Re: worrying about chubby baby

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He's a chub! He's falls in the 95 percentile for height but

is off the charts for weight at almost 23 pounds at 6 months. He has

a normal eating schedule and is very active. He will have a

problem. Do you know how heart breaking it is to feel like you

should be restricting the food intake of an infant!

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Debbie:

Don't worry about your baby. My son was 10 lbs. 9 oz and 23 inches long

when he was born. He was off the charts in height and weight until he

was 3 1/2. At that point he was wearing size 5 clothes. I just looked in

his baby book for you and he was 39 1/2 inches and 44 lbs at age 3 1/2.

He was 22 lbs at 6 months old, just like your baby. He is now 10 1/2 and

weighs 88 lbs and is 54 inches tall. I thought for sure that he was

going to be a moose. Out of all of his friends, he is the smallest and

is just starting to wear size 12 pants and the only reason for that is

because the 10's are getting too short. You just can't tell when they're

that small.

My daughter was 9 lbs. 11 oz and 22 inches when she was born. She is now

6 1/2 and is 49 inches and 68 lbs. She is not fat, but she is solid and

definitely has my genes. I'm teaching her that anything in moderation is

good and that she needs to drink lots of water and eat healthy foods.

She can have ice cream, chips and cookies, but not a lot and not every

day. She's happy as a clam, but more so that my tremendous baby boy, I

worry about her. Just try not to push your food issues on your kids. I'm

always so afraid that I'm raising a future bulimic or anorexic, but she

is comfortable and confident and I don't make an issue out of food with

her. At least most of the time I don't.

Stop worrying and enjoy that little bundle of joy. You know how fast

they come out of that baby stage.

Hope this helps you.

Regina

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>I really have to agree with Regina's comments below. My older daughter

weighed 10 lb. 10 oz at birth. She always seemed to be off the charts. I

started to panic too, until her father pointed out my obsessiveness and

helped me to see things rationally.

As she grew she developed into a lovely slender teen and now a young lady.

In the back of my mind I still worried was she going to get the " Sandone

curse " as I called it of the big butt and thighs. She is 23 now and at 5'7

weighs around 127 normally. (I say normally because she is very very sick

right now and has lost about 10-15 lbs while in Russia ... and no, she is

not anorexic or bulemic... probably suffers from IBS)

Her younger sister was 10 lbs 13 oz. She was wearing toddler clothes long

before she could walk. She is now 15, built more solidly than her sister but

with a figure to die for. (I swear she carries most of her weight in her

C-cup bra) I worry sometimes that she might pick up the curse ... but she

sure doesn't look like she will.

A chubby baby does NOT always mean an obese or chubby teen or adult.

from NJ

Debbie:

>

> Don't worry about your baby. My son was 10 lbs. 9 oz and 23 inches long

> when he was born. He was off the charts in height and weight until he

> was 3 1/2. At that point he was wearing size 5 clothes. I just looked in

> his baby book for you and he was 39 1/2 inches and 44 lbs at age 3 1/2.

> He was 22 lbs at 6 months old, just like your baby. He is now 10 1/2 and

> weighs 88 lbs and is 54 inches tall. I thought for sure that he was

> going to be a moose. Out of all of his friends, he is the smallest and

> is just starting to wear size 12 pants and the only reason for that is

> because the 10's are getting too short. You just can't tell when they're

> that small.

>

> My daughter was 9 lbs. 11 oz and 22 inches when she was born. She is now

> 6 1/2 and is 49 inches and 68 lbs. She is not fat, but she is solid and

> definitely has my genes. I'm teaching her that anything in moderation is

> good and that she needs to drink lots of water and eat healthy foods.

> She can have ice cream, chips and cookies, but not a lot and not every

> day. She's happy as a clam, but more so that my tremendous baby boy, I

> worry about her. Just try not to push your food issues on your kids. I'm

> always so afraid that I'm raising a future bulimic or anorexic, but she

> is comfortable and confident and I don't make an issue out of food with

> her. At least most of the time I don't.

>

> Stop worrying and enjoy that little bundle of joy. You know how fast

> they come out of that baby stage.

>

> Hope this helps you.

>

> Regina

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In a message dated 7/31/2003 8:12:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,

raggedy@... writes:

> A chubby baby does NOT always mean an obese or chubby teen or adult.

>

>

And my 7 pounder just had RNY a year ago.

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I have four grown children and I can tell you birth weight doesn't mean a

thing! Below is their stats:

Oldest daughter weighed 5lbs. 2oz. almost 41yrs old, 5'5 " weighs 220lbs.

Waiting for insurance approval for LAP RNY.

Oldest Son weighed 7lbs. 7 oz. now 39yrs old, 5'11 " weighs 230lbs??

Constantly working on weight to keep it under control!

Youngest Son weighed 6lbs. 6oz. now 36 yrs old, 5'10 " weighs maybe 165lbs.

never had a weight problem a day in his life.

Youngest daughter weighed 5lbs. 2 1/2 oz. almost 34 yrs. old, 5'8 " weighs

125lbs. never had a weight problem a day in her life.

My two children with a weight problem did not have a problem until they were

grown. My daughter was tiny and petite. I know it's all in the genes and

what's going to be is going to be no matter how hard you try to prevent it

happening. The last few years I have attended the Family Reunion of my dads

family and met distant cousins I never knew before and am amazed at the

number of us build so much alike. We have the same body style and weight

gain. You have the ones with weigh problems then you have the ones without.

I have no doubt I got my size from my dads side of the family. Just wish I

hadn't passed it on to my children. Thank goodness there is something we

can do now to improve our health.

Just watch what your children eat and encourage them to eat healthy. That's

what I did and as long as I could control the food brought into the house I

managed not to have a child " like me " . Don't make a big deal out of what

they eat or when they eat you do not want to create other problems.

Hope this helps.

Lynn/Florida

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,

As a mother of a 20 yr old at the time of his surgery (almost 2 yrs

ago now), I can totally understand where you are coming from. My

sons (I have 2) were raised with a healthier attitude toward food

than I was. Yet, they both become MO. Genes? I guess so, but it

still pulled at my heart to see them have to go through the same

s**t that I did.

After I had my surgery, my youngest decided that he could handle

this total lifestyle change for the rest of his life. We talked for

almost a yr before I would agree to his request. He has done

great! He has gone from 336 down to 159 and has a great attitude

toward the future.

My oldest (28 yr old) would not even consider the surgery until he

had a back injury. Now we cannot help him because he is not on our

insurance and he cannot work, therefore is totally without insurance

or the possiblity of getting any in the near future.

Guess I am just saying that I undersand how you feel! A mother's

love can drive you a little crazy sometimes!

Love,

Reba

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He said to me a couple of

> weeks ago, " Mom, when I get old enough can I just have the surgery

too? " I

> tried to explain to him that I STILL have to watch, that it's not

a magic

> pill. He doesn't care.......if he could, he would have the surgery

> tomorrow.......that is scary to me.......REALLY scary. Sorry to

> ramble.......just tired of this whole obsession thing and I just

don't seem

> to be able to shake it off!! P.

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