length in babies
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Topic: length in babies
Posted By: ElfsMum
Subject: length in babies
Date Posted: 03 March 2008 at 12:53pm
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Now firstly I'm not a Plunket person so our tape measure isnt perfect..:) but anyway was weighing and measuring Ethan yesterday..and he put on heaps of weight but no length (56 at birth and still appears to be 56) is that normal? He's 4 weeks old..
mw coming on thursday for last visit and has never measured length but I was assuming that if my measurements are correct that isn't normal? or can they grow weight and then length later? ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 03 March 2008 at 1:00pm
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Yep totally normal. Josh put his weight on in length for the first few weeks and then put it on his body. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 03 March 2008 at 1:10pm
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I was also told that they don't take much notice of length early on, because it can be so hard to measure and so quite variable...
I wouldn't worry about it kawww, sounds like he is doing fine! ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids 
Luke (09.11.2007) Amy (01.04.2009) |
Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 03 March 2008 at 1:18pm
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Yep that is normal they didn't even measure how long James was till his first visit at the Plunket rooms. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 03 March 2008 at 1:26pm
| Yeah its normal. Daniel goes through spurts, sometimes when plunket does his length he hasn't grown in a month or so, but then others he makes up for it. |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 03 March 2008 at 1:47pm
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phew:) he's putting on about 4-500 so far grams a week so no worries with weight:) thanks! ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 03 March 2008 at 1:56pm
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I had a stupid PLunket nurse (yes the one who told me to make Willie get a vasectomy *rolls eyes*) measure Sienna and try to tell me she was 2cm shorter at 3 weeks than she was at birth. Ummm, hello, babies don't shrink! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 03 March 2008 at 9:44pm
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Yea they often do weight OR height, not to worry! ------------- |