How much weight should a baby put on a week?
Patient: I am a social worker and do adoption work. I have a client and am concerned baby is not gaining enough weight. Below is info re: baby. Should I be concerned? Baby born weighing 7.8 on 9-7-17 weighed 7.6 on 9-13 weighed 7.6 again on 9-21 weighed 7.13 on 10-5 weighed 8.2 on 10-11 They tell me baby is sleeping 8 hrs at night and dr told them not to wake her to eat. Doctor: Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.  Baby of 4 months ideally should have a weight of 6.5kg. As your baby have 8.2 kg it is normal. normally baby born above 5 kg is a rare case. your baby is 7.8 kg at birth. As far as the baby is drinking milk ,passing urine and stools and is playful nothing to worry. Babies have to sleep min 8 hours and it is quite normal. but you can wake up your kid in 2 hours and feed. It will help to improve weight.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.