Feeling lazy, so copy/pasting an email to my midwive, also a LC
We went to the (pediatrician) today for Jake's 18 month appointment and he
weighs 21 pounds exactly and was 30-some inches (whatever the 30th percentile is
for height).
Of course, I always stand really close to the doctor when he's scribbling and,
even though Jake was meeting all of his milestones on time or early, and had no
signs of malnutrition, and obviously he eats like a horse... the doctor still
wrote "FTT" on his chart. Even though Jake's weight gain follows a totally
perfect artistically beautiful CURVE... an upward curve, no less... he has
"dropped in percentile" at every visit (from 50th at birth, to 30th, to 20th, to
15th, to Less Than 5th). His height and head circumference are right on track...
his weight is gaining steadily... just not according to THAT growth chart (I'm
not sure which one they have). I'm sure he'd gain more weight if I put him in
front of a TV all day, but that's just not going to happen.
I was sent along the way with a huge bag of drinks for diabetic people and
Pediasure... and told to make him drink one a day... (I drank one in the parking
lot, and it reminded me of the time I was dared to swallow cat de-wormer).
(EDITED OUT further amusing proof of our pediatrician's lack of medical knowledge)
ANYWAY... tell me about dietary changes for more weight gain, because in six
months, this doctor wants to "SEE FAT ROLLS". And I'd love nothing more than a valid excuse to say "no, no, no fast food, no Gerber toddler food, no white rice, no white bread, no sugar, no cake, no brownies, no chips, no capri sun, no no no no no..." (I have one of those families)
(EDITED OUT more useless chatter)
-S
DH thinks the FTT diagnosis is total BS... thoughts?? My 18 month old is happy, smiling, joyful, active, beautiful, eats well, and has even met some of the 2y milestones.
Of course, if he's not fat, he's obviously not thriving, right?
We went to the (pediatrician) today for Jake's 18 month appointment and he
weighs 21 pounds exactly and was 30-some inches (whatever the 30th percentile is
for height).
Of course, I always stand really close to the doctor when he's scribbling and,
even though Jake was meeting all of his milestones on time or early, and had no
signs of malnutrition, and obviously he eats like a horse... the doctor still
wrote "FTT" on his chart. Even though Jake's weight gain follows a totally
perfect artistically beautiful CURVE... an upward curve, no less... he has
"dropped in percentile" at every visit (from 50th at birth, to 30th, to 20th, to
15th, to Less Than 5th). His height and head circumference are right on track...
his weight is gaining steadily... just not according to THAT growth chart (I'm
not sure which one they have). I'm sure he'd gain more weight if I put him in
front of a TV all day, but that's just not going to happen.
I was sent along the way with a huge bag of drinks for diabetic people and
Pediasure... and told to make him drink one a day... (I drank one in the parking
lot, and it reminded me of the time I was dared to swallow cat de-wormer).
(EDITED OUT further amusing proof of our pediatrician's lack of medical knowledge)
ANYWAY... tell me about dietary changes for more weight gain, because in six
months, this doctor wants to "SEE FAT ROLLS". And I'd love nothing more than a valid excuse to say "no, no, no fast food, no Gerber toddler food, no white rice, no white bread, no sugar, no cake, no brownies, no chips, no capri sun, no no no no no..." (I have one of those families)
(EDITED OUT more useless chatter)
-S
DH thinks the FTT diagnosis is total BS... thoughts?? My 18 month old is happy, smiling, joyful, active, beautiful, eats well, and has even met some of the 2y milestones.