4 month check in

[Widget123]

Sept 30, 2015 13:38:06 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

The Good: He went wayyyy up in head circumference. He's advanced in milestones and is very very active.

The Bad: He's not even on the chart for weight. Pediatrician thinks its because of family history (DH's side are all small when children and highly active with super metabolisms). Cue me feeling like a failure. He eats all the time every 3-4 hours and sleeps through the night. Yet he's still a little peanut. time for formula to be added and weekly weigh ins at the office.

Isn't it a little soon to deem him a "failure to thrive" child? Seems a little extreme after one bad weigh in.

-sigh- -noms on chocolate-

Will you share what his weight is?  Do you have any idea of how many ounces he eats a day?  If you are breastfeeding, have you ever done a weighted feed?  What was his birth weight?

Feel free to ignore my nosey questions if you don't want to answer

[dmoney]

Sept 30, 2015 13:38:06 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

The Good: He went wayyyy up in head circumference. He's advanced in milestones and is very very active.

The Bad: He's not even on the chart for weight. Pediatrician thinks its because of family history (DH's side are all small when children and highly active with super metabolisms). Cue me feeling like a failure. He eats all the time every 3-4 hours and sleeps through the night. Yet he's still a little peanut. time for formula to be added and weekly weigh ins at the office.

Isn't it a little soon to deem him a "failure to thrive" child? Seems a little extreme after one bad weigh in.

-sigh- -noms on chocolate-

Dont feel like a failure!! At Rebeccas 2 month check up she was only 9 pounds and i nthe 7th percentile and i felt just how you are.  Our Pediatrician said that she was growing and still on her own growth chart just small.  Which growth chart is your ped using? Are they using the WHO chart or the APP one?? The WHO chart is better tailored for Breastfed babies. 

[Widget123]

@badwolf321 that sounds like your pedi is overreacting / being really proactive. Would you be able to see another pedi at a follow-up appointment?

[mrsdee1982]

I think it sounds like your ped is overreacting a little bit here.

Charlotte was 8 lbs 11 oz when she was born. Dropped to 8 when we left the hospital. At her 2 month drs appointment she was 10 pounds. Dr said "kind of small, but she is growing and all her measurements are proportional, so she's fine, just petite".

Her 4 month appointment is Friday, but I doubt we will break the 12 pound mark then. She's still our tiny little peanut.

24 oz in 24 hours seems to be right on target from what I've read. If he's not fussing, I would think he is just fine with that amount.

[dmoney]

The Good: DD is 12 pounds 2.5 ounces (11%), 24 inches long (31%). She is tiny but still on her growth chart so thats all that matters

The Bad: drools like a dog. we cant keep her onsies dry from all of the drool. We have thus resorted to her wearing a bib most of the time.

The Ugly: She wont take afternoon naps. Doctor told us we need to start forcing her to sleep (we already bought black out shades for her bedroom). So DH tried the cry it out method with her today. He said 90% of the time she was just talking to her self, but the last 10 minutes before she fell asleep were hard because she was really crying. In the mean time im sitting here at work crying over the fact that my baby girl had 3 shots today and is at home crying.

[sabrinaml]

Cole turned 4 months last Thurs/Friday depending on what day you want to choose. (born on the 31st)

He's growing like a weed!!
Height at 2 months was 22.5, height at 4 months was 25.5

Weight at 2 months was 10 lbs 10 oz, weight at 4 months was 15 lbs 6 oz

He is always talking and constantly moving some part of his body! I got the okay to start jar food with him (I asked hoping it would maybe help with the spitting up)

My only complaint would be he's still constantly spitting up but his pediatrician isn't concerned because he's gaining weight. He's hoping Cole will just grow out of it.

[Deleted]

Just had our 4 month check up. The shots made her scream like hell. So sad.

Her weight is 15 pounds 1oz.
Height is 26"

Doc said she is doing great. The only milestone she is slow on is bearing weight on her legs so they want us to practice having her bear weight then release over and over and they are expecting she is improved by her 6 month appointment

Her head is still a bit lopsided but the doctor said its not enough to warrant a helmet but she left it up to us. We are going to pass on the helmet correction.

[musicfrk2002]

Jacob had his 4 month checkup today. He is 24.5 inches tall and 14 lb 6.5 oz

The good: happy most of the time. Sleeps 11 to 12 hours at night. Talks to get our attention in the morning rather than screaming.

The bad: still lots of spitting up. When it's not spit up, it's endless streams of drool. Only wants mommy.

The ugly: won't nap, then cries because he is exhausted, but still won't nap. Hard poop, so we need yo start adding prune or pear juice. Might have to try the blackout shades to get him to nap

[wegrowsheep]

T was 15 lbs 14.5 oz and 25.75 in long at his appt on the 6th. He's my mellow, easy baby, and I just love him for it. He still eats as much as every 2-3 hrs at night, but usually goes pack in the pnp like a champ. Also, just rolled front to back for the first time today, no hurry, lol.. 18+ weeks now?

[Widget123]

Appointment rescheduled until the end of the month due to the quarantine, but here is my little boy


*poof*

No 4 month sleep regression yet but definately being a clingy cranky pants and drooling up a storm lately. But he's super sweet so I don't mind too much

[ashbash]

Had C's appt today

He is 25 inches and 14 lbs

He is still the most inconsistent little thing. He will go days without a spit up then the next day spit up over a dozen times. He will wake up 2x or 6x a night. He loves the carseat one trip and its bloody murder screams the next.

The things he is consistent about is eating every 2/3 hrs around the clock, loving being worn facing out, stroller rides and his exersaucer. And overall is a happy sweet baby which after having DD, the colicky demon beast is such a blessing and allllllllmost makes up for the not sleeping

Overall Dr said he is healthy and right on track and wonderful boring appt

[thecatsmeow]

LO had his appt today. Weighed 17 lbs 10oz and is 26 1/4 in long. Did ok for the first part of the appointment and then crashed and burned! It took forever for the nurses to come back and do shots, then they wanted a blood pressure and the machine kept giving errors. Probably because he was quickly losing patience as was I. After the pokes he screamed for a good 5 minutes before I could get him soothed enough to eat, then it was off and on crying until he conked out in the car. Good grief.

The Good: Healthy active little guy. So interested in everything! Overall still sleeping pretty decently at night.

The Bad: The constant drooling and slurping at his hands. Drives me nuts! Also still a terrible napper and gets so tired and crabby before he'll finally maybe sleep.

The Ugly: Lop-sided head. I thought we were doing so well with encouraging him to look right, we do tons of tummy time and keep him up to minimize pressure but I had noticed his ears looking asymmetrical. We went for a free PT screening and they weren't super concerned there but our doc wants and actual PT consult with measurements... she seemed much more concerned. So we'll do that next week. Sigh.

[tiffbot]

DD turned 4 months on the 4th, but we just had her appt today.

25.5 inches long and 13lbs 1oz

The good: She has two teeth! She grew a whole inch and a half since last month which put her in the 85th percentile for height! Her head was also in the 85th.

The bad: well, more just strange. She weighed in 13 ounces LESS than last month. But the nurse says just by looking at her she could tell how happy and content and thriving she is. We're thinking a combo of different scales (I took her to my community nurse rather than family dr this time), the fact that she put on some big length (I noticed I could not squeeze her into 6 month pjs anymore but I haven't felt the need to upsize her diapers or onesies yet), teething, hitting a possible plateau in weight since she's over 3 months now, it might have just been a weird weigh in. But she asked if I could book a weigh in for next month just to follow up on that. Oddly, I'm not too concerned because I see her eat, her diapers are regularily full of both pee and poop, and I know she is a relatively content baby. She's got chubby legs and a chubby cheeks so she looks well fed too!

The ugly: Teething and 4 month regression made for a rough couple weeks of sleep. But this weekend was a huge improvement so here's hoping!



*poof*

[billyhorrible]

So at his 2 month appointment, BH was 37% for weight and 97% for height. Both of which are fine numbers, but together made his BMI 1%, and 8% is as low as my doctor likes to see. So for the past 2 months, we've upped feeding intervals to try and get him to grow "out" not just "up."


The good: BH went up weight percentiles! At 15lbs, 10oz he's now in the 54th percentile.

The bad: BH also went up height percentiles. At 27inches he's now in the 99th percentile.

Which puts us basically where we were 2 months ago, a BMI under 8%. But realistically, the doctor acknowledges there's not much I can do, since the kid is gaining great, and doesn't look like a low BMI baby. And if I had the power to direct where calories go, I'd be too busy swimming in my gallons of gold coins to be chatting with you ladies.

[littlemissgrump]

billyhorrible such a tall dude!

D did great at his appt today and is a little fussy and sleepy now.

He is 18 lbs in the 91st percentile, 25.5 inches long in the 65th %ile,
and has a 17 in head 88th %ile.

He is doing great with all of his motor skills but his doc said we should limit his laying supine because his head is looking a little flat. He loves floor time though. She did surprisingly recommend we start using his exersaucer thing more.

[mrsmonogrammed]

Baby girl is 4 months today! We have her appointment tomorrow so I'll update with stats then, but she's really starting to find her feet and her little "giggles" (aka screeches) kill me!

[erbear]

Our check up was today!

The good: LO is 11 lbs, 8 oz (5%,up from 9 lbs 3 oz at 2 months and 6 lbs, 15 oz at birth) and 24 inches long (30%). Her head is 40.1 cm (35%) which means her head is the highest percentile she's in, just like her dad, hah. Her pedi was impressed at her strength and also said that although she's chewing on everything and drooling all over, her teeth are nowhere near visible yet. Pedi was also a-ok with me not starting solids with her until 6 months and said we can discuss that at next visit, unless I feel she's ready before then.

The bad(ish): we've been thinking she was getting a flat spot on her head and she is. :/ the pedi doesn't think we need a consult for a helmet but we need to encourage her to sit up more and more tummy time. I am going to have to wear her when we go out, too, I think. I feel badly that I caused the flat spot. :/

The ugly: nothing! I've got a nice and healthy little girl!

[ravinraven216]

We had our appointment this morning. LO's moved up to the 98th percentile for length and weight, not sure about head. He's 19lbs 5oz, 27in., and his head is 17in. He did the cutest supermodel pose while on his tummy, resting his chin on his hand.

We will start LO on cereal in early November. I still need to decide on a style of high chair for him. There's a slight flat spot on his head, but tummy time and sitting up more should fix that. I was going to switch out his swing for the exersaucer today, but the vaccines made him super sleepy. I'd rather just keep him in the living room with me than put him in his crib this afternoon.

He had been rolling tummy to back, but has regressed on that a bit when he got sick. Mostly he just gets pissed off when he ends up on his tummy. I've been going lighter on tummy time while LO kicks this cold because crying too forcefully makes him cough, but as soon as he's back at 100% we can work on it more. Back to front is not a problem.

When the pediatrician felt LO's belly it illicited a massive fart. It was hilarious.

[whoopsadaisy]

My little moose was 4 months on the 6th, but we just went to the pediatrician on Wednesday for his check up. Stats: weight - 19lbs, 13oz, height - 27.25 inches, head circumference - 16 inches. All 99th %tile except weight 98th, so he's got some room to grow ;-)

He did pretty great with shots, only a few yelps, but has been fussy since Wednesday. Hopefully gets better over the weekend, it's been a tough few days!

[ravinraven216]

Oct 17, 2015 0:24:21 GMT -5 whoopsadaisy said:

My little moose was 4 months on the 6th, but we just went to the pediatrician on Wednesday for his check up. Stats: weight - 19lbs, 13oz, height - 27.25 inches, head circumference - 16 inches. All 99th %tile except weight 98th, so he's got some room to grow ;-)

He did pretty great with shots, only a few yelps, but has been fussy since Wednesday. Hopefully gets better over the weekend, it's been a tough few days!

Aww. My kid has to surrender his title of heavyweight champion of the June '15 BMB. 

[whoopsadaisy]

Oct 17, 2015 21:22:46 GMT -5 ravinraven216 said:

Oct 17, 2015 0:24:21 GMT -5 whoopsadaisy said:

My little moose was 4 months on the 6th, but we just went to the pediatrician on Wednesday for his check up. Stats: weight - 19lbs, 13oz, height - 27.25 inches, head circumference - 16 inches. All 99th %tile except weight 98th, so he's got some room to grow ;-)

He did pretty great with shots, only a few yelps, but has been fussy since Wednesday. Hopefully gets better over the weekend, it's been a tough few days!

Aww. My kid has to surrender his title of heavyweight champion of the June '15 BMB. 

Hahaha - I love that. Let's see how it shakes out in round two, around 6 mos? ;-)

[Flick]

The good: 13 lbs 3 oz (60th%). 24.75" (83rd%). Head is 40 cm (36th%).

The bad: Maddie gets so sore after shots. I can't even touch her legs without her screaming.

The Ugly: even though I can't touch her legs she wants to be cuddled. I have to hold her in a very awkward way or she start squalling again.

PS, so far no sleep regression and we successfully moved her to the crib in her own room. She's sleeping 7pm-5am 5:30am-8:30am then up for the day.

[holliberry28]

Oct 19, 2015 11:28:28 GMT -5 Flick said:

The good: 13 lbs 3 oz (60th%). 24.75" (83rd%). Head is 40 cm (36th%).

The bad: Maddie gets so sore after shots. I can't even touch her legs without her screaming.

The Ugly: even though I can't touch her legs she wants to be cuddled. I have to hold her in a very awkward way or she start squalling again.

PS, so far no sleep regression and we successfully moved her to the crib in her own room. She's sleeping 7pm-5am 5:30am-8:30am then up for the day.

I could die and go to heaven for that kinda night!

[carolyngrace]

We had Oscar's 4 month checkup today a couple of weeks late.

He's 18lbs and his head is in the 99th percentile. He giggled the entire time as the doctor touched and rotated his various body parts. He loved being naked lol.

Oscar is rolling front to back (but not the other way), developing new noises and "talking" constantly, standing with minimal assistance, and finally getting some hair.

Unfortunately his head is lopsided and we're going to get some PT to help even it out. It was more so that way around 1 month and I thought we had addressed it, but it's gotten worse again. Dr. said it's only cosmetic, but best to work on it now.

[hannahl201477]

Malcolm's 4 month apt was today. He turned 4 months last Monday.
He weighs 13 pounds 9 oz and is 24.5 in long.
He can roll over from his back to his belly. He talks non-stop and can give "kisses". He still hates tummy time and is still sleeping like crap at night. Starting food in the next couple weeks!

[bookninja]

Joanna's 4 month appt was on Monday.
The good: She's 16 lb, 8 oz(89th), and 23 3/4 long(19th) so basically she is a little round ball. Dr. Didn't seem worried, though!
The bad: she got really mad twice in the dr's office, once when she checked her gums (helloooo, teething!) and when she got her shots. She was more yelling at me than crying after the shots... Clearly trying to "talk", just at a higher decibel range...
The ugly: nothing too bad... Little bit of a flat head, no suggestions to help crummy naps, etc.
Suggested to start cereal/baby oatmeal at 5.5 months, and fruits (jar or mashed/puréed) at 6 months.

[kemdupuis]

If we're going by day of the month, B was 4 months yesterday.

The good- he's growing like a weed! He is packing on the lbs and is so long! He is an active little dude- loves to roll around, grab his feet/toys, put everything in his mouth, push off things, etc. he is talking and giggling all the time, and is just SO sweet.

The bad- not always a great sleeper. We're either having a growth spurt (thus wanting to eat all of the time) or we are definitely hitting the 4 month sleep regression, hard.

The ugly- lots of drool, LOTS of spit up, and too few poopy diapers. Poor kid is starting to teethe and is constipated all at the same time

Something funny- his talking is hilarious. Tonight, DH and I were eating dinner while B chilled in the mamaroo. He was talking up a storm, but he was like, vibrating his little voice- it sounded like someone was bouncing him up and down or something. Haha it was really cute. Also, he gets SO excited when we change him- all smiles and giggles, but will kick his legs and wiggle all over the changing pad. It's hard to get a diaper on him sometimes!

[mcp6286]

H had her check up yesterday. She got mad and started screaming bloody murder before her shots even happened, and kept it up till the end. The pedi said that she may already be starting to dislike new people!

Weight was 12lb 11oz (15%)...still tiny! Dr said its ok though. She's not worried yet, since H is only 1oz away from doubling her birth weight. Height 24". Dr said we can start rice cereal, so we did. H was not impressed lol. She did however love the infant Tylenol. My little weirdo!

Dr was super impressed with her mobility, ability to bear weight on her legs, and neck control. We can start facing her outwards in the carrier! Yay! She wants H to do more tummy time though...sorry kiddo.

[mrsmonogrammed]

mcp6286 my DD looooooves when I give her Tylenol! Like will immediately stop crying. Kids are so weird:)

[missk0411]

Z was 12 pounds, 14 ounces, which is the 20th percentile, and up a bit from our 3 month weight check. Our pediatricians have always been pleased with her weight--I'm just more of a worrier. She's been sick and not eating as well, so she may have lost a few ounces. She is 25 inches long, which is the 70th percentile.

Good: She smiled and cooed for the doctor, who called her delightful.
Bad: Shots. Poor kid. I was managing our 2 year old who had just gotten her flu shot, so I couldn't even go to her--though DH took the cuddle duties.

Other: The ped was impressed with Z's head control because her head is in the 92nd percentile (sorry about that Z!). She also said we could start solids if Z seemed ready--was she watching us eat, reaching for the spoon, etc. Z isn't doing those things, so I'm inclined to wait a little. She said we could try anything as long as it was mushy, but no allergen foods--diary, fish, nuts, etc.
And the doctor thought some teeth might be coming through soon!