Baby weight question please read.?

Question

I have a 8 month old son and my doctor says he's not gaining wieght like he should. Any ideas as to what we can do he has 4 teeth on top and 3 on . He can eat just about anything. He Eats 4 times ado and 4 bottles. he eats when he wakes up 2 baby food a frute one and vetable. Then noon he eats 2 more a meat and a vetable and then a fruite. Then he eats a snak and that's a fruit or a gerber dessert. Then he has supper with is a meat with vetabble and another dessert or fruit. he has bottels after each time he eats. He also has little snak thing sometimes too. We have told our doc. all this and he says feed him more there's not much more you can feed him. Please tell me soe kid of food that will get fat on him.

with the baby food we give him we mix baby cereal with it oatmeal kind

he is 13 pounds

Answer 1

i dont know, it sounds like he is eating enough to me. the only thing i can think to suggest is to maybe try giving him some baby cereal (rice,barley,oatmeal) with some fruit in the morning when he wakes up. and give him the fruit and veg in the afternoon. from what you say it seems like he eats more than enough, do you think your child is under weight (how much does he weigh?) if you feel he looks fine i wouldnt worry about it, babies are all different shapes and sizes. i work in a daycare and we have a 18 month old that is bigger than a 2 year old. he is so small you would think he is only 1. so he is just small for his age and he eats good and he looks healthy to me. also is he on milk yet i know i heard that whole milk makes babies gain weight. i hope this helped you alittle. maybe you should get a second opinion from another doctor, because i think your son eats enough he is definitely not starving.

Answer 2

I kinda have the same problem. My son is gaining weight, but not staying with the curve. When he was born, he was in the 50th percentile, but it's been steadily dropping ever since. At his last check up, he was in the 2nd. He has another check-up coming in two weeks, and if he has dropped further down the percentile scale, his dr. says they will want to look into possible causes, like maybe his body isn't absorbing all the nutriets it should, or something like that.


Have you tried adding 'big people' food along with the baby food? I found that my son will eat more if I feed him a chopped up version of what I'm eating (as long as it's suitable), and then will drink a larger bottle. Also, he has at least three 6 ounce bottles every day. He usually will drink 2 oz of juice or formula after each meal (he usually has 3 real meals a day), and he will drink water from a cup.

He also snacks all day long on things like cheerios, gerber fruit or vegetable puffs, dried cranberries (but you might not want to try that with your 8-month-old), bits of cheese, and he loves bread.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Make sure that you pack in the fat that small children need. When my son was small, I added formula to his baby cereal that already contained formula. If he's too old, you can add powered milk to his milk to give him more calories. Also, check the labels on the different brands of baby foods. Some brands offer food with more calories and fat grams than Gerber (I think Beechnut is one). Full fat yogurt and cheese are also things you can add to his diet if your doctor says he's old enough. Foods like avacado are good for him, but are high in "good" fat, too. He may not even notice if you add a little to something else he likes! Also, don't waste his appetite on too much juice and fruit. I think I got other ideas from parenting mags and websites and books like What to Expect: The First Year. Good luck and keep trying!!

Answer 4

Are you sure you're looking at the percentiles correctly? 22 pounds for a 9 month old sounds pretty average to me. Either way, no. Being a fat infant does not mean she will be a fat adult. I personally was a very fat baby (20 pounds at 4 months) and I am a fairly slim adult, 125 pounds and 5'7". My second son was also 20 pounds at 4 months and he is a slim to average sized 4 1/2 year old. My daughter was 20 pounds at 4 months as well, and she's still a little cub at 13 months but I'm sure she'll slim down through toddlerhood.

Answer 5

well i disagree with your doctor.. you didnt say how much your son weighs.. I have a two year old son who is about 25 lbs.. he also is an excellent eater! I really do NOT think its right to A. feed a kid fattening foods just to put weight on them or B. force a child to eat when they are not hungry, or push them to eat.. all these things are going to do is set him up for bad habits later in life... if you continue to eat when you are not really hungry, you are laying the path for obesity later in life. If YOU know he is eating fine and you still feel there is a problem perhaps there is a physical problem with digestion or something to that effect, maybe he could be tested for if you are really concerned.. what exactly does he weigh? that would help..

Answer 6

Sounds like he eats plenty and is probably just a slim or high metabolism type kid. You can't keep shoving food into him! Are you and your partner slim? He may be the same. If his eyes are bright and he is otherwise healthy I wouldn't be concerned. Keep an eye on it though if he continues not to gain weight or even lose weight I'd go see a paedeatrician. Actually, if you have a pet he may have picked up worms! Always good to check...
My children (I have four) are all really tiny (my husband and I are short) and so they never matched the "graph" for normal babies. Yet they are all perfectly healthy and beautiful children.

Answer 7

That is not terrible for a weight. They say baby's should double there birth weight by 6 months, that's most likely not that far off. Just keep at what your doing. Some children are just tiny, there is not much you can do but offer food and hope they eat it. Good Luck!

Answer 8

i have a niece where the doctor always told my sister that she was under weight for her size. my niece eats like a pig but yet gains no weight. she now 5 and only weights 34lbs. she have no problems. some people just doesnt take fats from foods like other people do. i'm like if your child health is good and you know your feeding him i wouldnt worry about it.

Answer 9

if you have a blender or food processor, start introducing him to table food, let him have some fattier foods perhaps mashed potatoes and gravy, process the meats little enough for him to eat, give him more cereals or maybe try bigger portions but i think perhaps he is just going to be one of those lucky kids that can eat and not gain weight, if he seams healthy and active i wouldn't worry to much, sounds like your doing a great job

Answer 10

Try adding another bottle to his day formula has the most amount of nutrients, plus at 8 months old they are alot more active so they are buring more calories.