Up front: I am not a womens, but I'm married to one.
The wife & I had a baby back at the end of January, and he is being breastfed. The trouble is his weight gain...or lack thereof. At birth, the boy weighed 5'15" and, as of tonight, tipped the scale at 7'6". He feeds regularly and to apparent satisfaction (no rooting indicators, etc. following feeding) and has some excess fat around his bum, but he is far shy of the recommended one ounce gain per day desired in newborns. All other development indicators are normal...we just have a very long & lean baby.
My wife & I are curious if this is typical for active, healthy people. She exercised throughout her pregnancy (swimming, mostly) and eats a rather healthy diet (we're both vegetarians). Workouts postpartum are extremely light (< 20 minutes on either an elliptical or indoor rowing machine at low intensity), and her calorie intake compensates for the ~500-calorie burn attributed to breastfeeding. Because the boy is approaching his next weigh-in (and first round of shots!) we find ourselves both apprehensive & discouraged about how things are progressing.
Drop a line back here or via PM with what you will.
#cureMS
The wife & I had a baby back at the end of January, and he is being breastfed. The trouble is his weight gain...or lack thereof. At birth, the boy weighed 5'15" and, as of tonight, tipped the scale at 7'6". He feeds regularly and to apparent satisfaction (no rooting indicators, etc. following feeding) and has some excess fat around his bum, but he is far shy of the recommended one ounce gain per day desired in newborns. All other development indicators are normal...we just have a very long & lean baby.
My wife & I are curious if this is typical for active, healthy people. She exercised throughout her pregnancy (swimming, mostly) and eats a rather healthy diet (we're both vegetarians). Workouts postpartum are extremely light (< 20 minutes on either an elliptical or indoor rowing machine at low intensity), and her calorie intake compensates for the ~500-calorie burn attributed to breastfeeding. Because the boy is approaching his next weigh-in (and first round of shots!) we find ourselves both apprehensive & discouraged about how things are progressing.
Drop a line back here or via PM with what you will.
#cureMS