Weight Gain Worries.

Remember my post about how I worry on Asher's weight these past few months? Well, I'm not worried anymore as I've been guaranteed by his Pedia during his yesterday's wellness checkup that he's gaining weight just fine within the normal range. From his checkup last month, he's now 0.3 kg heavier at 8.4 kilos.

Kellymom.com also confirmed this when I read that breastfed babies aged 6-12 months gain on the average 0.20 to 0.45 kilos a month. Further, "By one year, the typical breastfed baby will weigh about 2 1/2 - 3 times birth weight". So basing on this statement, Asher, who weighed 2.79 kilos at birth has even passed the average of a 1-yr old's weight at just 10 months (2.79 x 3 = 8.37 kilos). So this confirmed that we're on the right track even though his body appears lean. I'm just probably expecting too much since his 8 month old cousin (who's mix fed) weighs heavier than him and has overly plump thighs. Her yaya sometimes wishes even for shoulder pain pumps as she complains of shoulders and arm numbness because of her heavy weight.