clinic report!!

[reallytinyamy]

back from clinic!

Chloe weighs 20lb 6oz and has dropped to 91st centile.

I've been told I have to force her to stop drinking so much milk and make her eat more food- she's not going to like that one bit!

 

[princessellie]

awww good luck hun

x

 

[princess_bump]

well done chloe, what a great weight oh honey poor you on the eating, could you try really milky foods to get her used to it, like baby rice etc? x x

 

[Vickie]

I have the opposite problem with Hannah Maybe we can switch babies for a while

 

[reallytinyamy]

well done chloe, what a great weight oh honey poor you on the eating, could you try really milky foods to get her used to it, like baby rice etc? x x

she wont eat food made with milk!

She likes her food but prefers to fill up with milk and have a tiny amount of food. I am going to try changing routine slightly and give her food before milk in the hope that she eats more cos she's hungrier, if that makes sense

 

[princess_bump]

makes sense hon! can't believe she doesn't like food made with milk i try to give maddi as much bottle as possible before a meal, as i'm so worried she'll dehydrate but she much prefers her food! i hide the food until she's had a good amount of milk other wise she's distracted x

 

[Ema]

Good luck Hunni XxX

 

[marley2580]

I'm slightly confused, they've told you to stop giving her as much milk just because she's dropped percentiles slightly? Is she still putting on weight? All the guidelines say that milk should be their main source of food for the first year and solids should only gradually increase. I would say that if she's not losing weight, by all means offer her solids more often but don't try and force the issue, otherwise you run the risk of making food a battleground. And remember that they put on weight much more slowly as they become more active, because they're burning it off - Kaya didn't put any weight on between 6 months and 12 months because she was just so active.

 

[reallytinyamy]

I'm slightly confused, they've told you to stop giving her as much milk just because she's dropped percentiles slightly? Is she still putting on weight? All the guidelines say that milk should be their main source of food for the first year and solids should only gradually increase. I would say that if she's not losing weight, by all means offer her solids more often but don't try and force the issue, otherwise you run the risk of making food a battleground. And remember that they put on weight much more slowly as they become more active, because they're burning it off - Kaya didn't put any weight on between 6 months and 12 months because she was just so active.

no its not because shes dropped, its because she likes her milk so much she fills up on it and wont take food, her weight isnt an issue at all, just concerned that at nearly 8 months she doesnt want food, we need to get her eating something!

 

[Nikkinoonoo]

Jessie won't eat food either, I'm luck if I can get her to eat half a jar per day. She's a milky baby too xXx

 

[marley2580]

Oh I see, Kaya was like this until she was 9 months and then one day she just decided to start eating, and she's not stopped since lol. Some kids just take a bit longer to get it, try not to stress about it or she may resist, just keep offering, she'll get the hang of it soon enough.

 

[reallytinyamy]

Thanks, that does make me feel a bit better. I gave an oz less milk this morning and she had, what I would consider, a reasonable amount of breakfast. At lunchtime I'm going to give her food first and see how we go, but she's only 7 months old I cant deprive her of milk if thats what she wants.

Chances are, with these HV's if I'd spoken to another one she'd have told me to leave it and see how we go !

 

[Hevz]

Try fingerfoods...some babies skip the puree bit almost completely and just eat finger foods. Try steamed carrot sticks, pear (peeled and sliced into wedges), toast triangles (less floppy that sticks/soldiers), breadsticks, sugar free biscuits etc

 

[ryder]

I'm slightly confused, they've told you to stop giving her as much milk just because she's dropped percentiles slightly? Is she still putting on weight? All the guidelines say that milk should be their main source of food for the first year and solids should only gradually increase. I would say that if she's not losing weight, by all means offer her solids more often but don't try and force the issue, otherwise you run the risk of making food a battleground. And remember that they put on weight much more slowly as they become more active, because they're burning it off - Kaya didn't put any weight on between 6 months and 12 months because she was just so active.

Except once babies start drinking a certain amount of milk they risk becomming extremely overweight as milk is very fatty and full of vitamins. And a baby this young becomming overweight is dangerous and can result in later weight issues in life.

The reason weaning by 6 months is recommended is to help prevent this, as well as to get the baby used to foods. Weaning properly usually results in a good steady weight gain.

2-6 month reccomendation: 23-35oz per 24 hours
6 months when weaning recommendation: 24oz
When weaning is fully establish: 20oz

At 9 months babies have cows milk integrated....

Im not sure where people get the info that milk is supposed to be their main source of food? Once weaning starts it isnt... Milk becomes a source of vitamins.

 

[reallytinyamy]

I'm slightly confused, they've told you to stop giving her as much milk just because she's dropped percentiles slightly? Is she still putting on weight? All the guidelines say that milk should be their main source of food for the first year and solids should only gradually increase. I would say that if she's not losing weight, by all means offer her solids more often but don't try and force the issue, otherwise you run the risk of making food a battleground. And remember that they put on weight much more slowly as they become more active, because they're burning it off - Kaya didn't put any weight on between 6 months and 12 months because she was just so active.

Except once babies start drinking a certain amount of milk they risk becomming extremely overweight as milk is very fatty and full of vitamins. And a baby this young becomming overweight is dangerous and can result in later weight issues in life.

The reason weaning by 6 months is recommended is to help prevent this, as well as to get the baby used to foods. Weaning properly usually results in a good steady weight gain.

2-6 month reccomendation: 23-35oz per 24 hours
6 months when weaning recommendation: 24oz
When weaning is fully establish: 20oz

At 9 months babies have cows milk integrated....

Im not sure where people get the info that milk is supposed to be their main source of food? Once weaning starts it isnt... Milk becomes a source of vitamins.

that was what I thought Ryder, thats why i was worried enough to bring it up with her.

However, lunchtime I gave her food first and she had half a jar of savoury and 3 quarters of fruit so a marked improvement.

As for finger foods, she wont touch them, the only thing she's ever eatten is purees

 

[ryder]

aww glad to hear she had a good lunch.. I am sure it wont take her long to get into the habit of eating more finger foods and things. She will be running around and stuff soon enough and will burn more calories.

 

[reallytinyamy]

I've lowered her bottles by an oz. She's draining them but I figure the solids will make up for that.

She's having her cereal in the morning quite thick now so I hope that will help with the finger food