megan
From: "ml obermaier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "bfing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "bfing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [bfing] Re: penelope at six months Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:34:43 -0600
You poor thing, once you cool down, there actually is a little humor in what
happen! But don't bring her again. Why don't you up some of your calories
too, maybe eat a little more fattening food just for a week or two and drink
a lot of water. Is Penelope pretty active? What percentile is she? I
can't believe how short my memory is, the girls just weigh 23lbs with their
cloths on, they turned 17 months, but I don't remember what they were at 6
months. How much did she weigh at birth? (although my 9lb 10 oz son, now
at 8 barely 50 lbs, I think was only about 18 lbs from 9 lbs until around 13
months, very healthy kid though) That is what is the most important, how
healthy the dr. says she is and if she is meeting milestones. You could mix
your milk in cereal. Does she want to eat? Almost 13 lbs at 6 months does
not seem too far off though, what do they say, double their weight by 6
months? I can't remember that either. oh boy. Sorry you had a stressful
experience, and when she is big you will be able to laugh about it together,
I promise!! My older children get tired of some of their baby stories! ml
----- Original Message ----- From: "megan kerns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "bfing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 12:56 PM Subject: [bfing] penelope at six months
> 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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