big, round belly

shambaby · Apr 4th, 2012, 17:31 PM

my hubby has been fretting about this and is starting to get me worried now, too, so i thought i'd see how common it is. hayden has a good apetite and will usually eat quite a bit, but even when he seems to have only eaten a relatively small amount his belly becomes very large, round and hard after every meal. it bulges out to the sides as well as to the front, making him look kind of like he has swallowed a football! he will sometimes look quite uncomfortable, too, although it doesn't usually seem to bother him.

i am concerned that we might be over feeding him (although we blw, so he has always had control of how much to eat) but hubby worries there could be more to it. and it is rubbing off on me. he doesn't seem to be constipated and he has no trouble getting wind out, so i don't think it's any of those things.

Blah11 · Apr 4th, 2012, 17:36 PM

is he windy alot? only thing i can think of is him having an intolerance to something and its bloating him.

hayley x · Apr 4th, 2012, 17:38 PM

Daisy gets like this after main meals too, never thought anything of it tbh

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jenmc226 · Apr 4th, 2012, 20:21 PM

Babies and toddlers have nearly no abdominal muscles so they don't have anything to keep the stomach in. So it'll stick out all over and in funny different shapes.

mumum · Apr 5th, 2012, 00:31 AM

My ds is the same except..He hardly eats at all somedays!

but everyone says hes pot belly is bcos of the lack of muscles

flower01 · Apr 5th, 2012, 01:59 AM

as long as its only after eating i wouldnt worry to much, if its permnantly there id get him checked out.

moondrops · Apr 5th, 2012, 03:00 AM

E has a pot belly too you should see if after her meals xx

MrsMurphy2Be · Apr 5th, 2012, 05:20 AM

Paige is the same... its totally normal Im sure

LilDreamy · Apr 5th, 2012, 11:59 AM

Alexas tummy is always like this. Haven't thought anything of it really. It's as if she's poking it out all of the time... But mYbe she is because she sees my big ol Preggo belly. Lol.

**OmarsMum** · Apr 5th, 2012, 12:15 PM

Omar's tummy looks huge after he eats. In the morning it's almost flat. xx

Apr 4th, 2012, 17:31 PM	#1
shambaby Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 3,850	big, round belly my hubby has been fretting about this and is starting to get me worried now, too, so i thought i'd see how common it is. hayden has a good apetite and will usually eat quite a bit, but even when he seems to have only eaten a relatively small amount his belly becomes very large, round and hard after every meal. it bulges out to the sides as well as to the front, making him look kind of like he has swallowed a football! he will sometimes look quite uncomfortable, too, although it doesn't usually seem to bother him. i am concerned that we might be over feeding him (although we blw, so he has always had control of how much to eat) but hubby worries there could be more to it. and it is rubbing off on me. he doesn't seem to be constipated and he has no trouble getting wind out, so i don't think it's any of those things.

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Apr 4th, 2012, 17:36 PM	#2
Blah11 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 38,172	is he windy alot? only thing i can think of is him having an intolerance to something and its bloating him.

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Apr 4th, 2012, 17:38 PM	#3
hayley x Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Here! Posts: 18,935	Daisy gets like this after main meals too, never thought anything of it tbh x

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Apr 4th, 2012, 20:21 PM	#4
jenmc226 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 597	Babies and toddlers have nearly no abdominal muscles so they don't have anything to keep the stomach in. So it'll stick out all over and in funny different shapes.

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Apr 5th, 2012, 00:31 AM	#5
mumum Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: london Posts: 87	My ds is the same except..He hardly eats at all somedays! but everyone says hes pot belly is bcos of the lack of muscles

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Apr 5th, 2012, 01:59 AM	#6
flower01 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fleet, Hampshire Posts: 3,663	as long as its only after eating i wouldnt worry to much, if its permnantly there id get him checked out.

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moondrops Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1,529	E has a pot belly too you should see if after her meals xx

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MrsMurphy2Be Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 4,975	Paige is the same... its totally normal Im sure

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Apr 5th, 2012, 11:59 AM	#9
LilDreamy Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Germany (American) Posts: 2,980	Alexas tummy is always like this. Haven't thought anything of it really. It's as if she's poking it out all of the time... But mYbe she is because she sees my big ol Preggo belly. Lol.

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OmarsMum Mum (Mom) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UAE Posts: 16,994	Omar's tummy looks huge after he eats. In the morning it's almost flat. xx

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