how much weight should your baby gain?

[charlotteheys85]

Whn boobie feeding, on average how much weight should your LO gain, per week? xx

 

[keli]

Not too sure if there is an average. all babies are different. Luckliy Cooper gained right from the start. I was never really that bothered about going getting him weight becos i knew he was fine.. bright, alert had wet/poo nappies xx Just found my red book and at birth Coop was 3.68 kg then at a wk old 3.76 kg then 2wk old he was 3.90kg not to sure what in lbs as they haven't filled it in

 

[Bee]

I don't think there is an average either

Finlay lost weight, but some back on, lost again and then gained from then on but it was completely random.

 

[Bloom]

Its an impossible question to answer as it depends on the baby and how old they are. I found DD gained weight quite quickly in the first 6 weeks or so then it really really slowed down to the point i was getting her weighed every week as she was only gaining about 1oz a week.

 

[lisa282]

As everyone else has said, its a really random answer, kinda like a piece of string! My son gained really quickly right from the off, anything from 7oz to 1lb a week but then he did feed constantly for the first 8 weeks!! My daughter on the other hand, had a steady gain of about 6oz a week for the first 6 weeks but since then has tapered off and in the last 4 weeks has only been gaining about 4oz a week and dropped down a couple of centiles. My HV keeps hassling me to keep an eye on it and try to get more milk in her - top-ups of formula no less! - but im not worried, she is perfectly healthy and we will carry on as we are!