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Is it possible to overfeed a breastfed baby?
My 10 wk old girl is 14 lbs. I met a 6 month old little boy baby yesterday that was 18 lbs. I guess I shouldn't compare babies, but my little girl does get comments like "my! what a chunker!" or "wow! look at those cheeks!"
I still feed her on demand and it's on average 5-15 min every 1-2 hours when she's awake, which is about 5x a day. Is my milk high fat possibly? My diet is loaded with raw fruits/veggies and whole grains. I am dairy free and do eat hummus or meat once or twice a day, no desserts either! I wonder why she is in the 95th percentile for weight at her age. On average, she is as big as a 4 month old and she is only 2 1/2 months. Better to be overweight than under weight I suppose?
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Permalink Reply by Andrew's mom on -
Don't worry about her size. At this young age thatt they are growing at all is the most important thing. I did bf on demand and my son was so chunky. Got the same comments! He at about every 2 hours for the 9mo. I bf for. When he started crawling his weight went way down and now he totally changed bodies and is tall and skinny. Enjoy the fat rolls while they have them! I miss that :) Hopefully she will start going a little longer between feedings soon for your sake though! I remember feeling like bf was a full time job (and it was!)
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Permalink Reply by NewbieMom2010 on -
All babies are different. My son ate on demand, but has always been long and tall, so he didn't get a lot of "baby fat" rolls. It's good for them to have some baby fat. When your daughter starts crawling and walking, it will come off. No worries.
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Permalink Reply by tamgia on -
Thank You So Much for the kind comments, info and support. She's my first :)
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Permalink Reply by baby Andrew on -
I am in the same position as you are. My son is fed on demand. I got the same comments , and still do. I see babies that are his same age and they are slimmer than him. I have asked all my family members and his pediatrician why that is and most of the time they tell me that every baby grows differently. Which is true because a baby in the family is a month older than my son and is under weight. He is way smaller than my son, like a newborn. I would say that it is bad to neglect food to a baby. Eventually the "baby fat" should dissapear according to what i have been researching. That is true because they stretch out as they grow, and when they begin to crawl they burn all that fat.
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Permalink Reply by Diana150 on
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Don't worry. You cannot overfeed a breastfed baby. My first one--25 years ago--got very chubby as a baby and I heard some of these comments too. He grew up to be a skinny handsome 6-feet man. My recent baby, now 15 weeks-old, is also breastfed exclusively and wears clothes for 6 months-old babies. He ranks in the 75% percentile for weight but in the 95% percentile for height. Don't listen to naysayers. It's all good!
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Permalink Reply by desi<3nemo on -
I was told that breastfed babies are going to be heavier anyways. My son is just turning 3 months and he's around 13 going on 14 pounds now. I think she'll grow out of eating every 2 hours as she grows though.
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Permalink Reply by EastTexasMommy on -
My daugter ate all the time. She would fall asleep feeding and if you took her off the breast she'd wake and demand to eat again. She has a very high metabolism. She has always been super skinny. Her Pedi said they don't worry about weight. They watch for consistency. As long as baby is reaching milestones don't worry about the rest. She still eats constantly and still skinny. Has always been >10th percentile.
If it bothers you too much call a lactate councler, you should have one in the facility you delivered at or babies Pedi.
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