The example below of Teresa's daughter reminds me of the old vs new weight
charts and of our "common" advice that baby should double birth weight by
4-6 mos and triple by a year. Maybe that is also based primarily on formula
fed babies. I have seen many breast-only babies double by 4 mos, but we may
need to rethink the "triple by a year" portion. From many posts on L'net
over the years, it is clear that a great many breastfed babies are not
reaching the "triple by a year" milestone. Perhaps because it's not
"normal"?

Admittedly, I have not reviewed the new charts based on BMI to see if the
numbers still match the "double-triple" theory or if they point to a
different conclusion of normal weight gain by a year.

Does anyone familiar with the new growth charts have observations on this?

Thanks.
Phyllis

> Re: the 9 month old who has stopped gaining weight. My daughter, who
weighed
> 8 pounds at birth, weighed 17 pounds at a year. Now that was a child who
> REALLY dropped through the percentiles. She was still almost exclusively
> breastfed at 12 months, eating just a tiny amount of solids. She was
bright,
> active, met all the milestones (walked at 9 months) and was just fine.
Today
> she is 5'2" and very slender and fine-boned.

> Teresa Pitman


--- Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC
--- Glendale, AZ, USA
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