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How much does/did your 9 month old eat? (long)
Our son will be 9 months next week, and he is barely weighing in at 16 pounds when we weigh him at home. (He weighed 14.2 at doctor's office when he was 7 months.) It seems like he is constantly eating, but according to the growth charts I've been looking at, he will have fallen all the way to 1% or less. I'm wondering if I'm not feeding him enough or something! Here's what his typical day looks like:
Wakes at 9 AM, eats a jar of stage 2 fruit mixed with 2-3 tbsp. of oatmeal baby cereal and has an 8 ounce bottle of formula.
12:30ish, eats another 8 oz. bottle and a jar of veggies
4:00ish eats an 8 oz bottle
7:00ish eats a jar of meat and veggies(stage 2) and a 6 oz. bottle
9:00ish eats an 8 oz. bottle and goes to bed for the night.
So, he's eating about 38 ounces of formula, 3 jars of stage 2 foods, and 3 tablespoons of oatmeal every day. Does this seem like enough to you? He NEVER cries to be fed, I just feed him on this schedule. The few times I have waited for him to tell me he's hungry, he went almost 5 hours between feedings. He's active, happy, standing, rolling, sitting, laughing, etc and developmental right on target in every way. Should I be concerned?
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Guatemala Timeline:
Accepted Referral 10/11/07
12/27/07 to 1/3/08: Visit trip-a tiny taste of heaven!
1/7/08: Our sweet baby girl dies in her sleep
Domestic Timeline:
4/5/2008: Updated homestudy for Domestic done
4/10/2008: Family profile book done
4/21/2008: Matched with a baby already born! (who happens to be Guatemalan American!)
4/24/2008: Meeting our son for the first time!
5/10/2008: Finally home forever!
2009:
Starting the journey again and praying for the budget to fall into place!
Benicio's blog:
www.keepingthefaithadoption.blogspot.com
In memory of Ariana Maria: www.adoptingariana.blogspot.com
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