Lactnetters...I got the following message from my husband and wondered if
anyone could offer some insight on fat cells.   I had a client whose baby at
7 months weighed 27 3/4 pounds and was 24 inches long (well over the 95% for
wt for ht). The baby was totally breastfed for well past a year.  The child
is now 2 years old and weighs 28# and is 34" long (plots at the 75% wt for
ht.).  The doctor wanted mom to put baby on diet but she went with her heart
and felt like it would all work out in the end.  I might also mention that
thyroid tests etc were done and baby was totally healthy.  So, all those
people getting paranoid about the really fat totally breastfed baby less
than a year,  relax!  Georgia Harris, IBCLC



Date: Thu, 15 Sept 16:28:14 -0500 (CDT)
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>From: [log in to unmask] (Grady Harris)
>Subject: breastfed fat cells
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>Dear--
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>I just read a posting on the lowcarb list that said that breastfed babies
>develop fewer fat cells (it also said that the number of fat cells in the
>body was determined by age two.)  Do you know if this is true?
>See you tonight.
>Love you so much,
>Grady
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>San Saba Cap, Inc.
>Grady Harris
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