Re: [ozmidwifery] Menstruation

[Jo Slamen]

Mmm, was talking to a friend last week whose youngest is 3 weeks older than my youngest, and she's on the 25th percentile for weight (5 mos of age) and so the recommendation has been to bottlefeed (breastfed up to this point).  I totally don't understand this - someone has to be on those percentiles after all!  She's still bigger than an average 25 babies out of 100 for her age - it's not like she's a minute thing!  It really irks me that a 5-month-old's weight at tthis age can be a reason to say that breastfeeding is not a success - it's rubbish.  She is gaining weight, fairly slowly, but gaining and she has been rolling over since she was early 3-months old, and is developing otherwise perfectly - she also has a hole in her heart, so I can think of no reason why she should be put on the bottle to make more work for her mother who will have to sterilise etc. and has 2 under 2.  The child may have to have surgery as a result of her heart, and I'm certain would be far better served nutritionally and emotionally if she were breastfed. My comments about my son's drift "down" the percentiles is not any real concern over breastfeeding - heck, he never got much under the 50th percentile while he was breastfed, (he is now - but is one of those shocking eaters!) and that's with 2 parents who are lighter than average adults.   There's my rant for now...sorry.   Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: Aviva Sheb'a To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 3:52 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Menstruation reminds me of when Rosie was measured at 12 months. "Oooh, she's in the lower tenth percentile", came the accusing remark. "Yes", I replied, straight-faced, "it runs in the family". "What does?" (she was so caring). "SHORTNESS!" I replied.   Aviva