healthy birth weight for baby
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:10 pm
Our neighbor who is a labor & delivery nurse came for a vegan dinner at our home last night. She was saying if an obese woman gives birth to a baby 10 pounds or more then that baby will be born with extra fat cells. She also said that newborn babies should not weigh over 7.5 pounds. Is this true? I never had any babies but I had a friend who had a 10 pound baby boy 21 years ago and he has been fat or obese all his life. Of course I know he ate the wrong foods and too much of them - but was he doomed to be fat by his birth weight? I googled healthy birth weight and got info that says 6-8 pounds is best and other info saying 6-9 pounds is fine. I know we have some nurses on these boards and some people better informed about this subject than I am. Anyone care to comment?