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I knew a family 20 years ago whose children were all in the 30+ pound range by 9 months or so. I believe her baby at that time was about 36 pounds! All the older kids were normal size, though tall, as elementary school age kids. Weight, as a sole indicator of a problem, can be deceiving. I think
we shouldn't be surprised that docs will respond this way, though, since childhood obesity has become a significant problem receiving much media attention in the US. You know the pendulum tends to swing too far the other way when correcting a trend.
Marsha
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Marsha Glass RN, BSN, IBCLC~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~John S. C. Abbot~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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