Chubba-bubba mummas... how big was your bub at 6 months?
We got Jazzy's 6 months needsles yesterday, dr weighed her and she is a big one! 10.1kg! She is 74cm and her head is 44cm. So she's off the chart in length and weight. Ok, I think, so shes big and long, not even worried until the dr tells me to put her on a diet. Cut out all solids and reduce breastfeeds.
Put a baby on a diet?????
I tried to argue with him that shes such a chubba because she's only just started rolling (she rolled a few weeks ago but its only been i nthe last week that she's doing it multiple times every day) so she'll start losing all her baby fat soon enough. No no no no he said, she's too big.
Of course, the nurse doing the immunisation just told me to just keep going with everything we're doing as she is just perfect (which, of course, got a massive smile from my little show off ).
Can you tell which one is the parent
But just wondering. Is 10.1kg REALLY REALLY heavy, as in should I try to (*cringe*) put her on a diet?!?!?!?!?!?
Leash - you know she is fine. Don't listen to him.. There are others in our baby buddies groups who have babies the same size. Some babies just chunk up well.
I'm jealous - I think I should come over and see if the chunk can transfer to Miss M... but at least she is finally over 7kg.. LOL
Argh but Mel I can't help it but worry, I'm a worrier by nature! LOL at the chunk transferrance. Didn't they say fat was caused by a virus? Come on over and we'll infect you (well, not you, Miss M lol).
Oh, want a laugh? Her smaller nappies (that go to 12kg apparently!) don't fit around her legs anymore. MAN I should sooooo take a photo they are friggen massive rolley poley sumo legs!
AJP, I wouldn't know how to put her on a diet if I tried. Unless I cut out a solid meal, but not sure how well that would go down with her, she loves her food...
I can't believe a dr would say to put a baby on a diet (although I am not really surprised) it's just ridiculous (sp) what we are told by health professionals. You are being told to cut back on solids and bf and I know of others being told to give full cows milk on cereal etc... to help bub put weight on
Anyway my little man was 10.08 kg at 6 months and he is fully bf and we started solids about 5.5 months, I know of another baby who is 10 kgs at 5 months. So she sounds fine to me.
PMSL at the nappy situation, thanks to DS rolls I have always had to have him in nappies that are bigger, for instance he is now 12 kg and has been in junior nappies (18kg+) since about 10kgs. I worry what I am going to do when he doesn't fit into them. I have noticed now he is starting to crawl and getting taller that he is starting to slim down.
Now that she has started moving about she will start using up all those lovely rolls of energy she has stored and I am sure she will settle into her own in no time.
You must have some beautifully creamy BM
Miss N isn't a great comparison, but I will say on our beauiful babes "Rolls are Beautiful"
Leash - Kye and Jazz are pretty similar now - I had him weighed two weeks ago and he was 10.1kg, 74cm long and his head was 46.9
You know from our baby buddies thread how paranoid I have been about his weight gains but I am just carrying on what with I have been doing and I'm trying hard to not take the "wow he's a big boy" to heart anymore. He's been on solids since New Years Eve and is loving whatever I give him so I'm just sticking with it.
Kye is off the chart for her height and weight too but I just joke when I see the nurse and say "yeah Kye is creating his own percentile"
I cant believe the doctor told you to cut out her solids and cut her BF's back thats just ridiculous!! I would just keep going with what you are doing, she is a happy healthy bub and you are doing a great job as her mummy, you know what's best for her, when she is more active she will slim down.
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Last edited by nagromeyk; February 10th, 2009 at 06:57 AM.
Leash - Beth is pretty chunky 7.89kg ad not quite 70cm but her legs are so chunky that complete strangers see fit to make comments like "that's a serious set of pegs' and 'your little one has prize-winning legs'!
you know Jazz is fine and trying to feed her less is just going to make you both miserable. Like Mel says there are other babies in our buddies group just as big! You should be proud that she's obviously thriving.
people and drs are so 'funny' with the comments they make! I dont think 10kgs is too big for a 6 month old, ive certainly heard of others that size!! Some babies are just bigger...love the thought of her rolley polly legs!! So munchable! lol. like you said as soon as she starts moving around she will even out!
Grace is still little, been stuck at 7.03kg since the 23rd Jan, but moved to another docs after i was told she was underweight a few months ago, the nurse i saw for her jabs yesterday said not to worry about weight to much, aslong and she is happy and healthy looking it really didnt matter too much about the numbers!! Jazz looks and sounds perfect, IMO i would totaly ignore that doctor!!
Imagine if you tried to cut her feeds....she would kick up a stick!! What a silly concept!
Chubba-bubba mummas... how big was your bub at 6 months?
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I can't believe a dr would say to put a baby on a diet (although I am not really surprised) it's just ridiculous (sp) what we are told by health professionals. You are being told to cut back on solids and bf and I know of others being told to give full cows milk on cereal etc... to help bub put weight on 
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