tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514352312859447561.post7323292714311342303..comments2024-01-30T03:30:45.740-05:00Comments on Bad Data, Bad!: Growth charts and tiny babiesbs kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871717971078952304noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514352312859447561.post-38541536080014134472012-08-08T20:52:51.797-04:002012-08-08T20:52:51.797-04:00Congrats! Parenthood is a crazy, amazing ride!
A...Congrats! Parenthood is a crazy, amazing ride!<br /><br />Andrew was always off the CDC charts. Personally, I always consulted the WHO charts, which although based on a smaller pool of babies (I think), based their percentages on breast-fed babies (who gain weight slower & steadier than formula fed babies). Again, the oxymoronic logic: stop childhood obesity! You're baby doesn't have rolls of skin hiding its features...supplement formula! Andrew is short and was still down in the 5 or 10% range for at least the first 8 or 9 months of life. I had to switch to partial formula at that point thanks to a 3 month bout of thrush we shared, and he gained weight quite rapidly at that point. His extreme activeness kept him from chunking out too much, thankfully. And now at a year he's perfectly average in every way. But all those months I just kept smiling at the doctors and nurses and telling them, "Well, someone has to be at the bottom, hmm?" We have enough avenues to push overachievement on him in the future; we decided to skip this one.<br /><br />Best of luck. I found insane amounts of education, a good sense of not taking things personally, and a firm stance on our nonnegotiable helpful in navigating the doctors. It's amazing how quick your protective Momma Bear instincts come out!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803753870981743904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514352312859447561.post-83543263477965223482012-08-08T19:46:11.269-04:002012-08-08T19:46:11.269-04:00Oh my goodness.Oh my goodness.leliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322159218521168878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514352312859447561.post-29606099182407562142012-08-07T07:38:49.989-04:002012-08-07T07:38:49.989-04:00Well, it's a little less stressful than one wo...Well, it's a little less stressful than one would think, given that the primary reason for early delivery was a suspicion of abnormal head growth/brain swelling. When the first conversation revolves around brain tumors and hydrocephalis, anything else feels totally manageable.<br /><br />In every other sense though, he's a fantastic baby. Feeds like a champion, impresses every doctor with his alertness and reflexes, cries only when there's a clear problem. I'm awfully fond of him already.bs kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02871717971078952304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514352312859447561.post-89464294977737663632012-08-07T00:53:04.635-04:002012-08-07T00:53:04.635-04:00Oh, geeze. It appears you are being tortured a bit...Oh, geeze. It appears you are being tortured a bit.<br /><br />Just relax and enjoy Finn. Does he suck well?MaxedOutMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011469804162511617noreply@blogger.com