Thread: i don't think this is healthy
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March 3rd, 2012, 03:19 PM #1
i don't think this is healthy
i took my daughter in for a check up and shots. she just turned 9 months old. she was born at 37 weeks but a healthy 7lbs 14oz. never has had any health problems. well she weighed 15lbs exactly yesterday. but she was at 70% for height. she can crawl, she can stand with support and walk around furniture holding on to it. yes shes a little small but the doctor (who i had never seen before) said she needed to gain some weight and i should... get this.. give her butter and fatty foods so she gains weight. does this sound crazy to anyone other then me?
just for the record all my girls are underweight. my 7 year old weighs 40lbs but is off the charts for height. i just have string beans for daughters. long and skinny but is that really unhealthy?x5
x2 dd#6 lost an identical twin sister and dd 5 lived in my arms for 2 hours
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March 3rd, 2012, 03:29 PM #2
I think you should ignore the advice that you feel is not right for your family. I was told the same thing- my first son was 17# at a year old and they wanted me to quit breastfeeding, feed him icecream daily and load up the fats. I have zero issue with fat. Fat doesn't make you fat...It's great for our brains and bodies etc, but I'm not going to stress about my sons weight when his father is a string bean and weighs 30#'s less than I do! I just fed him normally, continued to nurse him and guess what? He's 6yo, weighs 38 lbs, and he's average height. I worried for nothing. This is one reason I don't go in for well baby visits. We don't vaccinate though, so I feel no need other than a once yearly visit. Do what you feel is right!
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March 3rd, 2012, 03:32 PM #3IVF Advice Coach
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That's ridiculous. Feed her a normal diet.
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March 3rd, 2012, 03:39 PM #4
Maybe try some adding some healthy fatty food like avocados? They mush/puree pretty easily.
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March 3rd, 2012, 03:53 PM #5
thank ladies i just didn't feel right about giving my 9 month old sticks of butter and cartons of ice cream. they yell about too many over weight children and now they yell when your child is under weight. i can't win.
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x2 dd#6 lost an identical twin sister and dd 5 lived in my arms for 2 hours
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March 3rd, 2012, 03:54 PM #6
I know here (Europe) we are told to add a little fat in the baby food, like milk, butter or oil. Not to gain weight, but more because the fat in the food helps develop the child's brain.
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March 3rd, 2012, 04:02 PM #7
I would ignore it too, that's obviously how your children are built and you know if she's healthy and growing and eating well enough.
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NO, it doesn't sound crazy to me at all because children under age 5 and esp. under age 2, NEED fat in their diet so their brains can develop normally. Kids under age 2 are supposed to be drinking either breastmilk or whole cow's milk.
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March 3rd, 2012, 06:28 PM #9
I have to agree with AS, that the fats are important. Her height to weight ratio is low and although it is the same for all your kids, you don't want her to loose more weight and then she would be in failure to thrive category. My second son weighed more than your daughter and was labelled FTT.
I don't particularly think you have to worry too much since your other kids are similar, but like another poster said you can get good calories and fats in just to boost her a bit.
Avocado is a good one, olive oil in scrambled eggs, an extra bottle of milk a day. I think as long as she is eating and not refusing feeds then there is less to worry about.13 years 11 years 6 years & our HT miracle 2 years
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March 3rd, 2012, 07:18 PM #10
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