Baby losing weight–any ideas? – Maternal & Child
“why is she not eating solid foods yet? by 9 months she should be eating almost ALL solid foods”
NOT true. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children up to one year get most of their nutrition from breastmilk. Eating solids is considered only “for fun.” The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for at least 2 years. Babies should not receive solids before 6 months of age AT ALL. This is from the AAP, go look it up.
“Maybe she’s not getting enough calories through breastmilk only?”
Breastmilk changes according to demand. There’s really no way not to get “enough” calories from it. If a baby drinks less breastmilk, the milk itself changes to become more nutritious. Look it up. Kellymom.com is a great site for info.
“My son had breast and formula since day one, becuase of his appetite?”
There is your problem. If you supplement with formula, you are not keeping up the supply and demand with breastfeeding. Breasts produce milk as needed. Every oz of formula you give a baby, that’s an oz less of breastmilk they’re getting. Breastmilk is full of antibodies and immunities that continue to keep baby healthy while formula does not. Formula will only help baby become overweight.
“We started solids at 5 months and by 6 months he was eating finger foods.”
That was a mistake. AAP recommends not feeding babies solids until after 6 months. They have immature digestive systems and you set them up for increased risk of food allergies by introducing solids too soon. Some baby foods a baby should not have until 9 or 10 months old. “Finger foods” often contain wheat (like the Gerber Graduates Puffs) which babies gut has a harder time processing before 9 months.
“He is now 10 months and eats everything we eat. He gets about 40 oz of formula on top of that”
He gets no breastmilk at all? Just formula and table food? Poor baby.
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