Comments on: Breastfed Babies Now The Standard http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/04/24/breastfed-babies-now-the-standard/ Love, Laughter, and Madness Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:09:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Cotton-Pickin’ Days » Blog Archive » WHO Child Growth Standards http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/04/24/breastfed-babies-now-the-standard/#comment-1404 Cotton-Pickin’ Days » Blog Archive » WHO Child Growth Standards Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:54:10 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/04/24/breastfed-babies-now-the-standard/#comment-1404 [...] The new World Health Organization (WHO) child growth chart that I mentioned earlier this week is now available online. [...] [...] The new World Health Organization (WHO) child growth chart that I mentioned earlier this week is now available online. [...]

]]> By: Cotton-Pickin’ Days » Blog Archive » WHO Child Growth Standards http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/04/24/breastfed-babies-now-the-standard/#comment-1405 Cotton-Pickin’ Days » Blog Archive » WHO Child Growth Standards Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:54:10 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/04/24/breastfed-babies-now-the-standard/#comment-1405 [...] The new World Health Organization (WHO) child growth chart that I mentioned earlier this week is now available online. [...] [...] The new World Health Organization (WHO) child growth chart that I mentioned earlier this week is now available online. [...]

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/04/24/breastfed-babies-now-the-standard/#comment-1373 Cottontimer Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:56:12 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/04/24/breastfed-babies-now-the-standard/#comment-1373 <b>Joan</b>: Those are horrible stories! :( Hopefully, with knowledgeable moms like you, we'll have less instances of this kind of ignorance. Joan: Those are horrible stories! :( Hopefully, with knowledgeable moms like you, we’ll have less instances of this kind of ignorance.

]]> By: Joan http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/04/24/breastfed-babies-now-the-standard/#comment-1300 Joan Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:23:04 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/04/24/breastfed-babies-now-the-standard/#comment-1300 I know someone who almost lost her kids to CPS because her daughter was on the low end of the scale while she was a nurseling! Also, myy nephew underwent testing for cystic fibrosis when he was a toddler because his doctor couldn't believe that he could be that petite, and still be healthy! I hope the new numbers save a lot of moms a lot of headaches in the future! Heaven knows the current numbers have their flaws! I know someone who almost lost her kids to CPS because her daughter was on the low end of the scale while she was a nurseling! Also, myy nephew underwent testing for cystic fibrosis when he was a toddler because his doctor couldn’t believe that he could be that petite, and still be healthy! I hope the new numbers save a lot of moms a lot of headaches in the future! Heaven knows the current numbers have their flaws!

]]> By: Deb L http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/04/24/breastfed-babies-now-the-standard/#comment-1186 Deb L Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:37:09 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/04/24/breastfed-babies-now-the-standard/#comment-1186 Exactly! I think parents always worry about something, but worrying over things we can't change seems silly. :) Exactly! I think parents always worry about something, but worrying over things we can’t change seems silly. :)

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/04/24/breastfed-babies-now-the-standard/#comment-1174 Cottontimer Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:59:08 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/04/24/breastfed-babies-now-the-standard/#comment-1174 <b>Deb L</b>: So this problem isn't mostly limited to Asian families and doctors, then! Very interesting. I always tell people who're worried that as long as their child is active, happy, and normal in other bodily functions, they probably don't have much to worry about. Winning at the percentile game is just getting to be TOO MUCH! Deb L: So this problem isn’t mostly limited to Asian families and doctors, then! Very interesting.

I always tell people who’re worried that as long as their child is active, happy, and normal in other bodily functions, they probably don’t have much to worry about. Winning at the percentile game is just getting to be TOO MUCH!

]]> By: Deb L http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/04/24/breastfed-babies-now-the-standard/#comment-1165 Deb L Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:41:38 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2006/04/24/breastfed-babies-now-the-standard/#comment-1165 My youngest is a petite kid, and also breastfed. It irritated me to no end when the doctor remarked offhandedly that they'd "keep an eye on his growth" because he was on the lower end of the chart ranges. So my kid isn't a porker like a lot of wee ones, and this is a problem? He's not a scrawny bag of sticks either. His "curve" on the chart goes up nicely as one would expect for a healthy child, he's just not in the "top 80%" range. You just can't win at this "growth chart" game. Hopefully the new chart standards will let parents of normal healthy kids not have to take so much flak because their baby isn't pushing the edge of obese. Not that I feel strongly on the issue.. lol! My youngest is a petite kid, and also breastfed. It irritated me to no end when the doctor remarked offhandedly that they’d “keep an eye on his growth” because he was on the lower end of the chart ranges. So my kid isn’t a porker like a lot of wee ones, and this is a problem? He’s not a scrawny bag of sticks either. His “curve” on the chart goes up nicely as one would expect for a healthy child, he’s just not in the “top 80%” range. You just can’t win at this “growth chart” game.

Hopefully the new chart standards will let parents of normal healthy kids not have to take so much flak because their baby isn’t pushing the edge of obese.

Not that I feel strongly on the issue.. lol!

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