Comments on: What in the World do I Feed my Kids? (Part I)

By: Child Put in Foster Care When Parents Refused to Feed Him Junk Food | A Mother in Israel

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:36:29 +0000

[...] is for the many parents of children who do not grow according to charts, and have been told over the years to feed formula [...]

By: The Mystery Factor in Mother’s Milk « Ingathered

The Mystery Factor in Mother’s Milk « Ingathered — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:16:09 +0000

[...] idea hit me while responding to comment on my posting about my baby’s feeding troubles. All of a sudden I realized that common advice to stop nursing, [...]

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:28:15 +0000

Keren, yams are a great idea. She can’t stand bananas (a first for me) but yams should go well by her.

Thanks

By: keren

keren — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:02:34 +0000

According to research the calorie content of mother’s milk increases as the child gets older. Formula is mostly water!

Apart from Avocado, give bananas and batata.

There is no such thing as milk not being of a high quality. If one stops the milk you cannot get it back.

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:48:06 +0000

Thanks for reading. Look, from the dietitian’s perspective it is safer to feed the baby 3 quantifiable bottles of formula than 3 feeds of breast milk, which always remain an unknown.

By: tenlikoach

tenlikoach — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:28:29 +0000

I also don’t understand the thought behind weaning off breastmilk (something great for immune system) and give formula instead (which can be allergenic for some)….I find that so many doctors don’t understand the first thing about breastmilk. Wean on your own terms. I also don’t get waiting several hours between meals – no snacks. Would the doctors suggest that for themselves?

And refined flours?? Sigh!

By: On Breastfeeding and Growth Charts « Ingathered

On Breastfeeding and Growth Charts « Ingathered — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:22:16 +0000

[...] breastfeeding, CDC, FTT, Health, nursing, nutrition, parenting, WHO by Leah Last week, I posted an item about my baby’s seeming diagnoses of Failure to Thrive (FTT). The dietitian was adamant that I [...]

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:52:49 +0000

@Karen – Thank you for your suggestions. Now that avocado is in season, I give it to her almost every day. More oil is also a great idea. The dietitian was emphatic that my milk is not high quality and that it doesn’t provide the necessary nutrition any more.

@Hannah – She eats nicely most of the time and she doesn’t seem to be hungry. She is very active and has been walking since she turned one. She was in 50th percentile until about 6 months old. When I tried offering solids she wouldn’t eat them and was very kvetchy. It was then that she went down to 4th percentile. She’s then she’s been at around the 4th percentile and did not make up what she had lost.

By: hannahpt

hannahpt — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:01:39 +0000

Breast milk is high in calories. If you wean her, there’s not guarantee she’ll eat other foods to make up for those calories. One way that formula is equivalent to breastmilk is in calorie count, anyway.
How skinny is she? What percentile? Is she developing normally? Could she have allergies you haven’t picked up on yet? Has she been tested for anemia and other issues? Is she happy, or kvetchy most of the time? Do you think she is really hungry, or is she eating enough for her? Are other family members so slim? Has she always gained slowly?
Try to get a copy of Carlos Gonzalez’ book, My Baby Won’t Eat. I loved it, but some critics thought what he wrote didn’t apply to severely allergic children. He says that if the child is healthy you can more or less trust them to eat as much as they need.
I don’t understand the reason for waiting four hours between meals, either.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:01:58 +0000

Oh, and I wanted to add — DO NOT WEAN! Your milk is the best possible food for supporting her immune system and nutritional needs!