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Originally Posted by Mom2BabyNatalie  Well maybe this is good news for little Natalie and I and I'll get my little 5 lb baby yet!!! haha! (if not, that's alright too though!)
Do they tend to grow much after 5 or 6 months old?
Natalie has pretty long legs - but TINY... they're like itsy bitsy little sticks... about as big around as a #2 pencil....
She also has a pretty long body I'd say... when I stretch her out - from neck to where her tail SHOULD be... she's about 7 inches.
When I picked her up at 11 weeks old, she weighed a pitiful 13 ounces (not so much from being small, just very thin!) - - now at 23 weeks old, she has gained 11 ounces... almost her entire 11 week old body weight!!
She was gaining pretty steady for the first several weeks but about two weeks ago, just kinda' leveled out at 1.5 lbs. Still eating and drinking, as I syringe feed her every few hours to be certain... and she's doing beautifully - just stopped gaining.
Our vet says that being that Natalie is already a week away from her 6 month birthday - she'll likely be 2 lbs or less, grown.
Do you all tend to agree with that? Or do you think if we keep working at it, we can bring her up to 4 lbs or more? (without causing her to be overweight).
~ Dena & Natalie ~ |
Your lil Natalie will be what she is gonna be. Just take care of her now and quit stressing (easier said than done).
Each line is different.
I have a line that grow and gain so much up front that by the time they are 3 months I think they are gonna be huge.....they pretty much stop gaining at about 5 months and then just do growth spurts with no weight gain.