Re: OT - A few random questions

[Guest guest]

Head size is hereditary. I have a small head and so does my first daughter. My

husband has a large head and so do my other three kids. Unless it is above or

below a certain percentile then it is okay. I had a friend who ended up at a

pediatric neurologist with her first daughter because she had a small head. The

doc measured the parent's head and said that the mom had a very small head (and

was a PhD so didn't have brain function issues!) and that was the reason her

daughter's head was small. That is what I know about head size.

As far as drinking, you could give your son lots of juicy fruits (like canned

peaches and such).

Carol

OT - A few random questions

Hi. My husband suggested that I ask people here about a few things

we've noticed with Aleksander...and a few things we're concerned

about.

First of all, I was curious to see if anyone else here has a child

with a large head. Aleksander's head is huge compared to other

children his age. His head at 9 months was in the 50th percentile -

if he had been 18 months old! His ped. isn't worried since he

doesn't have any other issues, and has said that large heads are

heriditary. My brother had a HUGE head too. In fact, I distinctly

remember him sitting in front of our first computer when we were in

Junior High, crying because girls didn't like him. I told him that

one day he would grow into his head and all the girls would want to

date him. That happened his Senior year in high school. My husband

also has a pretty big head.

Next, we've been having a horrible time getting Aleksander to drink

lately. He eats like a fiend, but when it comes to drinking, daycare

has resorted to spooning his milk to him, with cereal, vegetables,

etc, in it to trick him to drink. We don't do that...he drinks from

his cup or from a sippy cup. He refuses the bottle now.

He is not dehydrated, but considering this boy used to drink as much

as 45 ounces a day, and now we can barely eek out 16, we are very

concerned. He's been like this for a few weeks now, and daycare has

been spoon feeding him liquids for at least a month, if not longer.

I doubt they'll be able to stop since they've started, but we don't

want to do that!

We have considered that perhaps his gums are hurting. He has 7

teeth, but it looks like there are lots more that will be coming

soon. You can see the white bumps where the teeth will be on his

gums, and he drools like crazy...and literally everything goes in his

mouth.

Any one who has any ideas, we'd love to hear them!

Thanks.

Aleksander, 11/24/04 bcf

[Guest guest]

Hi , I don't have anything to contribute about your concerns

with Aleksanders head circ. but about drinking.....have you tried

giving him popsicles (or homemade juice-sicles) in order to up his

fluids? My kids will NEVER turn down a popsicle if offered to them -

even if they're not hungry or thirsty!

The other thing is that I once read something about this topic in a

parenting magazine. It something to the effect of allowing children

to play in the tub with all different sizes of plastic cups. Some

children (mine included) will play that they're making coffee or tea

and will drink the bath water! I just make sure that my bathtub is

sparkling clean before I start a bath and if they drink some

bathwater while they're playing (which they pretty much do every

time), oh well!

Hope this helps,

Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03

Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/7

>

> Hi. My husband suggested that I ask people here about a few things

> we've noticed with Aleksander...and a few things we're concerned

> about.

>

> First of all, I was curious to see if anyone else here has a child

> with a large head. Aleksander's head is huge compared to other

> children his age. His head at 9 months was in the 50th percentile -

> if he had been 18 months old! His ped. isn't worried since he

> doesn't have any other issues, and has said that large heads are

> heriditary. My brother had a HUGE head too. In fact, I distinctly

> remember him sitting in front of our first computer when we were in

> Junior High, crying because girls didn't like him. I told him that

> one day he would grow into his head and all the girls would want to

> date him. That happened his Senior year in high school. My

husband

> also has a pretty big head.

>

> Next, we've been having a horrible time getting Aleksander to drink

> lately. He eats like a fiend, but when it comes to drinking,

daycare

> has resorted to spooning his milk to him, with cereal, vegetables,

> etc, in it to trick him to drink. We don't do that...he drinks

from

> his cup or from a sippy cup. He refuses the bottle now.

>

> He is not dehydrated, but considering this boy used to drink as

much

> as 45 ounces a day, and now we can barely eek out 16, we are very

> concerned. He's been like this for a few weeks now, and daycare

has

> been spoon feeding him liquids for at least a month, if not

longer.

> I doubt they'll be able to stop since they've started, but we don't

> want to do that!

>

> We have considered that perhaps his gums are hurting. He has 7

> teeth, but it looks like there are lots more that will be coming

> soon. You can see the white bumps where the teeth will be on his

> gums, and he drools like crazy...and literally everything goes in

his

> mouth.

>

> Any one who has any ideas, we'd love to hear them!

>

> Thanks.

>

> Aleksander, 11/24/04 bcf

>

[Guest guest]

We tried the popsicle idea, and it worked once. Now he won't take

them. We have an incredibly willful child. He sets his jaw, just

like I do, and there is absolutely no budging him when he does that.

I'm half afraid he's going to be like me, and half proud!

I'm thinking it had to do with the antibiotics he was taking. He's

never had them before, and we think that may be it. I just talked to

my husband, and Aleksander drained his 8 oz cup this morning. He

finished his last dose of the antibiotics Saturday morning, so I'm

hoping we'll be over the hump now! Thank God he drinks for us

without spoon feeding him liquid! I can't decide if our daycare

provider is insane for doing that, or just really dedicated!

Hopefully if we send over a new cup for him that he's been drinking

from at home, she'll be able to get him to use that instead. I'd

hate for him to think it is acceptable to be spoon fed for too long!

I also just found some info about the big head on WebMD. It likely

is nothing to be concerned about since it isn't spiking in growth

now, and he's developing normally. I was just curious if anyone else

here had a big-headed child!

We really noticed it this weekend. We brought Aleksander to the

Children's museum, and there were other children there the same age

as him. His head looked humungous next to them. We're used to

seeing him with older kids so it isn't nearly as noticable.

> >

> > Hi. My husband suggested that I ask people here about a few

things

> > we've noticed with Aleksander...and a few things we're concerned

> > about.

> >

> > First of all, I was curious to see if anyone else here has a

child

> > with a large head. Aleksander's head is huge compared to other

> > children his age. His head at 9 months was in the 50th

percentile -

>

> > if he had been 18 months old! His ped. isn't worried since he

> > doesn't have any other issues, and has said that large heads are

> > heriditary. My brother had a HUGE head too. In fact, I

distinctly

> > remember him sitting in front of our first computer when we were

in

> > Junior High, crying because girls didn't like him. I told him

that

> > one day he would grow into his head and all the girls would want

to

> > date him. That happened his Senior year in high school. My

> husband

> > also has a pretty big head.

> >

> > Next, we've been having a horrible time getting Aleksander to

drink

> > lately. He eats like a fiend, but when it comes to drinking,

> daycare

> > has resorted to spooning his milk to him, with cereal,

vegetables,

> > etc, in it to trick him to drink. We don't do that...he drinks

> from

> > his cup or from a sippy cup. He refuses the bottle now.

> >

> > He is not dehydrated, but considering this boy used to drink as

> much

> > as 45 ounces a day, and now we can barely eek out 16, we are very

> > concerned. He's been like this for a few weeks now, and daycare

> has

> > been spoon feeding him liquids for at least a month, if not

> longer.

> > I doubt they'll be able to stop since they've started, but we

don't

> > want to do that!

> >

> > We have considered that perhaps his gums are hurting. He has 7

> > teeth, but it looks like there are lots more that will be coming

> > soon. You can see the white bumps where the teeth will be on his

> > gums, and he drools like crazy...and literally everything goes in

> his

> > mouth.

> >

> > Any one who has any ideas, we'd love to hear them!

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Aleksander, 11/24/04 bcf

> >

>

[Guest guest]

,

I'm glad he's drinking for you again. I was going to suggest that

maybe he had a sore throat or a lot of pressure in his ears or

something that was making swallowing uncomfortable....but it seemed to

be going on for an awfully long time.

I hope he continues to do well w/ the drinking at daycare for you!

& (3-16-00, lcf)

[Guest guest]

Thanks! I just had lunch with my husband and Aleksander. Aleksander

was grabbing his cup from the table and drank 8 ounces without us

prodding him at all. And said he drank 8 ounces for breakfast

this morning.

It must have just been a reaction to the medication, and now that it is

mostly out of his system, he's fine. Thank God! We were actually so

worried Saturday night, we discussed at what point we'd need to bring

him to the ER to have an IV hooked up. I'm sure that was extreme since

he was having wet diapers, but we were very concerned!

is out buying another one of the cups that has been working for

Aleksander so we can deliver it to daycare tomorrow. I do hope they'll

be able to get him to drink from it as well so Aleksander doesn't get

used to being spoon fed again!

The little cow ate so much for lunch today, I swear he put on a pound

in food weight!

>

> ,

> I'm glad he's drinking for you again. I was going to suggest that

> maybe he had a sore throat or a lot of pressure in his ears or

> something that was making swallowing uncomfortable....but it seemed

to

> be going on for an awfully long time.

> I hope he continues to do well w/ the drinking at daycare for you!

> & (3-16-00, lcf)

>

[Guest guest]

A friend of mine has a little girl whose head was in the 95%ile at 9 months.

The doctor wanted to do an MRI because of this. I don't really know why since

her head had always been big. Anyway, the little girl was fine and just had a

big head. Now at 15 months, she still has a big head, but it has caught up a

little!

As for the drinking thing, he is probably really busy exploring now as our

little ones are the same age, I can relate. As long as he has wet diapers and

doesn't seem dehydrated, I would try not to worry to much. Like you said, it

could be teething, or just an increase in activity with no time to rest! : )

You could try a cup with a straw, so the novelty might get him for a little

while.

11/19/04

kannhoudek wrote:

Hi. My husband suggested that I ask people here about a few things

we've noticed with Aleksander...and a few things we're concerned

about.

First of all, I was curious to see if anyone else here has a child

with a large head. Aleksander's head is huge compared to other

children his age. His head at 9 months was in the 50th percentile -

if he had been 18 months old! His ped. isn't worried since he

doesn't have any other issues, and has said that large heads are

heriditary. My brother had a HUGE head too. In fact, I distinctly

remember him sitting in front of our first computer when we were in

Junior High, crying because girls didn't like him. I told him that

one day he would grow into his head and all the girls would want to

date him. That happened his Senior year in high school. My husband

also has a pretty big head.

Next, we've been having a horrible time getting Aleksander to drink

lately. He eats like a fiend, but when it comes to drinking, daycare

has resorted to spooning his milk to him, with cereal, vegetables,

etc, in it to trick him to drink. We don't do that...he drinks from

his cup or from a sippy cup. He refuses the bottle now.

He is not dehydrated, but considering this boy used to drink as much

as 45 ounces a day, and now we can barely eek out 16, we are very

concerned. He's been like this for a few weeks now, and daycare has

been spoon feeding him liquids for at least a month, if not longer.

I doubt they'll be able to stop since they've started, but we don't

want to do that!

We have considered that perhaps his gums are hurting. He has 7

teeth, but it looks like there are lots more that will be coming

soon. You can see the white bumps where the teeth will be on his

gums, and he drools like crazy...and literally everything goes in his

mouth.

Any one who has any ideas, we'd love to hear them!

Thanks.

Aleksander, 11/24/04 bcf

[Guest guest]

Both of my sons have abnormally large heads, 90%tile. 's soft spot

actually stayed open until he was 31 months old, too. My doctor was concerned

about this until he saw my husband and noticed how large his head is.

My doctor did let me know this a while back. The growth charts that are used

in the ped's office are from the 50's or 60's. They have not been updated at

all. So the %tiles are actually not correct based on the size of children

currently. What his thought process is --- As long as the curve stays

consistent then there is nothing to worry about. The difference in the

percentiles from height to weight and head circumference are not accurate with

todays info. So as long as there is no significant spikes in either direction

there is no cause for concern.

Dawn

BCF DBB 12 hours/day

JGOODIN wrote:

A friend of mine has a little girl whose head was in the 95%ile at 9 months.

The doctor wanted to do an MRI because of this. I don't really know why since

her head had always been big. Anyway, the little girl was fine and just had a

big head. Now at 15 months, she still has a big head, but it has caught up a

little!

As for the drinking thing, he is probably really busy exploring now as our

little ones are the same age, I can relate. As long as he has wet diapers and

doesn't seem dehydrated, I would try not to worry to much. Like you said, it

could be teething, or just an increase in activity with no time to rest! : )

You could try a cup with a straw, so the novelty might get him for a little

while.

11/19/04

kannhoudek wrote:

Hi. My husband suggested that I ask people here about a few things

we've noticed with Aleksander...and a few things we're concerned

about.

First of all, I was curious to see if anyone else here has a child

with a large head. Aleksander's head is huge compared to other

children his age. His head at 9 months was in the 50th percentile -

if he had been 18 months old! His ped. isn't worried since he

doesn't have any other issues, and has said that large heads are

heriditary. My brother had a HUGE head too. In fact, I distinctly

remember him sitting in front of our first computer when we were in

Junior High, crying because girls didn't like him. I told him that

one day he would grow into his head and all the girls would want to

date him. That happened his Senior year in high school. My husband

also has a pretty big head.

Next, we've been having a horrible time getting Aleksander to drink

lately. He eats like a fiend, but when it comes to drinking, daycare

has resorted to spooning his milk to him, with cereal, vegetables,

etc, in it to trick him to drink. We don't do that...he drinks from

his cup or from a sippy cup. He refuses the bottle now.

He is not dehydrated, but considering this boy used to drink as much

as 45 ounces a day, and now we can barely eek out 16, we are very

concerned. He's been like this for a few weeks now, and daycare has

been spoon feeding him liquids for at least a month, if not longer.

I doubt they'll be able to stop since they've started, but we don't

want to do that!

We have considered that perhaps his gums are hurting. He has 7

teeth, but it looks like there are lots more that will be coming

soon. You can see the white bumps where the teeth will be on his

gums, and he drools like crazy...and literally everything goes in his

mouth.

Any one who has any ideas, we'd love to hear them!

Thanks.

Aleksander, 11/24/04 bcf

[Guest guest]

His head is off the charts big. He's well above the 100th

percentile. He is long though, 75th for height, and 50th for

weight, although I think he may be creeping up to 75th for weight.

I think he's fine...thanks to several posts on the WebMD message

board that were very similar to yours...about kids who have big

heads, end up having MRIs and are just fine. His doctor mentions it

at every visit... " gosh, he's got a big head. " Then she looks at the

charts and sees that he hasn't had any spikes in growth and says

that we'll just have to watch for that.

I was kind of curious to see if there were other parents here with

clubfoot kids with large heads. Could have been one of those odd

coincidences.

I just ran out tonight to get more of the cups that he will drink

from. He drained a full 8 ounces before bed, then wanted more. He

ended up having 10 ounces in one shot, so he's back to normal now.

I'm sending him to daycare tomorrow with the cup that works, and

strict orders not to spoon feed him his milk. I want her to out

stubborn him on this one. She's been wonderful with everything for

him, so I'm sure she'll give it a shot. It may take a day or two

for him to realize Grace and I are on the same page now, but once he

does, he'll be fine.

Thanks!

> Hi. My husband suggested that I ask people here about a few

things

> we've noticed with Aleksander...and a few things we're concerned

> about.

>

> First of all, I was curious to see if anyone else here has a child

> with a large head. Aleksander's head is huge compared to other

> children his age. His head at 9 months was in the 50th

percentile -

> if he had been 18 months old! His ped. isn't worried since he

> doesn't have any other issues, and has said that large heads are

> heriditary. My brother had a HUGE head too. In fact, I

distinctly

> remember him sitting in front of our first computer when we were

in

> Junior High, crying because girls didn't like him. I told him

that

> one day he would grow into his head and all the girls would want

to

> date him. That happened his Senior year in high school. My

husband

> also has a pretty big head.

>

> Next, we've been having a horrible time getting Aleksander to

drink

> lately. He eats like a fiend, but when it comes to drinking,

daycare

> has resorted to spooning his milk to him, with cereal, vegetables,

> etc, in it to trick him to drink. We don't do that...he drinks

from

> his cup or from a sippy cup. He refuses the bottle now.

>

> He is not dehydrated, but considering this boy used to drink as

much

> as 45 ounces a day, and now we can barely eek out 16, we are very

> concerned. He's been like this for a few weeks now, and daycare

has

> been spoon feeding him liquids for at least a month, if not

longer.

> I doubt they'll be able to stop since they've started, but we

don't

> want to do that!

>

> We have considered that perhaps his gums are hurting. He has 7

> teeth, but it looks like there are lots more that will be coming

> soon. You can see the white bumps where the teeth will be on his

> gums, and he drools like crazy...and literally everything goes in

his

> mouth.

>

> Any one who has any ideas, we'd love to hear them!

>

> Thanks.

>

> Aleksander, 11/24/04 bcf

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

OK Dawn... just for the sake of throwing it out there... you may

want to tell your doc that the AAP charts are available online at

http://www.aap.org/obesity/PhysEdGrowthCharts.htm

LOL! They're only like 20 years old hehe... Oh, and also if you

want the breastfed chart the World Health Organization has a chart

online. Search WHO Breastfed and I think you'll find it. The curves

are a bit different for those babes too. The ones they typically use

are based mostly on formula fed babes since that was the norm in the

70's and 80's when they last updated those charts. I haven't looked

in the past few years, might even have new ones by now lol.

I do have a friend who also has big headed kids. That's just the way

they are.

Kori

At 07:38 PM 1/16/2006, you wrote:

>Both of my sons have abnormally large heads, 90%tile. 's

>soft spot actually stayed open until he was 31 months old, too. My

>doctor was concerned about this until he saw my husband and noticed

>how large his head is.

>

> My doctor did let me know this a while back. The growth charts

> that are used in the ped's office are from the 50's or 60's. They

> have not been updated at all. So the %tiles are actually not

> correct based on the size of children currently. What his thought

> process is --- As long as the curve stays consistent then there is

> nothing to worry about. The difference in the percentiles from

> height to weight and head circumference are not accurate with

> todays info. So as long as there is no significant spikes in

> either direction there is no cause for concern.

>

> Dawn

>

> BCF DBB 12 hours/day

>

>JGOODIN wrote:

> A friend of mine has a little girl whose head was in the 95%ile

> at 9 months. The doctor wanted to do an MRI because of this. I

> don't really know why since her head had always been big. Anyway,

> the little girl was fine and just had a big head. Now at 15

> months, she still has a big head, but it has caught up a little!

>

> As for the drinking thing, he is probably really busy exploring

> now as our little ones are the same age, I can relate. As long as

> he has wet diapers and doesn't seem dehydrated, I would try not to

> worry to much. Like you said, it could be teething, or just an

> increase in activity with no time to rest! : ) You could try a cup

> with a straw, so the novelty might get him for a little while.

>

>

> 11/19/04

>

>kannhoudek wrote:

> Hi. My husband suggested that I ask people here about a few things

>we've noticed with Aleksander...and a few things we're concerned

>about.

>

>First of all, I was curious to see if anyone else here has a child

>with a large head. Aleksander's head is huge compared to other

>children his age. His head at 9 months was in the 50th percentile -

>if he had been 18 months old! His ped. isn't worried since he

>doesn't have any other issues, and has said that large heads are

>heriditary. My brother had a HUGE head too. In fact, I distinctly

>remember him sitting in front of our first computer when we were in

>Junior High, crying because girls didn't like him. I told him that

>one day he would grow into his head and all the girls would want to

>date him. That happened his Senior year in high school. My husband

>also has a pretty big head.

>

>Next, we've been having a horrible time getting Aleksander to drink

>lately. He eats like a fiend, but when it comes to drinking, daycare

>has resorted to spooning his milk to him, with cereal, vegetables,

>etc, in it to trick him to drink. We don't do that...he drinks from

>his cup or from a sippy cup. He refuses the bottle now.

>

>He is not dehydrated, but considering this boy used to drink as much

>as 45 ounces a day, and now we can barely eek out 16, we are very

>concerned. He's been like this for a few weeks now, and daycare has

>been spoon feeding him liquids for at least a month, if not longer.

>I doubt they'll be able to stop since they've started, but we don't

>want to do that!

>

>We have considered that perhaps his gums are hurting. He has 7

>teeth, but it looks like there are lots more that will be coming

>soon. You can see the white bumps where the teeth will be on his

>gums, and he drools like crazy...and literally everything goes in his

>mouth.

>

>Any one who has any ideas, we'd love to hear them!

>

>Thanks.

>

>Aleksander, 11/24/04 bcf

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

The head in the 50th %, that means half the kids have heads bigger than him so

I wouldn't be too worried if all else is normally functioning.

About drinking - don't take this as the gospel truth from me - but my guess is

the little stinker has got everyone trained to coddle him

Babies try on new habits like little girls try on mommy's high heels, kwim? And

if you let the experiment go till it becomes a habit well, there you are

breaking a bad habit.

My kids never did use a bottle, they went from nursing to cups; I saw a bottle

as just one more bad habit to break later...if he's refusing a bottle I say

ditch the bottles and hand him a cup. If he's not dehydrating, he's probably

OK.

Have you asked the day care to stop the spoon feeding liquids? Perhaps if they

did, he'd come home thirsty and drink from the cup, and in a few days figure out

he needs to use the cup at day care or go thirsty.

s.

OT - A few random questions

Hi. My husband suggested that I ask people here about a few things

we've noticed with Aleksander...and a few things we're concerned

about.

First of all, I was curious to see if anyone else here has a child

with a large head. Aleksander's head is huge compared to other

children his age. His head at 9 months was in the 50th percentile -

if he had been 18 months old! His ped. isn't worried since he

doesn't have any other issues, and has said that large heads are

heriditary. My brother had a HUGE head too. In fact, I distinctly

remember him sitting in front of our first computer when we were in

Junior High, crying because girls didn't like him. I told him that

one day he would grow into his head and all the girls would want to

date him. That happened his Senior year in high school. My husband

also has a pretty big head.

Next, we've been having a horrible time getting Aleksander to drink

lately. He eats like a fiend, but when it comes to drinking, daycare

has resorted to spooning his milk to him, with cereal, vegetables,

etc, in it to trick him to drink. We don't do that...he drinks from

his cup or from a sippy cup. He refuses the bottle now.

He is not dehydrated, but considering this boy used to drink as much

as 45 ounces a day, and now we can barely eek out 16, we are very

concerned. He's been like this for a few weeks now, and daycare has

been spoon feeding him liquids for at least a month, if not longer.

I doubt they'll be able to stop since they've started, but we don't

want to do that!

We have considered that perhaps his gums are hurting. He has 7

teeth, but it looks like there are lots more that will be coming

soon. You can see the white bumps where the teeth will be on his

gums, and he drools like crazy...and literally everything goes in his

mouth.

Any one who has any ideas, we'd love to hear them!

Thanks.

Aleksander, 11/24/04 bcf

[Guest guest]

Oh, the head was in the 50%, if he had been twice as old! I'm over

worrying about that now....heard so much about how it is nothing that

I figured if his doctor doesn't think it is a big deal, I shouldn't

either.

As for the drinking, I'm quite convinced he was testing his limits.

Sunday night, we wouldn't let him go to sleep until he finished a

particular amount of his milk. He's been fine ever since. And I

told to tell daycare to stop spoon feeding him. I'm sure he

just wants the extra attention that gives him. Especially since

there's a younger baby there now who doesn't eat with her hands yet.

He started not drinking about the time she started there, now that I

think about it. Little punk! Hopefully actually told them

firmly what I asked him to! I know they will listen when asked.

They are fantastic. Spoon feeding him was her way of making sure he

stayed hydrated. That's dedication...and a hefty dose of insanity!

>

> The head in the 50th %, that means half the kids have heads bigger

than him so I wouldn't be too worried if all else is normally

functioning.

>

> About drinking - don't take this as the gospel truth from me - but

my guess is the little stinker has got everyone trained to coddle

him

>

> Babies try on new habits like little girls try on mommy's high

heels, kwim? And if you let the experiment go till it becomes a

habit well, there you are breaking a bad habit.

>

> My kids never did use a bottle, they went from nursing to cups; I

saw a bottle as just one more bad habit to break later...if he's

refusing a bottle I say ditch the bottles and hand him a cup. If

he's not dehydrating, he's probably OK.

>

> Have you asked the day care to stop the spoon feeding liquids?

Perhaps if they did, he'd come home thirsty and drink from the cup,

and in a few days figure out he needs to use the cup at day care or

go thirsty.

>

> s.

>

>

> OT - A few random questions

>

>

> Hi. My husband suggested that I ask people here about a few

things

> we've noticed with Aleksander...and a few things we're concerned

> about.

>

> First of all, I was curious to see if anyone else here has a

child

> with a large head. Aleksander's head is huge compared to other

> children his age. His head at 9 months was in the 50th

percentile -

> if he had been 18 months old! His ped. isn't worried since he

> doesn't have any other issues, and has said that large heads are

> heriditary. My brother had a HUGE head too. In fact, I

distinctly

> remember him sitting in front of our first computer when we were

in

> Junior High, crying because girls didn't like him. I told him

that

> one day he would grow into his head and all the girls would want

to

> date him. That happened his Senior year in high school. My

husband

> also has a pretty big head.

>

> Next, we've been having a horrible time getting Aleksander to

drink

> lately. He eats like a fiend, but when it comes to drinking,

daycare

> has resorted to spooning his milk to him, with cereal,

vegetables,

> etc, in it to trick him to drink. We don't do that...he drinks

from

> his cup or from a sippy cup. He refuses the bottle now.

>

> He is not dehydrated, but considering this boy used to drink as

much

> as 45 ounces a day, and now we can barely eek out 16, we are very

> concerned. He's been like this for a few weeks now, and daycare

has

> been spoon feeding him liquids for at least a month, if not

longer.

> I doubt they'll be able to stop since they've started, but we

don't

> want to do that!

>

> We have considered that perhaps his gums are hurting. He has 7

> teeth, but it looks like there are lots more that will be coming

> soon. You can see the white bumps where the teeth will be on his

> gums, and he drools like crazy...and literally everything goes in

his

> mouth.

>

> Any one who has any ideas, we'd love to hear them!

>

> Thanks.

>

> Aleksander, 11/24/04 bcf

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes you do have to admire their dediction to hydrating him! But it's like my

little 2 yr old did to my husband recently, threw a fit to eat at the sofa and

dh gave in to it " so he would eat " , thus I had in just one morning a budding

habbit it took me three days to break! Rrrgg.

s.

OT - A few random questions

>

>

> Hi. My husband suggested that I ask people here about a few

things

> we've noticed with Aleksander...and a few things we're concerned

> about.

>

> First of all, I was curious to see if anyone else here has a

child

> with a large head. Aleksander's head is huge compared to other

> children his age. His head at 9 months was in the 50th

percentile -

> if he had been 18 months old! His ped. isn't worried since he

> doesn't have any other issues, and has said that large heads are

> heriditary. My brother had a HUGE head too. In fact, I

distinctly

> remember him sitting in front of our first computer when we were

in

> Junior High, crying because girls didn't like him. I told him

that

> one day he would grow into his head and all the girls would want

to

> date him. That happened his Senior year in high school. My

husband

> also has a pretty big head.

>

> Next, we've been having a horrible time getting Aleksander to

drink

> lately. He eats like a fiend, but when it comes to drinking,

daycare

> has resorted to spooning his milk to him, with cereal,

vegetables,

> etc, in it to trick him to drink. We don't do that...he drinks

from

> his cup or from a sippy cup. He refuses the bottle now.

>

> He is not dehydrated, but considering this boy used to drink as

much

> as 45 ounces a day, and now we can barely eek out 16, we are very

> concerned. He's been like this for a few weeks now, and daycare

has

> been spoon feeding him liquids for at least a month, if not

longer.

> I doubt they'll be able to stop since they've started, but we

don't

> want to do that!

>

> We have considered that perhaps his gums are hurting. He has 7

> teeth, but it looks like there are lots more that will be coming

> soon. You can see the white bumps where the teeth will be on his

> gums, and he drools like crazy...and literally everything goes in

his

> mouth.

>

> Any one who has any ideas, we'd love to hear them!

>

> Thanks.

>

> Aleksander, 11/24/04 bcf

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oops, you're supposed to clean the bathtub first!? hhahahahha j/k

s.

Re: OT - A few random questions

Hi , I don't have anything to contribute about your concerns

with Aleksanders head circ. but about drinking.....have you tried

giving him popsicles (or homemade juice-sicles) in order to up his

fluids? My kids will NEVER turn down a popsicle if offered to them -

even if they're not hungry or thirsty!

The other thing is that I once read something about this topic in a

parenting magazine. It something to the effect of allowing children

to play in the tub with all different sizes of plastic cups. Some

children (mine included) will play that they're making coffee or tea

and will drink the bath water! I just make sure that my bathtub is

sparkling clean before I start a bath and if they drink some

bathwater while they're playing (which they pretty much do every

time), oh well!

Hope this helps,

Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03

Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/7

>

> Hi. My husband suggested that I ask people here about a few things

> we've noticed with Aleksander...and a few things we're concerned

> about.

>

> First of all, I was curious to see if anyone else here has a child

> with a large head. Aleksander's head is huge compared to other

> children his age. His head at 9 months was in the 50th percentile -

> if he had been 18 months old! His ped. isn't worried since he

> doesn't have any other issues, and has said that large heads are

> heriditary. My brother had a HUGE head too. In fact, I distinctly

> remember him sitting in front of our first computer when we were in

> Junior High, crying because girls didn't like him. I told him that

> one day he would grow into his head and all the girls would want to

> date him. That happened his Senior year in high school. My

husband

> also has a pretty big head.

>

> Next, we've been having a horrible time getting Aleksander to drink

> lately. He eats like a fiend, but when it comes to drinking,

daycare

> has resorted to spooning his milk to him, with cereal, vegetables,

> etc, in it to trick him to drink. We don't do that...he drinks

from

> his cup or from a sippy cup. He refuses the bottle now.

>

> He is not dehydrated, but considering this boy used to drink as

much

> as 45 ounces a day, and now we can barely eek out 16, we are very

> concerned. He's been like this for a few weeks now, and daycare

has

> been spoon feeding him liquids for at least a month, if not

longer.

> I doubt they'll be able to stop since they've started, but we don't

> want to do that!

>

> We have considered that perhaps his gums are hurting. He has 7

> teeth, but it looks like there are lots more that will be coming

> soon. You can see the white bumps where the teeth will be on his

> gums, and he drools like crazy...and literally everything goes in

his

> mouth.

>

> Any one who has any ideas, we'd love to hear them!

>

> Thanks.

>

> Aleksander, 11/24/04 bcf

>

[Guest guest]

Well he does that when he helps me clean the kitchen...

s.

Re: OT - A few random questions

Hi , I don't have anything to contribute about your concerns

with Aleksanders head circ. but about drinking.....have you tried

giving him popsicles (or homemade juice-sicles) in order to up his

fluids? My kids will NEVER turn down a popsicle if offered to them -

even if they're not hungry or thirsty!

The other thing is that I once read something about this topic in a

parenting magazine. It something to the effect of allowing children

to play in the tub with all different sizes of plastic cups. Some

children (mine included) will play that they're making coffee or tea

and will drink the bath water! I just make sure that my bathtub is

sparkling clean before I start a bath and if they drink some

bathwater while they're playing (which they pretty much do every

time), oh well!

Hope this helps,

Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03

Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/7

>

> Hi. My husband suggested that I ask people here about a few things

> we've noticed with Aleksander...and a few things we're concerned

> about.

>

> First of all, I was curious to see if anyone else here has a child

> with a large head. Aleksander's head is huge compared to other

> children his age. His head at 9 months was in the 50th percentile -

> if he had been 18 months old! His ped. isn't worried since he

> doesn't have any other issues, and has said that large heads are

> heriditary. My brother had a HUGE head too. In fact, I distinctly

> remember him sitting in front of our first computer when we were in

> Junior High, crying because girls didn't like him. I told him that

> one day he would grow into his head and all the girls would want to

> date him. That happened his Senior year in high school. My

husband

> also has a pretty big head.

>

> Next, we've been having a horrible time getting Aleksander to drink

> lately. He eats like a fiend, but when it comes to drinking,

daycare

> has resorted to spooning his milk to him, with cereal, vegetables,

> etc, in it to trick him to drink. We don't do that...he drinks

from

> his cup or from a sippy cup. He refuses the bottle now.

>

> He is not dehydrated, but considering this boy used to drink as

much

> as 45 ounces a day, and now we can barely eek out 16, we are very

> concerned. He's been like this for a few weeks now, and daycare

has

> been spoon feeding him liquids for at least a month, if not

longer.

> I doubt they'll be able to stop since they've started, but we don't

> want to do that!

>

> We have considered that perhaps his gums are hurting. He has 7

> teeth, but it looks like there are lots more that will be coming

> soon. You can see the white bumps where the teeth will be on his

> gums, and he drools like crazy...and literally everything goes in

his

> mouth.

>

> Any one who has any ideas, we'd love to hear them!

>

> Thanks.

>

> Aleksander, 11/24/04 bcf

>