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No weight gain in 9 mos old
At her 6 mos apptmnt, my daughter weighed in at 18lbs, 2oz. At her 9 mos
apptmnt, she weighed in at 18lbs, 3 oz. The ped's suggesting I supplement her with a sippy cup of formula/day. I'm concerned that there wasn't just a slowing of weight gain, but a complete stop. Now, my daughter has been sick over the past 3 months, but I don't think that's explanation enough. She still nurses a lot, including every 1.5 - 2 hours through the night. (My ped. suggests that could be because she's just not getting enough milk from me anymore.) We nurse one side at a time. Rarely does my daughter fuss after finishing on one side. When she does, I flip her to the other side and we're fine. We're still getting good wet & dirty diapers, I'm not at all worried about dehydration. My child has become very active. If she's not moving, she's not happy. She wakes herself up at night because she's crawling & standing in her sleep. She's not shy about crawling over to me and having a sip or two and then going back to play. She eats everything we put in front of her, but small amounts. I don't think she's ever eaten more than 6 ounces of table/babyfood total in a day. She still only drinks 4 ounce bottles at daycare. Every time I think of increasing it to 5 ounces, she has a week where she'll leave an ounce or two in every bottle. Any suggestions on what I can do to make sure she has all the food she needs? Does the collective brain here see any benefit to giving her some formula? I'm to go back in 2 weeks for a weight check. If she hasn't gained weight, the ped's going to want to do some testing to make sure there isn't some other problem going on. So I'm hoping for the weight gain. Thanks for any advice. Leigh |
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No weight gain in 9 mos old
Leigh McCuen wrote: At her 6 mos apptmnt, my daughter weighed in at 18lbs, 2oz. At her 9 mos apptmnt, she weighed in at 18lbs, 3 oz. The ped's suggesting I supplement her with a sippy cup of formula/day. I don't have any answers for you -- I'm in the same situation. We've already had a weight check with still no weight gain. At the next weight check, the dr will probably insist on adding high calorie formula to his diet :-( I hope others will have some solutions. Laura |
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No weight gain in 9 mos old
"Leigh McCuen" wrote in message ... At her 6 mos apptmnt, my daughter weighed in at 18lbs, 2oz. At her 9 mos apptmnt, she weighed in at 18lbs, 3 oz. How about height change? Head? If she's growing in these ways normally, I'm not sure I understand why weight would be an issue. -- Dagny |
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No weight gain in 9 mos old
Thanks! I think she's going to be like her father's family, 5 feet tall but
with hair to her rump. its gonna be funny, because my other daughter takes after my mothers family and will probably be 6 feet tall. "Laura Faussone" wrote in message ... Leigh McCuen wrote: At her 6 mos apptmnt, my daughter weighed in at 18lbs, 2oz. At her 9 mos apptmnt, she weighed in at 18lbs, 3 oz. The ped's suggesting I supplement her with a sippy cup of formula/day. I don't have any answers for you -- I'm in the same situation. We've already had a weight check with still no weight gain. At the next weight check, the dr will probably insist on adding high calorie formula to his diet :-( I hope others will have some solutions. Laura |
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No weight gain in 9 mos old
At her 6 mos apptmnt, my daughter weighed in at 18lbs, 2oz. At her 9 mos apptmnt, she weighed in at 18lbs, 3 oz. The ped's suggesting I supplement her with a sippy cup of formula/day. Okay, let's summarize what you've said about your baby in the last few months: -She's been ill. -She's not only learned to crawl, she is now constantly in motion. -She has not *lost* any weight. -She appears to be developing normally, is generally happy and is not dehydrated. -She eats a good variety of foods, though not a large quantity. You are not restricting her nursing or her solid foods. The only other piece of information that would be nice to have is whether and by how much she has grown in length. Sometimes growth in one dimension slows while the other spurts. :-) But anyway, it doesn't sound to *me* as if there's anything at all wrong, nor that there is any reason in the world to give her formula. (She certainly isn't likely to accept the formula in *addition* to what she consumes now, and it would be beyond stupid to *replace* any of the breastmilk she's taking with and equivalent amount of formula.) At least for purposes of your weight check in a couple weeks, you could focus on feeding her more calorie-dense and/or higher-fat foods for a while. If she's been getting a lot of, say, applesauce and Cheerios, try offering more avocado, full-fat yogurt, and muffins. Holly Mom to Camden, 3yo EDD #2 6/8/04 |
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No weight gain in 9 mos old
ok, how did i manage that
replied to the wrong post "nina" wrote in message ... Thanks! I think she's going to be like her father's family, 5 feet tall but with hair to her rump. its gonna be funny, because my other daughter takes after my mothers family and will probably be 6 feet tall. "Laura Faussone" wrote in message ... Leigh McCuen wrote: At her 6 mos apptmnt, my daughter weighed in at 18lbs, 2oz. At her 9 mos apptmnt, she weighed in at 18lbs, 3 oz. The ped's suggesting I supplement her with a sippy cup of formula/day. I don't have any answers for you -- I'm in the same situation. We've already had a weight check with still no weight gain. At the next weight check, the dr will probably insist on adding high calorie formula to his diet :-( I hope others will have some solutions. Laura |
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No weight gain in 9 mos old
I think what Holly said is right on target. We experienced a similar
situation with ds, the doctor was getting all worked up, we were getting worried and defensive, etc. They kept bringing us in for weight checks, in which they were indeed only checking his weight, turned out ds grew something like four inches in six months, so of course he wasn't gaining weight, but neither was he losing any. Our general obsevation is that he has always done one thing at a time, height, then weight, then a huge developmental spurt of some sort. I did see on further study though that ds diet at the time was too low in fats and too high in whole grains (fill the tiny tummy easily), and made some adjustments. This past year has followed the similar pattern, from about 3-3 1/2 ds had a huge developmental push towards independence, has recently been growing out of any pair of pants I can find, but his weight has been stable. His torso is trim, but his upper arms and thighs are still baby-pudgy. -Karen, mom to Henry 3 3/4 and someone due 4/24/04- |
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No weight gain in 9 mos old
"Karen" wrote in message k.net... I think what Holly said is right on target. We experienced a similar situation with ds, the doctor was getting all worked up, we were getting worried and defensive, etc. They kept bringing us in for weight checks ... I just was struck by how funny it sounds to me tonight "kept bringing us in." I'm visualizing a ped. showing up at your door and waving your entire family into his van. I'm glad I dropped WBVs. It was fun to show her off a couple of times but then I was done. Kid looks healthy? Doing new stuff, bright eyes? OK fine. I'm very tired and should have been in bed an hour ago. -- Dagny |
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No weight gain in 9 mos old
Leigh McCuen wrote in message ...
Both of my daughters had very similar weight issues. One ended up having additional problems, but for one, it was just her normal growth pattern. I refused to give formula to the one who had no documented health problems, and the one who was 'sick' got a prescription formula after she'd turned one. I'd increase the nursing as much as you can. At one point, I was given the recommendation to double the times I offered to nurse my daughter, and it did make her gain weight, even though it was only a few ounces. Is your child still on the growth charts? Check head circumference and height growth, too. You mentioned s/he'd (sorry, I can't remember right now) been sick? What kind of sick? If it was gastrointestinal, I'd worry even less. If it was respiratory, I'd really try to increasae the weight before that next checkup, even by a couple of ounces. If you can do that, it will rule out a lot of stuff, and hopefully prevent some semi-invasive testing. My daughter with the health issues ended up gaining (while on the high-cal Rx supplement) something like 4 ounces in several months, and the Dr.s thought that was *great*! Good luck! Tina. |
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No weight gain in 9 mos old
I just was struck by how funny it sounds to me tonight "kept bringing us
in." I'm visualizing a ped. showing up at your door and waving your entire family into his van. I'm glad I dropped WBVs. It was fun to show her off a couple of times but then I was done. Kid looks healthy? Doing new stuff, bright eyes? OK fine. I agree, generally we don't let doctors push us around too much. But in this situation, she was aware we were bf beyond the parameters of mainstream patients, that we delayed starting solids, that we were vegetarian, and that we were selective/delayed vax on top of all that. We had already decided that the visit where the concern about his lack of weight gain came up was going to be his last there and we were going to switch to a new doctor. But we didn't want it to look like we were running away from a doctor like we had something to hide about ds' upbringing, so we stuck with them for a few more months until it was all sorted and everyone was happy, then we switched to a new doctor, who we've hardly ever seen. -K- |
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