I think I can say it's official - DS3 is a heffalump!!!

[TheQueenOfQuotes]

Just been to get him weighed (out of sheer curiosity as opposed to feeling I "have" to) - and in the last 5 weeks (he's now 15 weeks) he's gone from being 13lb 11oz, to 16lb 7!!!! He was only 7lb 6 when he was born - how on earth do I produce such big heffalump boys

[purplemonkeydishwasher]

i feel for you. I have a heffalump boy too!
all the lovely newborn sized clothes i bought never got worn. (he's 2 now and though tall he's "normal" sized)

[TheQueenOfQuotes]

I've had heffalumps - DS2 was only slightly bigger than DS1 at birth, but v. quickly overtook him age/age comparisons, and although there's 3yrs age difference if I'm behind on the washing they often both just wear DS1's tops....I can't find DS2's "red book" atm but I've checked DS1's and DS3 is already 2lb heavier than he was at the same age - arghhhhhh - DS1 and DS2 eat as much as me already and I'm quivering at the thought of my shopping bill in a few years time

[ju]

That means the screeching before he has his bottle isn't having an effect ! Yay ! Go Queenie, go Queenie

[TheQueenOfQuotes]

lol - that's true - it just means he really really wants it

Bumped into an MN'er while I was there (doesn't post these days really) and her DD is 27 weeks and 1lb lighter

[ju]

Well you must just make Big Babies
(Can I stop shaking pompoms, me arms are aching plleaase)

[Divvy]

She is not wrong..this is FACT

You know your son was going to be right when he said to me..."my brother is as big as your baby"

[TheQueenOfQuotes]

PMSL - I know - mind you DS2 will say anything to anyone - he still tells complete strangers occasionaly "we've got a new baby" (needless to say they get a bit of a shock when they look in the pushchair and see DS3).

Sent you an email btw.

[LadyVictoriaOfCake]

oh i love big babies. dd2 was amy chubbliest cuddliest baby. i used to smoosh her little fat legs, they weree gorgeous. little old ladies loved her, as 'she is a bonny one'

[Divvy]

ps..next time you come round, I will have dusted..as it was birthday infact on 17th aug

..and before that it was dd lol...i am so bad

[missgriss]

Big babies are gorgeous. I was looking at my DCs red books and DS was exactly the same length and weight at 6 months as what DD is now (16 months)

[purplemonkeydishwasher]

lol at LVOC 'smooshing'!
i love smooshing my ds's chubby bits!

[NewMum24Gem]

my LO is 6months and 20lbs he was 7lbs7 when born. i think its cute having chubby little legas and arms when there babys. the hv says the weight will fall off when he gets moving about.

[chipmonkey]

Ds2 was like that! He had really chubby little legs and I remember quickly saying to the GP "I am just breastfeeding him!" as I thought she would assume I was stuffing him with bottles with rice in them! Ds1 and ds3 were always skinny creatures though.

[amanda25]

My son was 8.9 at birth and now at 12 weeks he is 15.6 We are both small people...where did he come from? He's never had anything but breastmilk!

[prongsinthongs]

i just had to add a post...my ds2 is 7mths and is the biggest longest baby ever!!! he was 10lbs 8oz and i have no idea what he weighs now.he is chubby but not too much but incredibly long. he wears 18 to 24mth clothes and is just so smoochy smooshy too..mind you when he arrived he had a big cleavage was big and sweaty and bright red..looked like a rugger player straight off the field..enjoy the squidging..

[Wallace]

I'll join this big fat baby thread.

My ds1 doubled his birthweight at 7 weeks (6lb11 at birth)

[tron]

my DS was born 9lb 3 at birth - at his 6 week check he was 16lb 3....i was so embarrassed as a lady with 6 month old was there and her baaby was lighter

DD on the other hand only weighed 8lb 1 at birth and follwed the centile perfectly