Well, Adriana had her WIC appointment
yesterday.
6 months ago she was 23lbs 15oz and 29
inches
Yesterday she was 24lbs 8oz and 31 inches
They say she hasn't gained enough, and
they want me to give her more calories.
Adriana is a pretty good eater. She likes
good food, and she adores fresh fruit. She
won't drink milk, so I try to give it to
her in other forms (cereal, scrambled
eggs) however, she loves cheese...and I
try to have that on hand at all times. She
goes through spurts, and eats all day
long, and the next day she will only pick
at things. I don't think I should be
worried, yet I kind of am. What are your
opinions?
She has her doctors appointment on the
17th, and he told me it's good to see them
grow up instead of out. So maybe he'll
tell me different that what WIC told me?
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Mommy35
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Posted: 09-07-07 14:54pm
WIC has these odd little standards that
they follow. They don't understand that
each child is different and grows at
different paces. If Adriana's ped thinks
she's ok, than I'm sure she is. She's
adorable BTW!!!!!
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 09-07-07 14:56pm
Thank's Cindy!
I'd also like to add that Adriana has had
like 1 cold her entire life, and 1 UTI,
but other than that she's not been sick at
all. (knock on wood)
She's also going to be 18mos on the 13th
too, BTW.
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Bridget
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Posted: 09-07-07 16:22pm
18 months?! it seems like you were just
posting her birthday pics!
i wouldn't worry since she is gaining and
growing. this may not be the healthiest
suggestion, but have you tried chocolate
or strawberry milk?
i wouldnt worry about it, joseph didnt
gain much weight over the year, and ive
seen different wic people everytime, the
last one i saw was the one that said
joseph was underweight, he had his 2 yr
check up a month after that, the
pediatrician wasnt concerned with his
weight at all. Kids are really active,
joseph was like 25 lbs when we moved here
last july and just now weights 27 and a
half lbs and is like 31 or 34 inches tall
i cant remember. I think the wic people
are full of it. we know our kids eat and
stuff lol. And if the dr thought she was
underweight they would tell u so, i dont
think wic people are drs. so blah to them
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 09-07-07 17:43pm
BridgetHeartsFinn
wrote:
18 months?! it seems like
you were just posting her birthday pics!
i wouldn't worry since she is gaining and
growing. this may not be the healthiest
suggestion, but have you tried chocolate
or strawberry
milk?
Yes, I've tried both kinds...she still
doesn't fall for it! LOL. She's too wise
for her own good. They actually suggested
putting sugar in her cereal/oatmeal. I
think for the extra calories. Because she
will eat 2 bowls of cereal for breakfast.
Regular sized bowls that is. She's had 3
bananas since 12:30...those are high in
calorie.
I was just in the kitchen making dinner,
and I was peeking at her and she jumps off
the couch and runs up to me and says "I
see you!" plain as day! She's been putting
words together like mad lately. Soon
she'll be talking full sentences!
Right now she's sweeping the living room
floor (yeah...it's carpet )
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 09-09-07 22:37pm
They follow guidelines from like 1950 or
something. Kids at this age don't
normally put on serious pounds because
they're too freaking busy running from the
time they wake up in the morning until
they literally pass out at night....
Adriana's perfectly healthy and if you
follow their advice she won't be. There's
no way in heck I'd be giving my child
empty calories to turn to flab by
shoveling sugar onto stuff. Sorry but
what they said made me mad. Screw
them!!!!! Adriana's perfect!!! The WIC
people can go play in traffic. Sorry,
rant over!
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Sandbox Party
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Posted: 09-10-07 12:07pm
shes got high metabolism.. don't worry
about it. as long as shes staying on the
same curve as when she was born, and her
PED doesn't see any concern, to hell with
the WIC people. They don't know anything
anyway. Adriana is gorgeous and thats all
there is to it.
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sick_mama17
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Posted: 09-10-07 13:49pm
How about yoghurts as another form of
dairy? Wont she even drink milk in a
bottle at night before bed?
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 09-12-07 13:31pm
Thanks ladies.
I know I shouldn't be concerned, but it's
hard not to think about when someone tells
me my daughter isn't growing enough. But
she really is nonstop all day long. I
refuse to give her sugar on her cereal as
they suggested, I thought that was gross
when they told me that. I'll continue to
feed her as I always have. She eats what
we eat and she doesn't get sweets. If I
bake that's one thing, but we don't buy
candy and garbage like that.
So to hell with WIC's nutritionist!
Thanks for the encouraging words
everyone.
And one dr. appointment she didn't gain
much, but she grew taller and he told me
that's the ideal way for babies to grow.
He'd rather see them grow up than out. And
that's exactly what she's doing. She sees
him on the 17th, so we'll see what he has
to say.
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Ingi
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Posted: 09-12-07 13:36pm
hopefulmjz
wrote:
Thanks ladies.
I know I shouldn't be concerned, but it's
hard not to think about when someone tells
me my daughter isn't growing enough. But
she really is nonstop all day long. I
refuse to give her sugar on her cereal as
they suggested, I thought that was gross
when they told me that. I'll continue to
feed her as I always have. She eats what
we eat and she doesn't get sweets. If I
bake that's one thing, but we don't buy
candy and garbage like that.
So to hell with WIC's nutritionist!
Thanks for the encouraging words
everyone.
And one dr. appointment she didn't gain
much, but she grew taller and he told me
that's the ideal way for babies to grow.
He'd rather see them grow up than out. And
that's exactly what she's doing. She sees
him on the 17th, so we'll see what he has
to say.
I cannot believe they suggested giving a
BABY sugar. It makes me sick. She does not
need sugar in her diet at all. Children
only develop a taste for sugar after they
know it exists. Until then, they think
fruit is perfect.
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 09-12-07 13:41pm
She doesn't get sugary things. She LOVES
cheerios. She likes total and crispix too.
And that's the kind of cereal she eats and
I have never added cereal to it. I don't
even give her juice to drink. She mainly
drinks water, and every once in awhile
I'll give her some of my Raspberry Ice
crystal light. She eats fruit like it's
going out of style. She loves it. She used
to be quite picky about her veggies, but
she's been doing much better. She loves
corn now, and she wouldn't touch it
before. She doesn't do the canned veggies,
but that's ok fresh is much better tasting
anyways. She also loves chicken. She's a
pretty good meat eater too, but she loves
chicken way more than beef. Just like her
mom!
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Ingi
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Posted: 09-12-07 13:44pm
hopefulmjz
wrote:
She doesn't get sugary
things. She LOVES cheerios. She likes
total and crispix too. And that's the kind
of cereal she eats and I have never added
cereal to it. I don't even give her juice
to drink. She mainly drinks water, and
every once in awhile I'll give her some of
my Raspberry Ice crystal light. She eats
fruit like it's going out of style. She
loves it. She used to be quite picky about
her veggies, but she's been doing much
better. She loves corn now, and she
wouldn't touch it before. She doesn't do
the canned veggies, but that's ok fresh is
much better tasting anyways. She also
loves chicken. She's a pretty good meat
eater too, but she loves chicken way more
than beef. Just like her
mom!
You are doing a great job. Don't let
anyone tell you that you aren't.
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 09-12-07 14:03pm
Oops! I wrote "And I never add cereal to
it" I meant I never add sugar to her
cereal!!
)
