Failure to Thrive baby! - Page 2

[yasinsmama]

I just wanted to add that I know a woman who suffers from anorexia. She has projected her eating issues onto her 2 daughters, about 3 or 4 and maybe 6 years old. They are tiny and she limits/structures what they can eat.
So that thought was not totally out there.

[georgia]

So much of whether or not a baby thrives is based on the mother-baby bond since that lets the baby know if there's a reason to live or not. If there's not much of a connection, in other words, then why would the baby want to thrive?

Obviously mother-baby bond is critical, but I also wanted to point out that there are also medical issues that can also lead to FTT, so it's not just a matter of bonding. There are also biologic reasons that can lead to low weight gain. There are many very loving mothers whose babies are diagnosed FTT. It's not always a clear-cut issue, and it's not something that's appropriate to diagnose online.

So is this a failure to thrive baby? I think so but I don't know the medical definition, this baby should be in the hospital being tube fed or something because clearly something is going wrong, or mom is starving the baby because of her own issues.

Personally, I would always go directly to the source if I had concerns, but typically, I really have to trust that mothers are doing the best that they can until proven otherwise. I don't think it's fair to assume the worst without even discussing it with the mother herself or having any idea what the mother is already doing or dealing with. I know how hard it can be when you think there's something wrong. IMO, if you're still concerned, I would find a way to contact the mother herself and offer myself as a resource and my support if she was interested and go from there.

[sapphire_chan]

I think that you should drop it, except for passing on the info that dairy allergies can show up as low weight gain. Because I doubt a ped who encouraged formula so early has any idea about that.

[Kidzaplenty]

Huh. My son was born 7.2 and at three weeks old he was 6.4. Yes, he was considered FTT, but even after testing and "working" with him to build his appitite, he did not get back to birth weight until 2 months or so.

I don't think I would consider a 7oz gain at four weeks FTT, just because of the weight.