https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:20:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1441622 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 18:18:57 +0000 HLK208 1441622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That list is like what my 20 month old eats! That's a lot!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1441533 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 17:16:01 +0000 Arden 1441533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um Vi is almost one (and GIANT I might add) and she has never eaten that much in one day. Ever. Often she doesn't eat any solids at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1441517 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 17:01:33 +0000 Mrs. Chipmunk 1441517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>they say that between 6 and 9 months their weight plateaus anyway. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1440447 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:22:37 +0000 NurseMommy 1440447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: yeah, this is one of several things that has made me question our Pediatrician...<br /> @purrpletulips: she drinks water @ every meal already - I'm just nervous about filling her up on it at the expense of bm<br /> @oliviaoblivia: ooh, that's a good way to look at it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1440394 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:04:28 +0000 purrpletulips 1440394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you haven't already you could introduce a sippy or straw cup of water. That might help with the wet diapers. However, I will say that DS is currently getting over a cold, his nose is like a faucet that won't turn off but he is consuming large amounts of water (normal amount of milk) and still not having as many or as wet as usual diapers. I think he's loosing it from snot/drool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1440378 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:00:28 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1440378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: I agree</p> <p>Plus, I was in the "food before one is just for fun" camp, so I didn't make sure she at all those solids/purees before she was a year old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1440374 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:59:06 +0000 Mamasig 1440374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, my son probably ate way more than that when he was that age. But he's always been 90% or higher. I used to worry he was eating too much. Early on my ped told me that each and every child is totally different and you cannot compare. She very hesitantly gave guidelines because each child metabolizes food differently too. I would take the guidelines with a grain of salt - going either way (higher or lower). </p> <p>Also my son had random dry diapers every so often. I was told that's normal too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1440322 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:48:29 +0000 MamaMoose 1440322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't put a whole lot of stock in a food lists that suggests it's OK to give juice to a 9 month old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1440301 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:44:21 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1440301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NurseMommy: My DD has been dry overnight since three months. She fills her diaper within 20 minutes of waking up. The first time it happened I rushed her to the pediatrician. He said it's fine as long as she has wet diapers during the day. She's just got a big strong bladder. Hopefully it helps when we potty train. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1440290 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:41:28 +0000 NurseMommy 1440290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chipmunk: she's bf. I can guarantee that she's not getting that much milk. I'm guessing probably about 20 oz? And we don't have a digital scale at home.<br /> @Silva: about a month? But it seems better today, and her cold seems better too...<br /> @emg86: I always bf her an hour before she eats. </p> <p>I just noticed that her first two teeth are coming in, so that's probably part of why she's not wanting to eat too much lately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1439823 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:34:31 +0000 emg86 1439823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NurseMommy: My 9 month old definitely doesn't eat that much. And I'm pretty sure she hasn't gained more than a few ounces in the last month or two....she's never still and that may have something to do with that, lol. We don't do cereal or juice, but I offer her food 3x a day. Sometimes she'll eat a ton and other times she doesn't want anything or more than a couple of bites. Are you nursing? Always make sure to nurse a few minutes before she eats to make sure she's getting enough milk, sometimes if we are out and about and I nursed after a meal I noticed her diapers were not as wet. I personally wouldn't be too concerned just yet. There's a point where they tend to plateu sometimes, my pedi mentioned this to me at our last visit. I also don't think dry overnight diapers are too much of a concern, my girl tends to wait until about 10 minutes before she's up or 10 minutes after to soak her diaper and has always been that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1439709 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:31:14 +0000 Adira 1439709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NurseMommy: OMG, that "Feeding Skills" list stresses me out! Xander's almost one and doesn't do ANY of those things!!! LOL!</p> <p>And that chart does not seem right AT ALL. Some of those amounts are almost as much (or MORE) than suggested for a 2 year old, so it definitely doesn't seem correct for an infant!!!!</p> <p>So sorry this is stressing you out! :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1439693 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:08:15 +0000 Silva 1439693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NurseMommy: how long has she had the dry am diaper for? When my LO was 5 months we had a random 1 or 2 week period where she didn't pee overnight, but was still making plenty of wet dipes during the day. And occasionally if I change her diaper immediately after waking up (like, within a minute) it will be pretty dry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1439645 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 03:55:19 +0000 Mrs. Chipmunk 1439645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is she bf or formula? If she's bf, you could weigh her after she eats and see how much she's getting? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1439633 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 02:34:50 +0000 ALV91711 1439633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is an interesting food chart. I think that as long as she is getting her milk and eating she should be good. </p> <p>I noticed while Isaac was sick his diapers were less wet even though I was giving him more water. Now that he is feeling better they are more wet again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1439429 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 23:04:40 +0000 NurseMommy 1439429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: nope, not crawling. She has avocado and/or cheese daily! But she's always been 10% for height and 50% for weight, so maybe this is her evening out a bit? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1439217 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:56:25 +0000 Smurfette 1439217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R gained nothing in a month and half at her 9 month apopintment. The pedi said that she is healthy but had us introduce more fatty foods, peanut butter, avocado, cheese, etc. it must have worked cause she gained 2lbd the next month </p> <p>Is she crawling? It slows down once they start being mobile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1439192 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:49:54 +0000 NurseMommy 1439192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone, you've made me feel a bit better about the food and weight.<br /> @78h2o: I am still concerned about this - my DH pointed out that she's actually losing a fair bit of fluid through snot lately. Lol. I'm going to keep monitoring it, and if I'm still concerned will go back to the ped. Thing is, she doesn't look dehydrated, her urine isn't concentrated, and she's not puffy like she's retaining fluid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1439020 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:11:45 +0000 78h2o 1439020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, just to add another data point, my daughter was eating that much (or more) at that age (although no juice and no cereal). However she is 99th percentile in height and 90 in weight. </p> <p>I wouldn't worry at this point, though the dry diaper overnight is kinda odd...I'd maybe see if she will drink more milk or water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1438996 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:07:23 +0000 MoonMoon 1438996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That sheet is stressing me out too-that its a LOT of food! (my baby is nearly the same age as yours) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1438961 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:02:06 +0000 Veggiemama 1438961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think those portion sizes are not up to date, especially because juice is not recommended and many babies are not eating meat that age. That is a large portion size for the cereal also. Both of my boys dropped in percentiles at the 9 month visit, I was worried but no one else was and they both stayed at the lower percentiles as they got older. I know it's stressful though, try not to worry too much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1438886 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:48:22 +0000 Mrs. M 1438886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry you are stressed. My daughter also dropped from the 50th to 25th percentile at one of her appointments. Then at the one- year mark she dropped to the 10th percentile. The doctor wasn't worried and said some kids just have a long and lean body type. There is no way my daughter would have ever ate that much at 9-months or even now at 13-months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1438882 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:47:04 +0000 Torchwood 1438882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can tell you for certain that we never fed any of the kids I nannied anywhere close to that much food at that age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1438867 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:44:49 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1438867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NurseMommy: I do t know too much but I agree that looks like a really old food chart and seems like a lot. I'm in the mind set that as long as they have enough breastmilk or formula food is just fun before age one. </p> <p>For the drop in weight I wouldn't worry if your ped isn't worried. Most kids grow out (gain weight) and then grow up (height). It sounds like she was just on an "up" month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1438849 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:42:07 +0000 Mrs. Blue 1438849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From 8 months to 10 months, one of my boys only gained a a 1/2 pound and one gained a little over a pound. I think weight just slows down during that time frame. As for the food amounts, don't even sweat it. LO is 9 months old, so if she swallowing anything at this point, I think you should put it n the win column. :) I know (truly, because we struggle with weight with my little peanuts) how stressful growth and food issues are, but if your ped isn't concerned and she's growing/eating at all at this phase, I think you should be very pleased. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1438816 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:31:47 +0000 sorrycharlie 1438816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>don't stress! my LO did not gain a single ounce from her 12 to 15 month appts. she grew 3". they said sometimes they grow up, sometimes out.</p> <p>and I wouldn't stress about the food thing either - I remember someone saying if you ate everything the WTEWYE book tells you to during pregnancy it's something impossible. I was worried about WTET first year book said to feed my LO, and my aunt was like "she's eating, she's growing. she's ok!"</p> <p>I know it's hard not to worry though! I think you're doing a great job! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stressed-after-ped-appt#post-1438803 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:29:12 +0000 NurseMommy 1438803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So dd had her nine month well baby appointment today with her pediatrician, and although he answered my questions, I feel more stressed than before.<br /> 1) dd gained 20 grams - not even an ounce - in a month. She's been gaining a pound a month at least until now. Dr. wasn't concerned, but she did drop from 50% to 25%. She's not crawling or walking, just rolling a bit more, so I'm hesitant to blame it on that. She grew 1.5" in the last month.<br /> 2) he gave me a sheet showing how much food she should be consuming daily and holy crap! It seems like SO MUCH FOOD! There's no way I can get that into her daily (attached for reference).<br /> 3) I was concerned because she doesn't seem to be urinating enough, so I did weighed diapers for two days. Yesterday she peed a total of 225cc. For her weight, she should be at about 375cc. She will go 14 hours at night without a diaper change and in the morning it will be neary dry. It used to be super heavy! He wasn't concerned. </p> <p>Don't know what I'm expecting from this. I'm just stressed because I feel like I'm doing something wrong... </p> [attach=4424/14/n1bo4q.448x600.image.jpg]