Is it just me?
My 26 weeker preemie is now 17 months old. She’s been in the smaller side because she was born super early. She’s very well fed and eats 2-3 full meals a day, 2 snacks, and 3 6-8oz bottles of milk every single day. She weighs 25lbs and my family keeps calling her “skinny.” It is a little insulting because it makes me think that they think I under feed her. They keep comparing her to full term babies saying “well compared to other babies who are 1.5yo she’s very skinny. So many babies I’ve seen have rolls and are chunky. Like am I wrong for feeling insulted and frustrated? I know she’s growing and she almost eats as much as I do
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I would tell them that her pediatrician says she is healthy and doing good. Premature babies don't typically catch up until age 2-3 I've heard. So what if she is smaller than the average baby? As long as she is happy and healthy!
My son was born at 30 weeks and was 25# at his 2.5 year appointment. Some kids are just skinny and genetics play into it too, he eats everything and anything. I feel like he constantly eats.
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