Overfeeding BF baby

**Hollywood** · 08-05-2010 11:36

Don't change a thing....sounds like it's all going PERFECT

DS was a healthy chubby(ish) little bubba, then once he started walking he slimmed down a bit and now he's perfectly healthy with just the right amount of weight on him.

I think it's good if they're a bit on the chubby side so that if they get sick they have fat reserves to help get them through the illness. Once they get more mobile they slim down a bit.

Keep up the great work

**Sheer Bliss** · 08-05-2010 11:54

Sounds like you are doing a lovely job!! Both my boys were little porkers, DD1 was to start with, then slimmed down, and DD2 has been a teeny pettite thing from the start! All bubs are different, and if you ARE overfeeding, then chances are it will be puked back up rather promptly!

**SpecialPatrolGroup** · 08-05-2010 15:40

with what everyone else has said. Congratulate yourself and know this...i'm a little bit jealous, my girl has not been breaking the weight gain records I had hoped she would, but she's a perfect little BFed bub, just like your bub.

**Tabs** · 08-05-2010 16:34

My boy was 3.5kg at birth & is now about 7kgs at 2&half months! He's BF too. I was a bit paranoid about him being overfed & also people's comments on his size but now realise how lucky I am to have a healthy baby that is gaining weight & know that once he's crawling & walking he'll slim down a bit. His thighs are double the size of babies his age from my mum's group!

**TheCatsMeow** · 08-05-2010 23:16

Yay! Enjoy your chubby bubby

Think of it this way - breast milk is the most perfect food on earth - made by humans for humans, so its impossible to over feed, you're only adding more nourishment