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OP,

I would ask the mother or father to make some time to talk to the doctor in person or on the phone about this weight issue - they have to be on board with dropping 2 feedings, and they have to hear it from the horse's mouth. BTW, this medical advice is eminently sound and reasonable! Please don't listen to PPs without medical training who do not realize this child is beyond heavy. Do not drop the first or last feedings, obviously. If the baby has trouble transitioning after one week, call the doctor back, but the first few days he might be fussy at around that dropped feeding.

With that kind of 24h job, you are in loco parentis! No judgement on these parents, though. To each his own.

Good luck.

[quote=Anonymous]
OP,

1. [b]16lbs for a 2 month old is off the chart (&gt;99%) whatever the height, and cause for serious concern[/b]. What did the doctor recommend to the parents, and is the child being followed by a nutritionist or has he been evaluated by other specialists?

2. you need to get your medical terms correct: Obesity means an adult/teen BMI greater than 30. Overweight means an adult/teen BMI between 25 and 29.9. BMI in very young children is not an effective tool to diagnose health issues, and &quot;obese&quot; and &quot;overweight&quot; are not used by doctors to describe infants. HOWEVER this child is far too heavy - there may be an underlying metabolic disease, or he may simply be eating too much.

PS: do not divulge you're a nanny on this site unless talking specifically about your relationship with your employers or your career, because many people will automatically think less of you, and also tell you to MYOB - sad, I know, given you're taking care of this child!

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