I’m sick of...
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Topic: I’m sick of...
Posted By: mamanee
Subject: I’m sick of...
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 3:03pm
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People telling my that my baby is ginormous! They say it like they can't believe he is only 8 weeks old and that it's not possible for him to be so huge and that I must be overfeeding him!
Ok, so he was 9lb 1oz and 57CM long at birth, so he was pretty big and long, and he is now 14lbs and 61CM which is on the high end of the scale, but to me he's just my little wee boy. He has height and stockiness on both sides! What is wrong with having a healthy, happy baby with a good appetite? Why do people inadvertantly make me feel like I'm a bad mother for having a bonny baby! 
Oh and the stupid GP said that formula fed babies will keep eating and eating and eating no matter how much you give them and that I must be horrendously over feeding him for him to be 14lbs already. I am his mother, I know when he is full and he spits the bottle out and refuses to take it when he has had enough, so there!!
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Posted By: AnnieB
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 3:14pm
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1: your not a bad mother
2: I would rather see a happy, healthy,cubby buba then a little skinny one. Dont most boys eat lots any ways? at the people who think they know your son better------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 3:14pm
Gosh that must make you mad. Krystiana was the same length but 'only' 8lbs at birth and her height is currently off the chart LOL and her weight is kinda proportioned but not off the chart thankfully 
People make rude comments regardless of what you do - I was apparently a thinnish gobble guts as a baby and my grandparents kept telling my mum (their daughter) that she was starving me and tried to feed me honey/jam off a spoon LMAO. Anyway it pays to have a quick reply ready before they can spit out their regular answer. "Just wait til he's running - he'll work it all off" or "better start training his future wife to cook" or "I love his chubby cheeks".... something that like tends to change the tide on dumb comments. -------------  |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 3:44pm
Oh Renee  Poor you. Sam isn't that unusual I would think. Noah weighed 14lbs when he was 7 weeks old and he was fully breastfed. Some babies are just bigger and they are so cute when they are chubby with their lovely rolls and big round cheeks.
I had the opposite with Christopher. People would ask me what was wrong with my small baby He weighed 14 lbs when he was 15 weeks so was quite a bit smaller. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 4:16pm
What a big fat load of bullsh*t !! You are doing a wonderful job Renee and don't let anyone make you think otherwise - not even that stupid GP !! |
neeandsam wrote:Posted By: james
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 4:19pm
what kind of gp would say that frise you can not over feed a baby i was told to cut james milk down at 8 weeks old because he was gaining wight so fast in repose to that i told them they could have him when he started screaming from hungery argghhh somepoeple are just sooo dumb your a great mum and dont let anyone tell you differnt ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 4:22pm
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Annoying, thoughtless people! I can't believe your GP said that!
I had a 'bonny' baby as well and used to get so annoyed at those sorts of comments. Worst of all were the number of people who said 'you must be a good cow' - that just ticked me off no end. I'm not a cow!! I do more than just feed my daughter! Sam sounds like a very healthy, happy, NORMAL (if there is such a thing) baby and you are obviously doing a fantastic job.  Yay for the bonny babies! 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 8:05pm
| people always make comments - if it's not how big he is, it would be something else. My boys were pretty good eaters too. not so big originally, but you know how most babies lose weight a few days after birth? well, mine put on. and they fed and fed and fed. BUT both are heavy children, but not fat by any means - "compact" or "condensed" i call them |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 8:06pm
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its not nice eh, i got it with haleigh and im bound to get it again with james.
my gp here said haleoghs a great weight whereas the plunket nurse i saw up here toldf me she was over weight. i think sam is gorgeous, i love chubby bubbies. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 8:18pm
I was told by my plunket nurse that my oldest was obese when she was 10mth old  I cried my eyes out thinking I was the worst mum and raced off to the GP to be told "your baby is perfectly healthy and keep doing waht your doing". I never went back to plunket again!!------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 8:54pm
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How rude, but people always want to comment and will always try and find something to comment on. He is fine don't worry I think he is so cute, spec in your ticker photo. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 9:00pm
Sienna taught me that you CAN overfeed a formula baby - but they get rid of the excess by throwing up all over you 
Maybe Sam is just meant to be a big boy. I had the opposite with Maya being so big at birth and then getting really sick and scrawny but she's found her own growth curve and is still really lean. Whereas the gremlins were small at birth and are now ginormous. Well not quite ginormous but they doubled their birth weight by 3 months. So babies will grow the way they want to grow. Tell your GP to sod off and then find a new one
ETA: My 'skinny' baby could demolish three tins of baby food in a sitting, my "chubby" babies share one tin between them and even then often don't finish it. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 9:21pm
| I keep meaning to say, love the photo in your ticker too - he is such a cutey! |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 9:25pm
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We had the same Renee! Caitlin was born 9lb 7.5oz but she was only 51cm so it make her look bigger.
We were constantly being asked how much formula we were giving her and giving her anything else, this was when she was tiny and way before it was even time to think about solids!
Personally, I'm glad she was a big baby! I was terrified of handling small/skinny babies in case I might break/hurt them. But babies with a bit of meat on them just put me at ease (that makes me sound a bit weird aye? LOL) Anyways, stuff the GP and get a new one! Unless Samuel is flying off the percentile charts (which I doubt!) then he's perfectly healthy. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 9:54pm
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how rude!!! babies are soooooo different, how can anyone comment on them!
i'm coming from the other end of the scale...jack was born 5lb 12oz and i was constantly getting the 'oh, he's very little isn't he' comments and looks from people as though i wasn't feeding him. they will do what they will do and that's all there is to it.....as long as sam is happy and healthy then that's all that matters. BTW that ticker pic is sooooo gorgeous!! ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 10:07pm
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LOL Toni that's cause chubby babies bounce
Emma Krystiana beats your twins on eating, hands down! ------------- |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 10:13pm
Yep! They are really little eaters. They do like their bottles tho. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: hailstones
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 8:20am
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Renee I'm with the others - you are doing a great job! I find it kinda rude how everyone seems to feel they can comment on your babys size, and of course 'you' know your baby, not them, and you know that he is happy and healthy, and after all that is the most important thing.
I had the same issues (and still do) with Elle, she was a 10lb (well 9lb15 - pretty blimmin close to 10lb) at birth, people still say that now, and she really hasn't put on a heck of a lot of weight since birth (is now 14lb4), I have started to tell them to sod off (in my nicest, smiling way )
You are such a good Mummy! Don't worry bout them! He is such a gorgeous wee bubba! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 8:29am
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i love the ticker pic to renee sam is soooooo cute
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 9:57am
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I love his facial! It's like Sam's saying "muuum, you're musceling in on my ticker photo, what will the girls say?" ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 11:11am
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Aw Renee, you are doing such a great job and don't you let anyone tell you otherwise. My boy was born 9ib 4oz and 56cm long, he has always been called chubby! It really bothered me at the beginning as he was just a happy healthy boy. So I soon started to tell people off! (I don't want him to grow up with a complex) BTW I love your ticker too!!! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 5:01pm
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Tyrell could never be obese, he doesn't sit still long enough! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 8:10pm
| LOL Em's so true! |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 14 July 2007 at 9:10pm
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oh for some fat rolls...even at 9 lb 8 Gabriella wasnt fat...but long and i get the comments on how long she is.....
your bubba looks fine to me...Im with the others = change your GP!!! I did when first pregnant and had an old biddie try tmake DH sit outside and then tell me off for being a working mum !!! OH yes!!! |
Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 9:11am
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Renee I know what you mean.
Rico was 8lb 15oz & 56 cm at birth. He was never chubby but is REALLY tall! He is very heavy though - must all be in the bones though as he's very slim. Anyhow people have always commented on how tall is he - like it's a bad thing! Very similiar comments to what they're saying about Sam. The thing is - HE'S HEALTHY!!! What's wrong with having a big baby? We don't get to choose the size or personality of our children - we take what we get & love them unconditionally. Next time someone tells you something like that - you should say "yes, but he's healthy & that's all that matters". It's funny how people feel they have to make comments on your children - a judgement. Rico is 4 next month but pretty much in size 5 clothes - getting into size 6 (Kmart clothes), so still continuing to grow tall! I just think that nobody's going to want to pick on him at school!! ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Spudling
Date Posted: 15 July 2007 at 4:26pm
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I'm the opposite hon. I love it when people comment on how big Jeremy is growing. Maybe because his big sister was such a midget it is great to get comments that my boy is getting nice and big...who knows.
But anyhow, Sam is growing wonderfully and I think it is much better that they put on weight quicker than not at this age anyhow so try and take it as a complement even if you know it probably wasn't meant to be...It may stop them in their tracks and not say it to you again ------------- http://tickers.families.com"> 
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