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First let me ask..... is he growing and healthy other wise? - and do you think that he eats a balanced days meal by the time he goes to bed each night?
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Some days yes, some days it seems like he exists on nothing at all...But to be frank, most of the time - no, i don't think he does.
his father and I are of average stature - but I am fat lol. And his dad was really chunky when he was a kid too, and his dads other little boy is a chunky monkey..So i definetly think its got something to do with the fact that he is not eating what he should be. As well, he is extremely active and even walking now, and i think hes just not getting the calories he needs to keep his weight up. He hasn't lost anything, but he has gained like 2oz since two months ago. Thats what is so concerning. Im not sure if he has gained in height or not as the doctor didn't measure him - but I can still fit him into clothes for 9-12 months.
The doctor basically said its not a reason to be overly worried yet, just that i should try to beef up his calories and offer more food more often.
The thing is I had a hard time with him introducing solids, i basically had to wait for almost everything until he was 8 and a half months old - he just was not ready, he would gag and choke on everything. So we were delayed in starting solids, which means we are not quite up to the amount and frequency we should be had we been doing it longer.
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Is he getting enough water and have healthy bm's...
It's that we are able to absorb the nutrients that matter.
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Absolutely. He has three 6oz sippy cups of formula per day, plus usally about 4oz of juice(he refuses water so i use watered down fruit juice) and now he is drinking about 3-4 of those drinkable yoghurt - they are only small though, a couple of ounces, at most 3 oz i would say, but it helps! His BMs are FINALLY where they should be - he was constipated for so long because of having to make the switch from BFing to formula because of my medication
He is actually pooping 2-3 times a day now on average
They are loose - not like diahrhea but usually somewhere from pasty to slightly more formed. Which is fabulous because we had to give him glycerin suppositories for months, it was even then still painful for him. A couple of times we even had to go to the doctor and have him break up the poop as he was slightly impacted, poor baby. But hes good on that front now.
I am really pleased with the results so far actually
Today alone he has had:
-two slices of whole grain bread with nutella spread
-half an orange
-1 motts fruitsations blueberry fruit snack cup
-several peices of grated cheese
- and hes about to have another one of those drinkable yoghurts
So so far offering more often seems to be working
