Re: Some things bug me and I can't say anything, UGHHH!!!-Robin

[Guest guest]

Oh I know they are kids who are overweight for different reasons but this

poor baby could barely climb in the chair and they kep forcing that bottle at

her

to stop her from making any noise at all. My neighbors little girl who i

picked up from headstart everyday with my daughter was a 1#9 oz baby born at 26

weeks, She is now a 41/2 year old, not sure how tall, but she is 85 pounds and

she could not get in my van. She was a bread junkie and other carb eater and

her Mom was trying to stop her but she would sneak it. They do not know how she

got that big since she was so tiny at birth and they never overfed or force

fed her but she is and now she has problems. i know it is not that Moms fault

but i think the ones at the docs wanted to keep the kid occupied so they would

not have to bother. My boy is overweight at 82 pounds, age 8, and it bothers me

cause people call him fat boy just ebing cute sometime and it hurts my

feelings. But i know there are all kinds of reasons.

God Bless,

Robin, NorthEastern, NY

Age- 41

EDD- July 27th, 2004

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!

Mommy to:

&

(twin boys 8 years),

Madison, daughter, 5 years and

Wife to Pup 15 years (October 31, 1988)

Gastric Bypass Surgery-

October 18th 2002

Start-378, current- 246(pregnant)

goal 170 after baby

It's a BOY!!!!!

Emerson Roger

[Guest guest]

I agree with you, Pam... it grieves me to see the obvious neglect situations

like this one appeared to have been. But there are also metabolic disorders

that can cause such things. I wish more parents would be proactive about

such things instead of just assuming that they got " stuck with a fat kid " ,

so to speak.

Obesity has been treated for WAY too long as some kind of moral failure. I

think when people finally look at it as an outward symptom of some other

issue (either mental, emotional or physical) and actually hunt down the true

culprit instead of blaming the obese person, we will have made big strides

toward being healthy humans.

-Kris Wood

on 5/18/04 3:45 PM, Pamela at ozzette@... wrote:

there are

some of us out there with overweight children who didn't do it on purpose,

and didn't substitute food for care and attention.

Pam

[Guest guest]

I have heard that being a preemie can lead to obeisity because of

metabolic disorders. i had a friend that was a preemie and weighed in

at 2 lbs 14 oz at birth. she fought weight problems all of her life

and none in her family had a weight issue. She was told by a doctor

that sometimes preemies have metabolic disorders because of the early

birth and lack of development. Also when they are first born they

want to get and keep the weight up so that adds to the stress on the

underdeveloped metabolism. Furthermoore these babies are used to

being overfed so often it becomes a comfort type thing where they

easily use food for reasons other than hunger. They are taught from

infants to eat when they are not necesscerily hungry and it continues

through life for some. I am no doctor but this is what I heard and it

does sound like it makes since to me. Just FYI - Diane

> Oh I know they are kids who are overweight for different reasons

but this

> poor baby could barely climb in the chair and they kep forcing that

bottle at her

> to stop her from making any noise at all. My neighbors little girl

who i

> picked up from headstart everyday with my daughter was a 1#9 oz

baby born at 26

> weeks, She is now a 41/2 year old, not sure how tall, but she is 85

pounds and

> she could not get in my van. She was a bread junkie and other carb

eater and

> her Mom was trying to stop her but she would sneak it. They do not

know how she

> got that big since she was so tiny at birth and they never overfed

or force

> fed her but she is and now she has problems. i know it is not that

Moms fault

> but i think the ones at the docs wanted to keep the kid occupied so

they would

> not have to bother. My boy is overweight at 82 pounds, age 8, and

it bothers me

> cause people call him fat boy just ebing cute sometime and it hurts

my

> feelings. But i know there are all kinds of reasons.

>

> God Bless,

> Robin, NorthEastern, NY

> Age- 41

> EDD- July 27th, 2004

> IT'S A BOY!!!!!!

> Mommy to:

> &

> (twin boys 8 years),

> Madison, daughter, 5 years and

> Wife to Pup 15 years (October 31, 1988)

> Gastric Bypass Surgery-

> October 18th 2002

> Start-378, current- 246(pregnant)

> goal 170 after baby

> It's a BOY!!!!!

> Emerson Roger

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have heard that being a preemie can lead to obeisity because of

metabolic disorders.

I have never heard of this before.being on a list with preemie moms for

many years, and being a preemie mom myself. My daughter was a 30 weeker

(3lbs 5 ounces at birth) and is now a 4 year old, just catching up

size-wise with her peers.

Hmmm.

Chele

[Guest guest]

This is what I was told back in the late 80's - like I said I am not

a doctor but it is what I have heard. Medicine has come a long way

since then also so maybe it was a belief back then but no longer. I

don't know but the theory does make sense to me and maybe it does not

affect ALL babies that are preemies. - Diane

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> I have heard that being a preemie can lead to obeisity because of

> metabolic disorders.

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> I have never heard of this before.being on a list with preemie moms

for

> many years, and being a preemie mom myself. My daughter was a 30

weeker

> (3lbs 5 ounces at birth) and is now a 4 year old, just catching up

> size-wise with her peers.

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> Hmmm.

> Chele

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