Thanks all for your replies. It's good to read about other chubby bubbas out there who achieved motor milestones fine. Allays my own fears. Just a shame there's not a specific study to throw back in my Dad's face - although I can't imagine what the measure for 'over-fed' would be.
I do think it has a fair bit to do with genetics. DD is a mini-me. I fed her just as much, but she's always been a long and lanky little thing, just like me and my family. DS is DH all over and he was a huge bubby too (though FF, which led me to wonder the difference) and his family tend to have slower metabolisms and put on weight more easily.
Kuraiza, you didn't offend me! I had wondered whether it might have a little to do with my diet too... not sure whether sugar and fat content of milk changes depending on maternal diet?? I have a super-fast metabolism and am eating huge ammounts of anything and everything (except dairy... siiiiigh) to keep up with what DS is taking out of me. I weigh 2kg less than pre-pregnancy - 60kgs and 6ft tall, I'm guessing the doc would not be thrilled with my BMI. To keep up... and coz I'm a bit greedy... I do eat a very high calorie diet and whilst there's lots of good stuff in there, there's also a fair bit of sugar in my tea, lollies and fish and chips!
If anyone does come across a study pertaining to this, can you post me a link. Not worried now, just quite interested.
Oh, and I agree Arcadia, the only thing that seems to be suffering are my arms and back. Got pretty impressive Mummy-muscles though!!
I would say it is a lot more to do with genetics than diet. I've had the same diet for both of my DDs, I was 55kg before DD2s pregnancy (BMI of ~19) so a healthy weight. DD1 was 2.9kg at birth, gained slowly and is still tiny... DD2 however was 3.8kg at birth and has been putting on 400g a week! At 5 weeks she is the size DD1 was at 3 months.
My DD1 fed 2hrly around the clock basically right up to her 2nd Birthday too, even when she was consuming large amounts of solids which makes me think she just inherited a fast metabolism and small build. DD2 already goes 4hr stretches. From that experience I can't imagine it is easy to overfeed a breastfed baby because otherwise my DD1 would be huuuuuuuge (I always took the easy option of feeding back to sleep through the night, there were even stages it felt like she was attached all night as we co-slept) and as I mentioned, you can't exactly deny them food when they are asking or make them eat when they aren't interested so what is there to do but trust them?
Would also still be interested in seeing a study about it though too!
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