Damn these wretched weigh-ins for making people fret. I'm sure she is absolutely fine. Have fun with weaning though :)
― Meg (Meg Busset), Wednesday, 2 February 2011 23:47 (thirteen years ago) link
No food is as calorific as breastmilk, so she's not going to fatten up on solids. It's hard not to worry when it seems to be going against medical 'advice' but if you weren't worried before the checkup then I'd take it all with a pinch of salt. For a start, what weight chart was he/she using? weight increase is very different for breastfed infants than it is for formula fed ones, it's very normal for them to slow down around the 6 month mark. http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/growth/growthcharts.html
Sorry, rant over! Go ahead and start solids, it's fun! But don't be surprised if it doesn't pile the weight on!
― Vicky, Thursday, 3 February 2011 14:56 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, I guess the idea is we're supplementing with solids, not weaning, so she's still getting about the same amount of breastmilk, plus a small amount of solids. that chart has her at mean -2.5, so I don't know what percentile that is, but I'll bring that up with the pediatrician next time we meet. like I said, I'm not that worried, as she seems good physically and developmentally
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 3 February 2011 15:02 (thirteen years ago) link
ahhh, in the uk we refer to the introduction of solids as weaning, as it's a gradual transition. As soon as you introduce solids the milk intake decreases. In the US, as you know, weaning is intentionally withdrawing milk.
― Vicky, Thursday, 3 February 2011 15:53 (thirteen years ago) link
ah
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 3 February 2011 15:55 (thirteen years ago) link
I didn't know that! Sorry for confusion.
Do US babies get a lot more frequent weighing, medical check-ups etc? Over here you don't see a paed unless your kid is ill, took me months to get to see one for Howie's eczema.
― Meg (Meg Busset), Thursday, 3 February 2011 20:19 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't know what the normal is, I think we had one-month, two-month, four-month, and six-month checkups. Next one was supposed to be nine months, but we're going in for a weigh-in at eight months to see if she's moving up at all.
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 3 February 2011 20:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Crikey. Here you get an eight-week check-up but after that it's completely voluntary, I went loads with Howie as I didn't know better but hardly bothered with Archie.
― Meg (Meg Busset), Thursday, 3 February 2011 20:30 (thirteen years ago) link
"I don't know what the normal is, I think we had one-month, two-month, four-month, and six-month checkups."
It's two weeks, two month, four month, six month here for my medical group.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Thursday, 3 February 2011 20:55 (thirteen years ago) link