Yay Cindy another mum who knows all about it! I agree - the MCHN always make me feel bad and DH doesn't really get it. They always go through what she eats, she is just mega fussy. She won't take anything from a spoon now - it's finger food only! I always had to battle to get the milk into her, now milk is kinda ok, solids are a bit slow. I think some babies are just small and sparrow like. What sort of tests will the paed do?
I wasn't massive myself - 9.5kg at 12 months and DH was less than 8kg at 12 months himself (and also would live on air!), so genetically I guess she's never going to be huge (although we are average heights now, me about 175cm and DH about 179cm). I mean you can't force them to eat can you, and goodness knows we try to get food into them!
To try and fatten her up I try and give her a lot of cheese and dairy, although she's not overly keen. Cheese on toast for lunch is a bit of a regular (having said that she is off bread atm though ).
I think it's pretty normal for these skinnies to be active very early too (Kirsty77 is Sept mums is another with one like ours!). And as everyone keeps telling me, she's so happy and developmentally way ahead, so there can't be too much wrong with them! I guess they'll thank their skinny genes when they're 21!
All the best and it's a relief to find someone else in the same boat. Let me know what happens, and I hope you don't have to see the paed.
Just had to add Cindy that Tori looks adorable in her pic too - certainly doesn't look anywhere near sick! Not sure if you have a paed, but if you go down that path I found an amazing one in Lismore of all places (we moved down this way from Brissie at the beginning of the year). People travel from Mackay and places to see this guy, who is just the best - the GC isn't too far away I guess. If you want his name let me know.
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