should i worry?

[mummyjenjen]

ive just been to the baby clinic and the health visitor says if my son gets much bigger he'll be overweight! i feed him only what he wants and only fruits n veg n potatoes as hes only just started weaning he switched to hungry baby milk at about 3 months and has 9ounces every four hours and sleeps throughup untill today the health visitor has always said his diet was fine and that he was just a big boy but now im worried hes 5 months and 19pound 15ounces anyone else got a big baby? or any advice?

Yep ive a big boy, mine has 3 bottles a day 3 7oz bottles, i was on four bottles like you but cut out one bottle when weaned. My health visitor said khake green poo is a sign of over feeding so to cut back a bit. They should be having 20oz total in milk a day. So check out the poo! They also look at the height weight ratio if they are both on the same centile mark

I think I saw your other thread - is he 5 months? It may be that he's getting too many calories for his age and that he'd be fine on just milk until 6 months.....

My friends with big babies all had this hassle. One actually put her DS on a diet

It all comes out in the wash. So long as you don't introduce too many treats when he's old enough for them, he'll be fine.

I honestly think your DS is too young to worry about cutting his bottles unless he's majorly overfeeding, which I doubt (I don't know about bottles, but my DS BFed allllll the time at that age)

Stop going to health visitor, hold your nerve and it will be fine when he's moving around, I'm sure.

i've got a big girl. continually off the charts for both weight and height. don't worry!

does he look in prpoportion? is he happy? doing frequent pee's and poops?

yeah and his poo is brown not green an he dosent look fat he just looks chunky!

cant believe your h/v said that. DS was 18lbs 13oz at 20 weeks and was only on 90th centile (he is also on 90th for height). the way i judge it is that nappies and clothes are too short but too big round the waist. he also still has a neck and ribs.

re feeding, trust your judgement. if your 5month old needs solids, he needs solids. My boy was weaned early with the support of the HV and had suffered no ill effects. he doesnt get any jars and only has baby rice, home made fruit and veg purees. His poos are a nice orangy carrot colour. re overfeeding, it is impossible to overfeed a baby as they just spit it out when they have had enough. mine just stops eating/drinking when he's full. he doesnt know to "clear his plate"

hth