Upset with parents.

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My LO (girl) is 7.5 months and weighs 9kg.

She is chubby. My husband was a chubby baby too.

Is this weight overweight for a 7.5 month old?

My parents said she is fat. I just felt like crying - she was born premie and was so tiny. Weighed 2kg and 200grams. I was so sad to see her like that and now she is growing I felt happy.

She isn't even a big drinker. she drinks way more when she is about to take a nap / sleep so that is when it's her feeding time. Her solids are 3 times and but it's only one spoonful each time.

She drinks about 23oz in a day. She only takes 3/4 oz at each feed sometimes 5oz but then will take less in next feed.

Am I doing something wrong?

I just feel so sad after those comments. I won't be sending them any photos anymore..

Is your HV happy? If so, no one else’s opinion matters. I’m sure she’s gorgeous. Love a chubby baby

What centile is she, and is she crossing lines, same centile for height and weight?

Also, are you sure they were being critical? Id say that saying a baby is fat is akin to saying they're cute and chubby, but just kinda badly worded.

You sound like you might be being a little oversensitive here tbh

Another chubby baby lover here, as long as she's healthy don't worry. I'm sure she's gorgeous just the way she is

Baby’s hit peak chubbiness just before they start crawling. You can’t really get a greedy baby, so I doubt you have a fat one.
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Thank you for the replies.

I haven't been able to get her weighed but according to my scale she is on her line.

@SomeoneElseEntirelyNow no it sounded rude to me.

They said she should be slim like my niece and I'm over feeding her and for her to loose weight. :( that sounds rude to me

@Tonz thank you

@AnneLovesGilbert I used to take her to baby clinic but that no longer exists

@OnlyFoolsnMothers aww thanks for that. She is trying to crawl. Shuffling her bum and swimming with arms. Hopefully she starts soon

Is she formula fed and your niece breastfed? FF babies are almost always quite a bit bigger than BF babies, just tell them that. And then maybe remind them that if they don't have anything nice to say they should fuck right off?

No. They get a bit ‘chubby’ around that age
She’ll start crawling and then walking soon. she’ll grow quite quickly and very soon won’t look quite as chubby because she’s moving and using up those reserves

Ask the health visitor if your worried. But I’d bet she’s totally normal

It sounds very rude. Sorry they’ve upset you.

Chubby rolls are one of the best things about a baby! Be proud of how she’s growing. My DD was ft but pretty scrawny for a while and I was immensely proud of her 4 chins, dimples hands and feet, gorgeous front and side rolls.

Provided you're feeding real food and milk, not sweets, I refuse to believe a young baby will overeat. They know what they need. If she appears chubby she's probably gearing up for a growth spurt. And babies are supposed to be a bit chubby.

Ime a bit chub is a good thing - any episodes of d&v and they won't be losing too much.. Bet before she is walking she is the same as DN.
My ds was 9'3 born and always the biggest dc around!! As an adult he is well within weight range. Never had any teen tub issues either!
Ime also, especially relatives can't resist comparing family dc with each other..
As a dm you need to toughen up though op..

@SomeoneElseEntirelyNow I think I might actually tell them to ff in a polite way lol both are formula fed but my niece is only 12 days old :/ and they are comparing my 7.5 month old to her :/

@AnneLovesGilbert awww you are so sweet! Thank you for your lovely reply. I feel proud of her and myself when I look at her. I guess that is the only thing that matters! Thank you so much

If my working out is correct she's around 91st centile, so on the larger end but absolutely within normal range. How tall is she? As long as she's in proportion I don't think there's any reason to worry at this stage

@Windyatthebeach you are absolutely right about toughening up! Why am I like this?! After birth emotionally I feel so week. We were in hospital for just over two weeks and she was in intensive care for a few days. Just don't want to be back there.. that experience really wore me down but ofcourse I'm grateful as there are mothers in way worse situations.

They know babies lose weight after birth, right?

I think unfortunately your parents are thick. Not much you can do about that except pity and ignore.

@rottiemum88 thank you. That's correct 91st centile. Her height is 71cm. Not sure what centile that is.

Weight is only relevant to length/height!!!

My only baby that was slim was 25th for weight and 75th for length!!!

@SomeoneElseEntirelyNow sadly that is the case. I just have to ignore them and toughen up. Thank you so much!

Agree with random check what line her height is, if its v different to weight that's potentially an issue

She's within the normal range of weight for that age but on the larger side. Hard to say without seeing her. FF babies can be like this I think. I wouldn't worry, as soon as she's walking the weight will soon fall off

I totally understand. DS was tiny when he was born (not as tiny as your gorgeous girl though) and now, at 9 months, he's on the 90th centile. My parents call him fat all the time and I hate it. I know they don't mean it in a nasty way but I was always known as the fat one and it (amongst other things) to me developing anorexia. My parents know this and still constantly refer to how fat DS is. I might well tell them to fuck off next time. He is fine as, I'm 100% sure, is your DD.

They sound really stupid. Babies are meant to be chubby, it's not like she 4 stone or something.