5 month check in

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5 months already??!

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Anything I forgot: 

[Deleted]

Weight: somewhere in the neighbourhood of 14 lbs.
Height: 27 inches
Vaccines: no appointment this month.
Concerns: Just that she's so tiny. She gains about a lb a month and she's almost completely on formula. And now she's getting constipated without the breastmilk.
Anything I forgot: Finally in 3-6 month cloths! Size 2 diapers. But 12-24 month hats. Big noggin.

[hikingmama222]

Weight: probably a little shy of 15 lbs. He was 14 lbs 7 oz on the 1st.
Height: 26 inches
Vaccines: no appt this month
Concerns: none really. His sleep is still shit but we're just rolling with it
Mostly 3-6 month clothes, just pulled out some 9 month and 6-12 month tops and onesies. He's got a big head and long torso. Size 2 diapers.

[adouces06]

Weight: I am going to guess 14-15 lbs??
Height: 26 inches?
Vaccines: no appt until the end of the month
Concerns: I don't think any? I am always concerned she isn't eating enough since she only BFs for 5-10 min, but she is growing fine and gaining weight.
Consistently fitting in 6m clothes but they can be a little wide on her since she is long and skinny. We sized up to size 3 diapers and they fit much better. Still has hair that sticks straight up. DS had it too, and his fell on DS it got a certain length. I think we might almost be there with DD's hair, which makes me sad. I love her crazy hair!

[macaronmama]

Weight: Gonna guess between 16-17 lbs.
Height: Probably 26" at this point.
Vaccines: No appt til April.
Concerns: Kid doesn't have many BMs. This concerns his DCP more than me, as I know it's common with EBF babies. Still, his farts are stank.
Anything I forgot: Seems sleep training is panning out. A little worried about how our week-long trip to Indiana for Persian New Year is gonna affect the schedule, though.

[jwinct]

macaronmama - I don't think his farts should smell that bad and I'm not a doctor, but I feel like it's an indication that something in your diet is causing the bacteria is his gut to be off. DS's farts were horrible smelling in the beginning and we switched to a lactose-free formula and it cleared the problem up. I'm not saying that's the problem, but I'd want to look into that a little bit if it were me.

We didn't have a 5 month appointment. DS's 6 month appointment is on the 31st. I'm so curious to find out his stats because I feel like he got huge in a very short amount of time.

[macaronmama]

jwinct, I'm stopped eating my lactation cookies and that seems to have helped. He's definitely less gassy than he was. If it continues, I'm cutting out cheese and dairy next.

[danizee]

macaronmama I know this is anecdotal but all EBF:
my first kiddo had a dairy intolerance diagnosed by blood in his stool. He never had stinky farts but had daily BMs.
My nephew who is a few months younger than DS only had a BM every 7 days on average. He went 11 days one time. His farts would clear a room
DD poops about every 2-3 days and also has stinky farts. Maybe it has something to do with small amounts of BM sitting around in their intestines? Who knows but it totally makes sense to me.

That was a lot of poo and fart talk 😳

[britta]

5 months today!! (3/14)

Weight: 16lbs exactly, per our home scale
Height: 26", I'd guess
Vaccines: Next month
Concerns: The tear duct in his right eye is still blocked. Even MH is no longer optimistic that it'll clear on its own. We still have awhile before our pedi will refer us to Peds Ophthalmology though, so for now it's lots of wiping and blotting. I'm hopeful we can talk about weaning/stopping his Prilosec next month. I missed a day a week or so ago and he seemed to do ok, pain-wise. He does still spit up, which wasn't really the reason he was put on it anyway.
Anything I forgot: 6/6-9 month clothes, size 3 diapers

[saraml13]

Weight: close to 18lbs I think
Height: about 28"
Vaccines: none this month
Concerns:
Anything I forgot: Starting to roll back-to-front. Close to being able to sit without assistance. Growing out of 9M clothes and partly in 12M.

[ksyknelvr73]

Weight: I am guessing close to 18 lbs, she was 16 1/2 at her 4 month.
Height: She was 26" at the 4 month...so maybe another inch, possibly?
Vaccines: None til next appt.
Concerns: None really.
Anything I forgot: She is in 6 month clothing, sometimes a 6-9 outfit will work, size 3 diapers. She has been rolling a lot more lately. I am working with her on trying to sit up unassisted and also on trying to get her to hold her own bottle. No rush, but it'd be nice.

[smallpotato]

Weight: 15 pounds 12 ounces per our home scale on Tuesday
Height: I would guess somewhere between 25-26 inches
Vaccines: none until his 6 month visit
Concerns: I hope the stomach bug plaguing our house stays far away from him.
Anything I forgot: 6 month clothes, size 2 diapers. He prefers to sleep on his belly. We're still working on rolling, but he is very close to sitting unassisted. He sometimes will hold his bottle while eating.