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Sun Oct-11-09 12:58 PM
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| 19. Baby fat is under attack now? |
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My exclusively breast-fed baby was affectionately dubbed "Bowling Ball Baby" by his pediatrician. His pediatrician was not concerned about it. Now, he's a skinny teen and I'm trying to fatten him up a little.
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| -Parents of "chunky"("too fat" 4 mo old denied insurance) infant weigh in on health insurance reform |
kpete |
Oct-11-09 11:48 AM |
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They'd have a field day with this kid.... |
zonkers |
Oct-11-09 11:52 AM |
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My son at 3 mos weighed 18.5 lbs, totally breastfed... |
jemsan |
Oct-11-09 11:57 AM |
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My youngest was exclusively breastfed ... |
etherealtruth |
Oct-11-09 01:45 PM |
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At 17#, 25 inches, his BMI is 19.1. He may be at the 99th percentile |
hedgehog |
Oct-11-09 11:54 AM |
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Does BMI even count with babies? |
XemaSab |
Oct-11-09 12:29 PM |
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I think that folk wisdom recognizes that at different stages |
hedgehog |
Oct-11-09 12:46 PM |
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Not necessarily. Both my kids were thin babies, but also very healthy. |
tblue37 |
Oct-11-09 09:03 PM |
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thin babies can be perfectly healthy |
rebecca_herman |
Oct-12-09 01:15 AM |
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Actually, you can't apply adult cutoffs to children . . . |
StatGirl |
Oct-11-09 12:59 PM |
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Good God! That is TERRIBLE! nt |
Peace Patriot |
Oct-11-09 11:55 AM |
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My BIL, who is as healthy as a horse and a runner to boot, has two chronic |
kestrel91316 |
Oct-11-09 11:56 AM |
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They did well to go to the media |
Warpy |
Oct-11-09 11:58 AM |
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How can his weight be "pre-existing"? |
Bette Noir |
Oct-11-09 12:01 PM |
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When my son was born he was 24 1/2 " long and weighed 11 + lbs, I was |
madmom |
Oct-11-09 12:10 PM |
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My son was almost that and he kept doubling his weight |
EFerrari |
Oct-11-09 12:21 PM |
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Put 'em out of business, Medicare for all!!!!!!!! |
pattmarty |
Oct-11-09 12:16 PM |
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A million years ago when I was in nursing school |
Vinca |
Oct-11-09 12:18 PM |
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The article said he weighed just over 8 lbs at birth. |
Quantess |
Oct-11-09 12:32 PM |
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Take two infants, both weighing 9 pounds. One has a father who is six foot tall, and |
hedgehog |
Oct-11-09 12:51 PM |
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this has turned out to be the case w. a lady i know |
pitohui |
Oct-11-09 12:57 PM |
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That rings a bell. |
Sheltiemama |
Oct-11-09 04:13 PM |
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Prader-Willi syndrome. It's a horrible disease. |
SharonAnn |
Oct-11-09 09:11 PM |
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AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!! And our elected "representatives" just can't seem to get the |
bertman |
Oct-11-09 12:54 PM |
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I'm glad that we didn't have that insurance |
Nikia |
Oct-11-09 12:54 PM |
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Are there two sets of charts for babies who are breast fed vs babies who are bottle fed? |
hedgehog |
Oct-11-09 01:16 PM |
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There are older charts and newer charts |
StatGirl |
Oct-11-09 11:41 PM |
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I don't have time to research this, but I am curious: do you |
hedgehog |
Oct-12-09 08:30 AM |
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I'm not aware of any studies that have enough data . . . |
StatGirl |
Oct-12-09 12:20 PM |
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It's research that's just begining, and I suspect it will take a couple |
hedgehog |
Oct-12-09 03:53 PM |
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Baby fat is under attack now? |
cleverusername |
Oct-11-09 12:58 PM |
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"Bowling Ball Baby" |
chatnoir |
Oct-11-09 02:39 PM |
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I guess if insurance companies deny everyone medical insurance, then we can all get SINGLE PAYER!!!! |
valerief |
Oct-11-09 01:03 PM |
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My daughter was off the weight charts for years |
WCIL |
Oct-11-09 01:31 PM |
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My son weighed 20 pounds at almost three months on breast milk alone. |
Brickbat |
Oct-11-09 01:40 PM |
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There must be some law that can be applied |
Sinti |
Oct-11-09 01:44 PM |
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It's VERY common for the growth curve of BF'd babies in the first six months to be much faster than |
moc |
Oct-11-09 01:52 PM |
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Man, you aren't kidding about the growth curve. I had a preemie who went from |
gkhouston |
Oct-12-09 09:54 AM |
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Good f'n grief! |
fortyfeetunder |
Oct-11-09 02:01 PM |
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clue by four. i like that |
aikoaiko |
Oct-11-09 02:25 PM |
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How long before the ULtimate Denial? Birth. |
Trillo |
Oct-11-09 02:15 PM |
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Pre-existing condition: ALIVE |
gwsuperfan |
Oct-11-09 05:00 PM |
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Shocking, but to be expected. |
TexasObserver |
Oct-11-09 05:53 PM |
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Well beyond the cusp-of-madness |
The abyss |
Oct-11-09 06:17 PM |
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I told this to my mum |
FunkyLeprechaun |
Oct-12-09 04:47 AM |
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I read another article on this ~~ if the baby is too TALL...yep, coverage denied. |
Hepburn |
Oct-12-09 08:37 AM |
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My first born would have had coverage denied. |
Lars39 |
Oct-12-09 12:27 PM |
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