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yeah, fatty foods is right, my two kids who did not
gain as well and mostly nursed, I did feed very small bits of creamy peanut
butter, one starting at 13 months dr. advice (now they say they should be older
for choking, but I do small bites with the girls too) and the other one at 16
months, seems to help. Nursing my twins, one lost weight after being born
and the other didn't on the same breast milk, so every kid is different.
ml
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Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 1:53
PM
Subject: [bfing] Re: penelope at six
months
Oh, you poor thing! MIL's can be such a burden! How
frustrating!!! My sister has a little girl like your Penelope. She
has always been fine for height and head, but always under weight. She
recently turned 2 and is just now finally on the charts - she's in the 2nd
percentile! She's only 21 pounds (my 13-month old weighs 24!). My
sister has had to give her that pediasure stuff for a long time; I'm not sure
how old the baby was when she started. I can ask her more questions if
you like. My sister just weaned her about a month after her second
birthday. Her doctor says as long as she's developing fine, everything
is ok. Every baby is so different; her metabolism is just different, and
they have to feed her a little more fatty foods than the others. If your
doctor does tell you to wean early or give you any reason to be concerned,
please get another opinion. Remember, breastmilk has the best nutrition
for your baby, hands down. Nothing can replace that. Solids in the
first year are more for fun and experimenting rather than nutrition, so you
shouldn't have to force it on her so much to "fatten her up". Please
keep us updated, and good luck! megan kerns
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
hi
everyone! i just got back from the pediatrician with penelope, she
turned six months old today!! it was kind of a stressful trip. first of
all, my mother in law works for the school district and is off for xmas
break so she asked to go, and i thought it would be harmless, so i
agreed.
we got there and she acted like a a total idiot. the trip was
stressful
enough because we got there and found out penelope has only
gained five
ounces in the last month, putting her weight at (gasp!!)
12lbs. 11 oz. shes
25 inches long and has a head circumference of 16 and
a 1/2 inches. so
length and head size are good, but the doctor felt she
should weigh more
like 13 and a 1/2 to 14lbs. so while i had just
started her on solids,
successfully, he wants me to give them to her
three times a day, instead of
just once, and i have to go back in two
weeks and get her weighed again. if
she hasnt gained at least 5-6 more
ounces, he wants to put her on a high
calorie supplement. its a little
scary, but because her head size is good
and developmentally shes up to
date, he says not to be worried yet. but
like the whole time my mother
in law asked stupid comments and questions
that made me cringe like,
'look at megans breasts, surely the baby is
getting enough to eat' (i am
well endowed) and 'whatever you want megan to
do, just tell me, since i
am the mother in law, i am the enforcer'. and
then she went on to ask if
i should go ahead and wean penelope now to make
sure shes getting enough
food. my dr kept looking at me like my other in
law was/is a nut, which
i have decided that she is. never ever ever ever
ever never will i take
her with me again. but anyway, back to
penelope...have any of you heard
of anything like ths before or know anyone
that has gone through it? i
am trying not to freak out, but i dont know.
ill keep you posted.
thanks!
megan
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