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Child Nutrition (Expert Forum)
Infant eating too much?
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Renee Radenberg - Child Nutrition, Nutrition
This forum is for questions and support regarding child nutrition issues such as: Acne and food, Allergies and food, Balanced Menus, Diabetes, Finicky Eaters, Healthy Snacks, Nutrition, Weight Loss.
To help the Registered Dietitian evaluate your child's nutritional status, please state your child's weight (in kg or lbs.), height, and age in the content of your question.
To help the Registered Dietitian evaluate your child's nutritional status, please state your child's weight (in kg or lbs.), height, and age in the content of your question.
Infant eating too much?
by Mark_F, Mar 26, 2008 07:51PM
My son is 10 weeks and cries and cries after finishing 6 ounces of formula or breast milk with a teaspoon of oatmeal cereal (doctors orders for gastro-intestinal issues). He wont stop crying until we give him 2 more ounces. He is starting to look overweight as he is approaching 14 pounds already. His stomache portrudes and he has a clear roll-mark around his wrists and ankles....His thighs are chubby as well. Are there any weight charts that may be out there to tell what he should weigh at this stage? Any way to curtail his hunger?
Doctor's Answer
by Renee Radenberg, Mar 29, 2008 12:30PM
, Mar 29, 2008 12:30PM
To: Mark_F
He seems to be in the higher percentiles for his weight; however, you did not state his height so the weight for height relationship for his age is unknown. Some children look very big and 'chubby' as infants and when they start to walk they lose that 'baby fat'. It is recommended that children under 3 years should not be put on diets or eat low fat foods due to brain development. They need the fat.
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