Breastfeeding overweight baby - Page 2

[moonshoes]

That is the worst, most ignorant advice I've ever heard. IN fact, it makes me

Keep doing what you are doing, your baby is fine. My beautiful, chubby, huge, fat, off the charts baby turned into a lean muscular active 8-year old. That doctor is out of his mind.

grrrr.

[Dahlea]

My kid has not been on the weight charts since 3 months (currently 16 months) My ped. knew he was bf on demand and never mentioned his weight as a problem. He hit 30 lbs by 7 months! Now, he is 16 months and still weighs 30 lbs lol. I wouldn't worry about your kid's weight. I'd feed her the milk before so many solids if it were me.

[kittywitty]

I agree with the cowpoo judgement.

My oldest was in the 99+% from 1-18 months. She slimmed down. She was like Michelin Tire Baby. She's a perfectly skinny, tall, super smart kid. I wouldn't listen to that doc.

[Grace and Granola]

Cowpoo.

I know this a breastfeeding forum, but just to reassure you...I had two extremely FAT formula fed babies. They were both off the chart for weight up until about a year. My first son went from extremely fat to extremely lanky from about 15mos-24mos. My second son took longer to thin out and is still a tank at age 3, but is well on the charts. (He's not as physically active as his brother.) Once they start moving it seems to melt away.

I find it ridiculous that your doctor would advise to cutout the breastmilk before age 1 in order to reduce her weight.

[JayJay]

Lol - Bella is in the I think 92nd percentile right now, if not more... I EBF her and she's lovely and chunky - so much so that I've had some friends laugh and say "oh, you've obviously NOT been feeding her much huh?"

I'm kinda proud actually...she's lovely! Anyway what's the problem? They're babies...for goodness sakes! It's not like she's one of those 200lb 4 year olds you see on TV every now and again - now THAT is a problem!

[SallyN]

I'd be looking for a new ped.

*IF* you were to cut anything out of your LO's daily intake, it'd be the solids first. Prior to 1 year, solids are for exploration, not for nutrition!

Otherwise, I agree with PPs who suggested evaluating if she's getting overfed with the bottle (bottles flow faster than most breasts)... if you're concerned about that, you could try going down a nipple (ie: if you're using a 3, go down to a 2).
And I'd started skimming the responses, so if it hasn't been said yet, also offer BM before solids (and after, actually... that way LO knows that if she's still hungry after the first bottle, she can play with some solids, but there will be another bottle after for her to top off from.)

Bad ped, bad.

[Katielady]

It's so ridiculous. SOMEONE has to be in the 95th percentile. My DD was 95th percentile for weight and height most of her first year, and went down to 75th for weight once she started walking.

Much like many OBs are itching for any "reason" to induce, many peds are itching for any reason to reduce breastfeeding. It's inexplicable. Your breastmilk has complete nutrition in it, and is so much healthier than filling her little tummy with jarred vegetables and other less complete foods.

[leigh09]

my babies are opposite ... two of them have been between 5% and 10%, the third was hovering around 50th. my doctor never had any concern of my children being small, he always said it doesn't matter where your child is on the chart, it is just a guide to help see that your children keep growing. ie a small baby isn't malnourished and a large baby isn't overweight. as long as our babies are developing, growing, and eating fine, all is well.

[Hopesmommy]

Originally Posted by SallyN

I'd be looking for a new ped.

*IF* you were to cut anything out of your LO's daily intake, it'd be the solids first. Prior to 1 year, solids are for exploration, not for nutrition!

I agree. It's downright irresponsible of that ped to suggest what should be your child's main source of nutrition.

Doctors should not give out nutrition advice.

[UberMama]

Up to a year old, it's my belief that a baby should get however much milk they want usually.

I know we had the ped on our behinds because one of my twins was drinking more pumped milk than the ped thought was okay. Nevermind that he (baby) was in the 20th percentile and other peds were encouraging us to feed them solids to bulk them both up. UGHHHH. I didn't limit his intake of milk nor did I feed them more solids. They've always been small children, even now at 7 years old. Same with my DD - big from the start, always 100th percentile for weight. She's five years old, looks skinny but is very tall, so she's still in the high 90% for weight. Who cares, though? Not me. She eats and drinks healthy and is active. So what. GRR!

[Vancouver Mommy]

So what's wrong with being at the 95th percentile? Somebody has to be there. I've had one at the 95th and one below the 3rd. Both breastfed and both perfect (in my eyes, anyway).

[One_Girl]

I think you should speak with a nutritionist (one with a degree in their field) about what to feed her if you are worried. It is my understanding that kids under two shouldn't be put on a diet at all.

[coldandsleepy]

Like everyone said, someone has to be the 95th percentile. If everyone's babies were smaller than the current 95th percentile, then that point would shift downwards.

My son's been off the charts for weight since like two weeks after he was born. He's getting back to normal though. Our doctor's not worried about it at all-- says it's totally normal for breastfeed babies to start out fast, then slow down around six months.

[thepeach80]

My son was always in the 75%, guess what, he's still there at almost 7 and that's o.k. I do struggle w/ his eating habits more than the others for some reason, but he's healthy and is active etc. He's just bigger than my other kids. Olivia is almost 13 mos old and is just hitting 18#. I'm o.k. w/ that too.