Weight ?

My baby girl has her 4 month check up on Friday and I am concerned that she isn’t in her weight limit! She weighs only 12lb. She doesn’t look like she is underweight should I be worried ? She is hitting all her milestones.
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My daughter was 11.3lbs at 4months. You don't need to be worried. Also she is cute.

What did the doctors say when she went to her last check up

Sometimes they loose weight

No worries, just wait for her appointment, all babies are different, and everything has a solution:)

@Alanis last appointment she said she isn’t concerned that she is probably a small child. She is only breastfeed and I want to keep it that way but if the doctor is concerned I’ll have to do formula and I really don’t want to in my house everyone is always sick and breastmilk helps her not to

How many ounces does she eat and yeah, just try your best to to give her breast milk as much as you can because it is better for them to drink breastmilk so they don’t get as sick

Doesn't look underweight! Some babies are small, some are big. They will sorry if they aren't following their weight curve as they grow. Mine went from like the 45th percentile to like the 30th and they aren't really worried. All that being said, if you are struggling to feed them or they are throwing up... Those might make weight gain a challenge and you should talk to your pediatrician. (My first had a problem with cow milk and his formula and it was making it hard for him to keep his milk down. My second we are starting reflux medicine)

I also want to point out that she is wearing 3-6m clothing

Mine is 13… google says should be 14. She has bit all milestones she can hit at their earliest… rolling both ways, holding head up. Sleeps 12 hours through the night.. she doesn’t want more than 26 oz a day… I think your ok

@Lauren my baby isn’t fully rolling on both ways but she is great holding head up and playing with her toys by grabbing it.

Yeah it can be anywhere between 4-7 months that they do it.. honestly at like 3.5 months one day she just kinda did it… she could never go the other way.. then stopped a few days ago then out of nowhere today rolled on the other side- but then like didn’t start grabbing toys till last week so… they are all different - I mean ask your ped but if she’s growing I’m sure she’s okay

I really wouldn’t worry. My friend has a daughter the same age as my 3 y/o. She’s on the smaller side and is just able to fit 2T clothing at 3 years old. My daughter wears 3T-4T. The difference between them is my daughter went through an almost 2 year period of not wanting to eat most meals I gave her and just survived on snacks all day( completely normal toddler faze) while my friends daughter would eat EVERYTHING. She has a major appetite yet is much smaller than my daughter. Some babies are just smaller for no reason in particular. I would not stress yourself out and to just wait to see what the pediatrician has to say.

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