The Dreaded Growth Charts. Is Your “Underweight” Baby Actually Normal?

Posted on February 11th, 2008

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! My friend recently delivered a gorgeous, healthy 6lb baby girl. Her weight was below average but certainly healthy. Her daughter gained weight at every checkup, but remained in the 10th percentile, some way below the average line. [...]

 

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Tags: Baby, Breastfeeding, Growth Charts, New Mothers, obesity, Overfeeding, Underfeeding, Weight
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