My son was breastfed till he was 3years and 4 months...an exclusively for the first 6 months and then till he was a year old he ate very liitle as he preferred breast milk. And he was HUGE!!!!!!!!!!! A real little michelen man!! He weighed 10 1/2 kgs by 6 months of age and I was vegan at the time (not raw) and he never ate meat till his dad started giving it to him after his 2nd birthday (another story all together!!)

But i don't think he'll end up an obese adult...he turns 3 1/2 next week and he's slimmed down now but is still heavy ( about 23kgs) and is about 115cm tall!! And an interesting thing to note was that when he was consuming no meat or dairy up till age 2, and after his dad starting feeding him crap (in my opinion) his growth rate slowed right down and he now keeps getting sick all the time too. Very frustrating after all the hard work I've put into supporting his health!!

I just heard on the radio while dropping my girl off at school that 74% of newborns are now overweight. This figure is compared with the study of newborn's weight 20 years ago.  74% is HUGE.

My mum was not at all pleased I decided to breast feed my babies. She thought I was doing something pornographic, I think. In her mind it equatic to child abuse or something.  I ignored her and did what I wanted anyway lol the dratted daughter. She was over the moon and gloating to every one that would listen that my youngest brother was eating just solids at 6 months old! No milk. She was from the bottle generation.  She always had mixed info about breastfeeding. She thought that I had to give the baby water. I'd say, "No mum, that's only with bottle feeding. With breast milk they get water through the breast mik for the first 6 months you can feed them solely that." She'd just shake her head at me and glare.

her attempt at feeding I remember is putting the most uncomfortable chair in the loungreroom and when the baby bit her nipple she stopped. No more tries. Nothing. Still, it seems to be the way that being a kid you go against the grain sometimes.

If all these nutritionists are doing such a dang good job and giving the right info, why are the adult population struggling with overweight teenagers and themselves?

yep - i was about to mention that re the growth charts based on formula fed babies born to smoking mothers!

The other thing is that the baby's weight tells us nothing about their size. Both of my live babies were 9 and 10lb respectively and both were VERY long and lean, I DO love a chubby bub to cuddle - although I do get shocked at the rolls upon rolls of some babies...

Just out of interest - all of my friends who were Michelin babies are now the skinniest grown-ups I know!

All the fat babies we know grew up skinny teenagers and the skinny babies who were malnourished as children became fat.

So you will get all sorts. Babies who are somewhat chubby as babies is normal especially with drinking lots of milk. Its natural for a baby to contain some fat for survival, even when healthy. A malnourished baby on the otherhand where the mother tries to fit in with other modelling babies is a big no no and ive seen lots of them lately.

i recently met my cousin's son- my cuz and his wife are mo- who is 6 weeks younger than my Will (18 months) and was shocked to see him w/a cookie! he is shorter than Will but heavier and Will has more muscle tone.