I have no reason to believe there is any sort of abuse involved with this, but I just have to ask if it's normal. The child was not premature and weighed 7 lbs (? ounces) at birth. I casually asked the mom what percentile the baby was in and her answer was "oh, I don't remember". I DO know it's the youngest of 3 children and the first to be breastfed and I know the other 2 children were not this small. I'm sure the mom is taking this baby to the pediatrician for it's regular check ups, she's not a neglectful mother, but I can't for the life of me figure out why this baby is so tiny! It's driving me nuts. My first thought was that it's not getting it's calories in the breastmilk but there's just no casual way to bring this up to the mom. We work together in daycare. Anyone else have a child this tiny?
2006-11-02
13:52:32
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