Reding this:

> Skin color good / pink.
> Eyes big & bright. Sociable. Responsive. Smiling. Meeting other
> developmental milestones. Fat padded marshmallow (texture, not color) skin
> all over. No bones visible at joints. He is into pitstop nursings. He has 6
> teeth & I believe he is working on the next pair. He can hold himself
> upright on his feet while holding onto mom's fingers with very little hip
> wobble.
>
> Mom says in the last month he has been nursing "all the time". He used to
> sleep thru the night (8-10 hrs) but now wakes up about 2x night to nurse or
> eat.

I'd say: here's a little man working incredibly hard on getting forwards in
the world, using all of his resources for development (re mom head is growing,
too!), leaving nothing, at this time, for body mass growth.
He'll catch up with that later. He doesn't look skinny or weak.

Warmly greeting,

Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC, LLLL
Germany - The Netherlands

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