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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP--what was the birth weight? As a PP hints at that would seem more relevant to whether the weight gain is too much (and perhaps an indication of a metabolic issue) than just the weight taken out of context. The rule of thumb I was given (actually to ensure enough weight was gained) was double the birth weight at six months and triple at one year.[/quote]

Birth weight was 7 lbs 3oz[/quote]

Wow, sounds like a metabolic issue. I would get this kid to a pediatric GI, stat.[/quote]

I don't know.  My boys grew incredibly fast in the first couple of months - they are preteen/teen now and tall but healthy weights.  I don't remember exact numbers now but I'm about positive that they had more than doubled their birth weights well before their 6 month check ups.  And they were not "fat" babies at all.

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16 lbs is well above the 99th percentile for weight at 2 months. The pediatrician is right to be worried.

Doubling by 6 months is a LOT different than more than doubling by 2 months.[/quote]

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