I am so glad to see Dr. Gordon's response. The differences for larger babies, between gaining 5-7 ounces a week minimum, and doubling the weight by six months can be large. A ten pound baby who gains 1.5 pounds per month, after the first two weeks, will not double by 4 months or even 6 months. However, an alert, active, happy six-month old who weighs 17 lbs is normal, and no cause for over-reaction to not doubling the birth weight. Just a Zebra (love that term). Thanks, Lu Bush RNC,IBCLC Texas > This may not be a representative sample and will undoubtedly trigger a > spate of responses about babies who were gaining slowly as a sign of some > large problem. I know this happens but it is extraordinarily rare. > Zebras. > > There are multiple sources which talk about the ideal or minimal > daily/weekly/monthly weight gain for a baby. There are BF growth charts > and requests for more growth charts. In my opinion, this is not valuable > data. > > Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP, IBCLC > > *********************************************** *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html