Upset over baby's weight and Health Visitor... what am I doing wrong?

[Taurus8484]

Hi ladies.....sorry dont mean to hijack thread but those with babies on the larger side, did you find they were slower in doing things. My DS2 doesn't even look slightly interested in rolling whereas my DS1 was doing it at this age.

 

[bdb84]

My son was very large as a baby. 22lbs by 4 months of age, 32 by his first birthday. He was born at just 7lbs 13oz, so it's not like he always started out bigger than average.

I was so worried that he would struggle with his weight all throughout his childhood. He didn't overeat, but he always has had a very healthy appetite. He's my child who will eat whatever is placed in front of him, no questions asked.

He was slow to crawl (nearly 9 months), but started walking right on target (a week after his first birthday). He maintained his giant stature up until Kindergarten (age 5-6) when all of the other kids started to catch up and his growth slowed down. He didn't have just weight.. he was always so much taller than other kids his own age as well.

Now at 9 he's still on the tall side, but average for weight (75lbs).

Here's a recent picture to show that not every overweight baby ends up overweight as a child.

 

[londonangel]

I would cut out the watered down juice and replace it with water and instead of scotch egg maybe try some sort of sandwich (mine liked cheese spread sandwiches at that age). I actually would not worry though, some babies are just big. I have the opposite problem and because I am bf and baby is nearly six months and still not even 6 kg the HV said she is worried she is not getting enough to eat when baby eats fine and is very happy!

 

[SoupDragon]

Hi ladies.....sorry dont mean to hijack thread but those with babies on the larger side, did you find they were slower in doing things. My DS2 doesn't even look slightly interested in rolling whereas my DS1 was doing it at this age.

No...DD has been rolling since 3 months, crawling just before 6 months, and walking at 8.5 months. I have a friend with a much smaller baby who was doing all that at the same ages. But other babies are just slower with the physical milestones, you'll probably find out he's got his mind on other things and will turn out to be an early talker or something else. I wouldn't worry this early

 

[calm]

My two are fatties too, always loved their milk and eat up all their food. Having said that they seem to be eating a bit less now, think it might be the heat or that they just want less. Its always a worry isn't it? If they don't eat enough, if they eat too much, if they don't eat the right things... I keep waiting for a doctor or nurse to say they are too fat but at the moment everyone say they are fine. I think if I remember rightly last time they were between the 90 to 95 percentile. One of my twins has been slower with targets, and the other more or less on time.

 

[sethsmummy]

i wouldnt say size makes a difference unless they are really really big hun. ds3 is bigger than ds1/2 were (not by much though) and hes going a lot slower than they did but hes had other stuff going on xx

 

[minties]

Sophie was bigger than Thomas, for ages she was 85th for weight and 5th for length! She did everything slower apart from sitting unassisted and first steps. She didn't roll or pull to stand until 9 months; Thomas rolled at 13 weeks, crawled a day before 6 months and was pulling to stand at 6.5 months. I think it was just his personality though, he was way more active in the womb too and still is.

I don't see anything wrong with a scotch egg, protein and fat are very filling.

 

[StranjeGirl]

If you feed your baby healthy food, please don't let a health visitor get you all upset unless there seems to be a medical concern. My first daughter, who is now 3.5, was almost 27 pounds at 6 months old (and 31 pounds at a year). She was huge. She was also over the charts for height, but more so for weight. THe doctor wasn't worried as she was formula fed and eating when hungry. I am a health nut and vegetarian, so when we did start solids at 6 months it was healthy food. She continued to be a total chunk for a while despite the healthy food (does not eat refined sugar except for a birthday and only drinks water and a little milk etc) SHe is now 3.5 and although she is no toothpick, she is normal for her height (very tall as I am too). My friends baby was also big, 25 pounds at 6 months, and he has completely thinned out too now that he is older. The doctor told me that if the baby is hungry feed her....it's when they get to 3-4 years that if they are obese it is an eating problem. WHen they are babies if they are that hungry it is usually because they are gearing up to grow tall. It seemed to be the case for mine. SHe still eats a ton, but it's all healthy food and her weight seems perfect now. So honestly unless you are feeding her junk (which you are not) or you think there is a medical problem, please don't worry yourself!

Taurus- yes dd1 was slow at everything. dd2 is very tall but much leaner and seems to be moving around better and much quicker at those things. THe doctor told me dd1 would probably be late at all the rolling/crawling/walking stuff due to her weight.