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[quote=Anonymous]Hi,I gave birth to a baby girl 2 months ago. She was 4 lbs 13 oz at birth. She is now 9 lbs 3 oz, so has caught up well and is healthy and so far hitting all of her milestones. There was no NICU or anything like that, though we did do a 'car seat' challenge. I admit it was a bit freaky at first--she was SO tiny, but everything was fine. In fact, she's kicking her legs and laughing as we speak.

We do not know why she was so small. I am somewhat petite and was not even on the growth charts my first year (but born over 6 lbs and our other child is around 90th percentile). We knew in the 3rd trimester that she would be small but estimated to be larger. I had no health problems during pregnancy except that I had a really bad couple of weeks with stomach flu/bronchitis and did not gain much weight but that is probably not the cause. The placenta looked normal and I didn't have any other medical conditions and was not obese. She might just be constitutionally small.

some preemie clothes and diapers were helpful for the first 2 weeks. THen she was in NB and now is starting to fit some of her 0-3 month clothes. [/quote]

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