Seriously, people just say stuff, without thinking of the impact it will have on their baby. Ask the mothers of babies they have been told are “too small” - you can’t win. Let it go over the top! Block feeding is giving the baby the same breast whenever he wants it for 3 or 4 hours. It’s not just giving baby one breast per side. When you do that, just take care that the other boob doesn’t become overly full. (if it does, express a bit off)
you're doing awesome! to answer your question directly. .. no. I don't think so. It's hard to switch off the overthinking in the beginning. lol I remember with DS1 completely freaking out saying I didn't know what to..... but really I did. it all got easier when I learned to shut down and just *feel* what he needed. take some time to just be with him and do what feels natural. you've done your research. you've got tricks up your sleeve. your instincts will tell you what to do.
I often exhaust all my tricks. When that happens I just do them all again if he's feeding often, chubbing up and has wet and pooey nappies, all is well
remember your first day at a new job. you felt overwhelmed and nervous about learning what to do no doubt. This is the same. minus the lunch breaks you'll be an awesome mother. because you care so much. Keep him close always and you can't go wrong.
congratulations again I wished this for you for a long time. oh and it's ok not to enjoy every moment like everyone tells you to. Sometimes I'm tired and just feeling sucky about the weight of responsibility. But then someone does something cute. And I'm back in the fuzzy feelings zone.
Just updating this. Bub is now 5 months old and a hefty 10.7kg. Apart from wind and reflux issues, he's a happy, chatty, giggly bundle of love and cuddles. My biggest concern is him growing so big I can't lift him while he's young. Trying to help him to get to sleep without a carrier is tough on the arms! Especially as sitting down is not allowed for that.
I'm trying not to project ahead of time but I can see him being the size of a 4 year old when he's 2 and the expectations and size vs maturity issues that may bring.
They do slow down when they start moving! Spock was growing 1kg a month until about 10months. Then when she started walking (and running and climbing) she stopped gaining. She didn't hit 12kg until 18months.
It will be ok =) enjoy the rolls and Buddha bub =)
As a CFHN I would be wanting to check his core strength and if he is having solids and feeding history. Is his length and HC in proportion with his weight?
Often reflux causes frequent feeding which chubs bubs up quickly. Around the 4 month mark is usually when reflux is at its worst and you can see some really big bubbas around this age.
Also are you and your husband tall?
It definitely slows down! DD was 4.24kgs when she was born and grew steadily, we got a lot of comments about how big she was, although she was all in proportion. Then she started crawling, and was walking at 11 months. At 12 months she was 10kgs and now 20 months later she's only 14kgs. She started growing taller without putting on the weight and she's now pretty much a very average 2.5 year old.
DS seems be following the same track. He was bigger than DD at birth - I don't remember kgs, but 10lp5 compared to her 9lp5. At his 4 month check up he was 8.1kgs. He has dropped down the charts a bit the same way she did, and I can only assume that once he's active he'll be very similar to her. I've no doubt your DS will do the same!
I do hear you on the rocking to sleep thing though - they're little lumps, and whhyyyy is sitting down so bad?? It's the same but my arms feel better!
Mildez, his core strength is good. He's not sitting yet, but he has good head control. Our chiro insisted we do more tummy time with him and it's helped a lot. He's not on solids yet. He's only just started showing an interest and I'd like to get as close to 6 months before starting. I don't know how long he is. When he was weighed at the paed a few weeks ago, she didn't have the measure thingy. His head was 45.5cm and he was 9.8kg 4 months, 1 week. He's in proportion, he's just huge.
The reflux was hell at 4 months! He's now on 10mg of Losec and we've started him on probiotics.
DH and I are both tall. DH is broad. I'm overweight, but wouldn't be "big" otherwise. DS has DH's solid build.
I just want to jump in that he is one of the MOST cutest babies this planet has ever seen...just sayin'.
I have to agree with many of the others that once he starts moving and just with age that you will probably find that it will all balance out. he might just be that really tall kid for awhile. We are mates with a family with a really tall for his age kid and people mistake him for an immature 3-4 year old when he is in fact only cracking 2.5. I think it all comes down to time.
my dd was a kinda slow grower for awhile, but then almost skipped size 2 due to a big growth spurt. weight gain and growth often ebbs and flows, and you might find he has a slow growth period later on.
Reply With QuoteI remember with DS1 completely freaking out saying I didn't know what to..... but really I did. it all got easier when I learned to shut down and just *feel* what he needed. take some time to just be with him and do what feels natural. you've done your research. you've got tricks up your sleeve. your instincts will tell you what to do.
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