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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The issue is that the ped is talking to you but not making it clear whether she is identifying a real medical concern that requires action or whether she's just observing his size and saying well, you might try to goose him up the chart by doing XYZ if you want to try it but no harm either way.

It's really a shame that she doesn't know how to be clear because you shouldn't have to exist in a state of uncertainty and resultant anxiety about this.

That would be the reason why I'd think about a different ped. You want someone whose cues to you are not equivocal. [/quote]

If someone is genetically destined to be thin and small, isn't shovelling in extra calories actually harmful? In a nation with rising obesity rates I'm surprised people are still leaning towards pushing more calories. [/quote]

Nope. The baby will spit up what is not needed. The end.

Keep your obesity fears out of this. [/quote]

This is dismissive and not accurate. We don’t need to concern troll about obesity, sure, but respecting a baby’s hunger and fullness teaches them to moderate their eating and is respectful. Over feeding a baby to the point they vomit is not necessary to do intentionally and regularly.[/quote]

I guess that unlike you, I don’t think the OP would do it repeatedly. It’s not helpful and the OP isn’t a sadist, so the OP will stop doing it.[/quote]

OP here. I don’t over feed my child. He dictates when and how much he eats. We do fill his bottles to 4oz because I know he will take it, but the two night bottles are filled to 6 ounces and he takes 4-6 ounces. There are many times he will stop at 4 ounces and we don’t push it. If he’s rejecting it, we don’t try to feed him more. He not become obese by eating the recommended 24-32oz of breast milk and formula a day. Thank you for your concern and ignorant assumptions though. [/quote]

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