. Ava was this big at his age but our ped is still concerned, as am I, so she asked that we start having him eat 3 times a day and add butter and cream to his food. She said after 6 months breastmilk is lower in fat and he needs to get more fat in his diet. Tonight we gave him mashed potatoes and he loved it. I am not sure why my kids are so skinny it but it sure worries me. With me going back to work he has been drinking less too. He will only have one 4 oz bottle after I leave. He waits to eat the next one until 2:30-3! I just went back yesterday so maybe he will adjust and go back to his old schedule from last school year. I am wondering if I should supplement with formula a but my ped didn't mention it an I forgot to ask. He goes back in two weeks or pediaRx and a weight check. Besides that he is doing super he can sit up for a short while stands (holding our hands) and puts weight on his legs for a long time. Dr. Scheibel said that the baby she was looking at was not the one that showed up on paper. Augh! So here is a pic of my little man after his mashed potatoes... (excuse the huge mess)
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((Grace)) My kids are on the smaller side as well. They start out HUGE and then get smaller and smaller. Mason at three only weighs 28lbs. I had a harder run of it when Mace was a baby, he was my first and everyone had a comment on his size. As if he were unhealthy simply because he was smaller then most. I struggled with it a lot. Rowan so far has been very close in weight with Mason at the same age. Just an FYI growth charts are set up differently for boys and girls. Boys are expected to be bigger. I think it's silly. Does Kohen see the same doctor that Ava did? I would think it wouldn't be such a concerning after seeing Ava's small growth pattern. I switched Mason's pediatrician after his one year check up over his weight. The peds we see now are much more relaxed about it. A couple times his small size was a concern but it always worked out. It's hard to put the numbers and percentages out of your head. If he's healthy, happy and hitting milestones I don't see a problem kwim? Kohen looks happy and healthy to me. Just as cute as ever too :)
Grace, I think you should do some more research on the fat content of milk and come to your own conclusion about that. Pediatricians aren't know it alls. Anything I've read says that the fat content in breastmilk actually increases over the first year. The higher volume of milk generally decreases fat content, so as they get older and nurse less, breastmilk increases in fat content to balance it out. Being on the opposite side of the growth chart and being told to put my child on a diet at a few months old was hard. But the more I learned the more I realized that our children are who they are. Kohen is not being neglected. He's not a child in some 3rd world country where he's not getting the nutrician he needs. If that were the case than I could see why the extra fat might be necessary. But is all that fat good for your child's body? Who cares if he's super skinny? Or on the shorter side? He's growing at the rate he's supposed to. I've been told not to try to fatten Tommy up...that many times it can backfire and cause a child who shouldn't be getting that extra fat to actually put on too much weight. And Tommy was always off the charts with his weight. Go figure! lol
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