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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What was his percentile? My 6 month old weighs 20lbs, but is 90th percentile. I actually am at a loss for why she weighs so much. She eats the exact same amount as my other babies- 16oz (5oz, 6oz and then a 5oz) during the day at daycare and she sleeps 12 hours at night, so it's not like she eats 24/7. She weighed 8,11 at birth. Totally breastfed. All I can think is that she's getting fattier milk? Or she just turns more of it into fat. I'm interested in it because she's my 3rd exclusively breastfed baby. I am losing weight like crazy though and it wasn't as easy before for me.

Anyways, my pediatrician was pleased at how plump she is. Not one word about it being negative. She's 85% tall and 90% weight. I'm small and petite, but dh is very tall and skinny. My other kids are just like DH. I LOOOOOVE her rolls.

I am surprised a pediatrician would comment on a baby being large... normally they're only concerned with small babies. Toddlers can get big from not eating nutritious food and filling up on snacks and fast food, but not babies. [/quote]

OP here. He is 85th percentile for weight and 81th percentile for height. [/quote]

Then what’s the concern? It’s not like he’s 99/off the chart. I’d get a new ped. [/quote]

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