth? I know all babies are unique and you cannot compare, but I’m curious if you also see faster than “normal” growth.