I'm not actually meant to know how much the baby weighs, am I?

[Butterpie]

People keep asking me how much my 7.5mo baby weighs. I have no idea! She was last weighed at about 8 weeks by a HV, but she looks fine...

Does it actually matter how much they weigh? She if bf on demand and BLW, and does lots of wees and poos, is that good enough?

Wees & Poos, and a happy thriving baby are all the indicators you need. DD was weighed recently at her 8 mth check, but before that she'd not been weighed for months. Don't worry about it.

When she gets to about 12-18 you'll need to know how much she weighs in case she is getting near to the weight limit on her carseat. But DS outgrew his in height before he hit the weight limit, so unless she's a big chunk (or you have one of the older carseats which only goes rearfacing up to 10kg) this is probably unnecessary too! Best to be sure though.

Um, months Can't imagine a 12 year old in an infant carseat!

It does seem to be a bit of an obsession does babies weight!

We've had quite a few babies born at work recently and the first question people always ask is the weight, in some cases before they've even been told the sex or name!

Should I confess that not only did not get my DCs weighed any more than I had to (because health professionals always panicked about how low down th graph they were) but when somebody asked me a few weeks ago how much DD2 (7) weighed at birth I couldn't remember. I know she a was a lot smaller than expecxted, I remember her having trouble maintaining her own body temp and I remember her having jaundice. I also remember how beautiful she was and how much my CS wound hurt. Why does it matter how much she weighed?

Half the problem is that they tell you in lbs and kgs now so it's twice as much to remember.

Was weighing DD1 religiiously every week for the first 6 months then every month...

DS2 was weighed quite often but less often

DS3 was weighed when I thought about it

DD4 I am sure she was weighed at birth, the res is a bit blurry

I think the obsession with the baby weight comes with the fact that we are bombarded constantly about obesity in children and babies + the fact that if your baby happens to be on the skinny side (like mine all were) you have all the family members and friends of the generation that precedes your asking you EVERY TIME they see you if you are sure you feed your DCs enough and if you are certain there is nothing wrong with them.

I think a happy baby that does everything he should is nothing to worry about.

""We've had quite a few babies born at work recently and the first question people always ask is the weight, in some cases before they've even been told the sex or name!"" JamiJay, I think n the case of new born baby weight there might be a touch of "my baby was bigger therefore I had to workl harder" type of thought behind it.

There have been a few slight concerns over DD's weight as she's on the 0.4th centile for her corrected age. However, paediatrician looked at her last week, told me she looked perfect, and told me that the way to stop worrying about her weight was simple - stop weighing her! He's happy for her next weigh-in to be in 6 months! (In SCBU she was weighed twice a week, so I've been a bit paranoid!)

My 12-month-old weighs more than she did a year ago but less than her 5-year-old sister. She was weighed at her 8-week check but not since. She is also the type of baby people describe as 'bonny' i.e. podgy.

It's not mandatory - not everyone wants to know or is interested.

I looked forward to having mine weighed and measured. Weight and height centiles were a good indicator (for me) of a thriving baby.

I never weighed mine. He was born in the US where lack of public healthcare means no health visitors or any of that kind of support. I was amazed when all my friends back in UK seemed to be totally obsessed with their baby's weight.

Only reason I know what he weighs now is because he's old enough to be amused by standing on the scales. He's shorter and lighter than most of his friends (so's his dad!) but smarter and healthier than many so that seems fair enough.

Don't care what I weigh either!