by Mclnd » Sat Sep 03, 2016 12:43 am
My baby was born in the 4th percentile. He gained well at first, but since introducing solids has fallen to the 0% (weight and head circumference). I nurse him on demand and feed him 3 meals plus puffed baby cereal when out or sometimes at home. He is extremely healthy and walking, but small. At the 12 month well baby, his dr yelled at me that I wasn't feeding him and my milk had dried up (I see it on baby's cheek when he pauses) and that I was nursing too much and should give him whole milk. His birth weight was 5 lb 5oz. His 12month weight 16 lb 4oz. His hemoglobin test was "normal". Wouldn't adding good formula be better than regular milk? Do I need to add formula? (I bought some in my panic.) And do any of you have advice for foods that will help a 12 month old catch up? (My 2 other babies were premcdougall, over 7lbs at birth and I never had to worry like this, though they were not as healthy and they ate chicken nuggets etc.) We've been a macdougalling family for 4 years.
