Hey ladies. Well, landon is almost 3 and
a half months now and
was just wondernig when u should start
worrying about them eating too much u kno?
Like getting fat? My doc said a bit a go
that if hes hungry let him eat all that he
will, he'll stop when he doesnt want
nemore, but when do I start worrying about
feeding him too much? Is that when he
starts solid kinda thing? :$ thnx
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Kia
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Posted: 12-09-06 15:59pm
It's more important to make sure the
solids he gets are nutritious and healthy
and that he is mobile.
He's gonna need to put on a bit of chub
before each growth spurt.
Your health advisor will tell you how he
measures up for his age.
My doc said feed on demand, they will stop
when they are full.
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laura_friesen
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Posted: 12-09-06 17:49pm
nataliachick7
wrote:
my doc said feed on demand,
they will stop when they are
full.
ya thats wat mine said to. But at wat age
do u stop doing that?
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 12-09-06 17:53pm
I imagine when they're on solids, maybe?
Aly nurses 100% on demand, as much as she
wants when she wants. We're continuing
with that until her doctor says to do
otherwise.
I imagine you do that for quite a while.
For the first year, solids arent really a
source of nutrition...They are more for
oral practice. All the vitamins and
minerals your baby will need can be found
in bm-formula.
Several people I know arent even styarting
solids until 12 months.
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laura_friesen
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Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 610 Location: , Canada
Posted: 12-09-06 18:51pm
Oh wow. Ya I just dont have that much
milk anymore even with taking donpearadome
( cant spell it :p) but im still nursing
as much as I can but he eats a bottle too
but iv heard that babies can get fat which
I think is true just like us adults, but
they're growing so you think they need
more food and would eat more which they
do. I just dont want to overfeed him when
im not suppose to kinda thing like. Sorry
im not making sense really. But I just
wanted to see if anyone knew like when not
to feed them on demand like..1 year? 6
months? 2 years? Just so I have an idea.
:$ thanks ladies!
Laura, babies need extra fat in order for
their brain to develop properly, this goes
well into the first year. That is why it
is recommended that when you go to real
milk around the age of 1, you use whole
milk, or vitamin d milk, because it has
the highest fat content. This is very
important for brain function in babies and
toddlers. Reduced fat milk is not
recommnded until after the age of 2.
Your baby will stop eating when he is
full. There is no exact time line for
anything, you just kind of have to go with
the flow.
Personally, I would not worry about
obeseity before the age of 3-4, as long as
you are giving your child nutritious food.
Some moms give their 3 year olds
cookies, candy, and all that junk-that is
a different story.
Also, here is some info which I thought
could be helpful for you, about
breastfeeding and supply:
demand feeding
feeding your baby as often as he seems
hungry will make sure that you produce the
amount of milk your baby needs. If you
try to time the feeds or feed to a
schedule (like a certain number of minutes
on each breast every three or four hours)
you may upset the demand and supply
mechanism that ensures you produce enough
milk to meet your baby’s needs.
General breastfeeding picture
breastmilk itself has a component known as
“inhibitory factor”. A build up of
this factor within the breasts causes the
production of milk to slow down. If you
don’t keep removing milk (by feeding or
expressing), over time your milk supply
will dwindle away. This is what happens
in women who choose not to breastfeed –
over a period of days or weeks their
breasts stop making milk.
You will find breastfeeding easier if you
don’t mix it with formula feeding.
Formula milk is harder for a baby to
digest, so it stays in the stomach for
longer. This can make your baby less
keen to breastfeed, which in turn will
mean that your body thinks less milk is
needed, so you produce less.
Also, while you and your baby are learning
to breastfeed, giving a bottle or a dummy
may confuse your baby, meaning that he
sucks less effectively and gets less milk.
A breastfeeding baby uses his tongue and
jaw to press the breast tissue, removing
the milk. The sucking action used to
take milk from a bottle is totally
different. Dummies may also cause
problems – your baby should be getting
all his sucking practice on your breast.
Maintaining milk supply
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ensuring you have enough milk involves
making sure that your baby is well
positioned and attached at the breast and
that you are feeding your baby frequently.
The number of times each baby needs to
feed in a day can vary a lot. It is not
usual for breastfed babies to feed at
regular intervals. Sometimes there will
be long gaps between each breastfeed and
sometimes they will be close together.
This is because breastmilk changes during
the course of each fegeneral breastfeeding
pictureed and depending on the time of
day. Sometimes the baby may want a small
feed, just like you might have a snack,
and sometimes he’ll want a long, large
feed – a bit like a three course meal.
Most babies will tend to have at least one
time of day when they want to take one
feed immediately after another. This is
called cluster feeding. Some mothers
think that because their baby is feeding
often this means that they don’t have
enough milk. In fact, cluster feeding is
your baby’s way of putting in an order
for more milk. As mentioned before, the
more often he feeds the more milk you will
produce.
Thanks so much hun, that really helped,i
felt dumb for asking but I had to kno :p
thnx again!!
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 12-10-06 12:20pm
I've been told by my doc that they should
eat solids after six months and that your
baby should never drink more than 35 oz of
formula per day. If they drink more
than that then they run the risk of
damaging their kidneys from too much
protein and it's possible for them to get
too much iron that way as well. We were
told to give him his milk first and then
feed him cereal and fruit pretty much on
demand. I was also told by doc that
babies under 7 mos should not be fed baby
meats either. Same risk of kidney
damage by protein.
I'd imagine tho that you don't need that
info since you breastfeed but for formula
fed babies, it's important
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laura_friesen
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Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 610 Location: , Canada
Posted: 12-10-06 13:03pm
tigresacanela24
wrote:
i've been told by my doc
that they should eat solids after six
months and that your baby should never
drink more than 35 oz of formula per day.
If they drink more than that then they
run the risk of damaging their kidneys
from too much protein and it's possible
for them to get too much iron that way as
well. We were told to give him his
milk first and then feed him cereal and
fruit pretty much on demand. I was
also told by doc that babies under 7 mos
should not be fed baby meats either.
Same risk of kidney damage by protein.
I'd imagine tho that you don't need that
info since you breastfeed but for formula
fed babies, it's
important
im mostly formula feeding cuz my milk has
praqctically stopped even with taking
pills to help increase my milk supply.
Its frusterating
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 12-10-06 16:03pm
tigresacanela24
wrote:
i've been told by my doc
that they should eat solids after six
months and that your baby should never
drink more than 35 oz of formula per day.
If they drink more than that then they
run the risk of damaging their kidneys
from too much protein and it's possible
for them to get too much iron that way as
well. We were told to give him his
milk first and then feed him cereal and
fruit pretty much on demand. I was
also told by doc that babies under 7 mos
should not be fed baby meats either.
Same risk of kidney damage by protein.
I'd imagine tho that you don't need that
info since you breastfeed but for formula
fed babies, it's
important
i've fed .Nana apples and ham, apples and
chicken, veal, macaronni and beef since
she was about 2 months old. I stopped,
then began again at 12 weeks.
Buuuut, her Dr. Told me to.
He started her off on squash, carrots, and
other veggies, and then graduated her to
meats.
I can guarntee you it was before her 7
month birthday, as she just turned 7
months.
Her kidneys are fine. They tested them
yesterday (with the super peepee sample
.Nana put in the bag!)
and
was just wondernig when u should start
worrying about them eating too much u kno?
Like getting fat? My doc said a bit a go
that if hes hungry let him eat all that he
will, he'll stop when he doesnt want
nemore, but when do I start worrying about
feeding him too much? Is that when he
starts solid kinda thing? :$ thnx
