It all started the day she was born.
she was on the boob all day, gaining humungus amounts of weight.
when i moved to ff for emergency reasons which i shall not explain here (something to do with nipples falling off and various abscesses, midwives called her 'the cannibal', she was draining 8 ounce bottles pretty much from the start. (but blissfully slept through from 8 weeks old!)
As a baby she'd eat bowls and bowls of pureed veg and fruit and was a top of the centile charts baby. I never allowed her to have any sort of fatty food as was concerned about weight.
NOW at 2.5 she doesnt stop eating.
for eg today she's had:
breakfast: a boiled egg, hearty bowl of porridge, slice of toast.
midmorning snack: an apple, a banana, a pear and a tangerine
lunch: large plate of tuna pasta and bowl of salad
snack: raisins and glass of milk
dinner: two roasted chicken legs and helping of boiled rice
bedtime she begged me for toast, so i only let her have one slice.
she could have eaten heaps more but i had to restrain her. if i let her she would have eaten more. i dont know what to do as she comes to me saying 'mama i'm hungwwwy' and looks genuinely needy (or am i just spoiling her). her appetite is so huge its notorious. i am worried about childhood obesity etc. she doesnt look 'obese', just very tall and slightly on the chunky side. should i be really worried?