More Seattle posts to come, plus an attempt at a 10 on 10 (I tried to jump back on the wagon)
but a quick update--
X is 15 months old! She had her well-check yesterday, and is doing swimmingly.
Her stats:
30.5 inches (45th %)
17 lbs, 12 oz (under)
head: 18 (50th %)
Yep, she's gained half a pound in 3 months.
We've got one skinny little girl. But the doctor is still not concerned at all, and says there's no need for us to be (yet?)
She's grown a lot taller, and her head is definitely getting bigger, (she's so top heavy!) and she's obviously developing just fine. She is just way under the spectrum--(can percentages be negative? She's probably about the negative 50th percentile for weight. I guess that would mean that 100% of kids her age, and 50% of kids 3-6 months younger than her weigh more than her?)
Any tried and true remedies for baby-fattening?
We also are trying to get her to drink more milk. We introduced cow's milk when she turned 1 but she just doesn't drink much of it. I asked her ped. and he said for her size, 16-18 oz a day is the goal. Yikes. Yesterday I probably got her to drink 6 or so? And that's the most I've ever been able to get into her in a day. Today she's refused it most of the time, I think we're at 2 ounces total and it's bedtime. Any secrets? We've tried warm, cold, bottle (but we don't use bottles anymore), sippy cup, cup, straw, etc. She seems to be the most inclined to drink it when it's got ice in it. (I seem to recall that's how I drank my milk when I was little. And in college).
Anyway. We'll return to the regular scheduled blogging shortly, I just wanted to stick this out there to fish for ideas that I can steal. Thanks for sharing! :)
5 comments:
Hi. A friend of mine had a similar problem where her son (at about 12 mo) just didn't eat much, so the Dr. (who is also my ped) told her to put the strawberry or chocolate syrup into the milk. You could try that if you're so inclined.
If you're looking to try a flavoring, I would suggest ovaltine. It has sugar, yes, but also lots of vitamins. Also, Charlie guzzles milk if I give it to him in the car(I think because he can't get distracted by much?). Otherwise he doesn't drink much either. I have started bringing milk with us everywhere!
And finally, a family I nannied for gave their daughter icecream to fatten her up...it was Trader Joe's so it was just organic cream and sugar and some vanilla flavoring....I don't know how I feel about that, but I thought I'd pass it on! =)
You could try a different type of milk like soy or rice or oat. She may just not prefer cow's milk. Also, full fat yogurt is a good option. Jacob loves it plain or sometimes I add a tiny bit of jam to sweeten it up a bit. Also, peanut butter or other nut butters.
Abby was a VERY skinny one-year old. Everyone said so, and when I look back at pictures, I can hardly believe it, how skinny -- almost emaciated -- she looked. At the time, she was breastfeeding much more than eating, but no one could get her to eat much of anything (and they all tried.) BUT, like X, she was alert and hitting all the milestones and thriving in every way! Our pediatrician was not at all concerned for those reasons.
Personally, I don't think loading up on the sugar is a great idea. Maybe some of the good fats like avocado and nut butters if she's not bothered by allergies.
OK, I don't want to sounds like the bossy one here, but, having been through true feeding refusal with Peter verses the "no thanks mam, just the mama milk please" refusal from Moira, my string bean, I'm going to throw in my two cents.
Your baby seems to be growing healthy and strong. She's tall enough, and getting taller, she's gaining weight, her head is growing, she's eating when she's hungry. She's developing normally. She happy. I take it she doesn't scream all the time or anything like that. She's just skinny. Kids that don't have a medical reason to refuse food wont let themselves starve. She's just a happy, skinny kid. Welcome to that long tail on the end of every bell curve.
If you want a good author about feeding kids, Ellyn Sater is great and comes to me highly recommended from feeding therapists. I like her. Very practical, helpful advice about feeding children. You could try "Child of Mine".
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