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People make me mad
Added: 988 days ago.
Added by: daydays mom
Section: General.
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my aunt told my grandmother that my daughter is getting to fat that i need to slow down on her food. What!!! i mean come on, shes was almost 10lbs @ birth and shes a big growing girl. What would you do in this situation. would you ignore it or say something back?

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Lilipuff - 981 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) She is NOT FAT. I hate that particular "f" word. I went thru the same thing cuz all my girls were about 10 pounds at birth. They will go thru stages of having more meat on their bones and then go thru a growth spurt and be all legs and arms. As long as the child is healthy and eating right don't listen to what people say. It's hard to do cuz we all think our lil darlings are perfect. Just reinforce to them how beautiful they are and that's what they will remember throughout their life.

nutnut - 987 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) ok i just looked at your baby's pictures. shes cute and not fat at all. auntie needs to get new glasses =p

nutnut - 987 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) you should tell your aunt that your daughter's ped. says she is perfectly fine and healthy. cutting back her food can do more harm than good at such a young age. children need vitamins and what not to grow and be healthy. its called "baby fat" for a reason. its crazy to put a baby on diet! i havent seen any pictures of your little one, but im pretty certain she is not fat by reading other's posts who have seen the pictures. and even if she is lets say in the 90th percentile for weight who cares? shes healthy and happy. i would probably tell your aunt to mind her business and her mouth. i mean really why would she tell your grandmother? i dont know maybe she is just the type of person who likes to start drama in the family, or maybe she is jealous of your little one and happy family. maybe shes just one of those people who doesnt think before they speak. try not to let it get you. you are the mommy and YOU know what is best for your child. what other people whisper in each others ears, what other people think, keep telling yourself that is THIER problem not yours. you just keep doing what youre doing and raising your child happy and healthy. the heck with everyone else!

EmmaReed84 - 987 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) If it were my Aunt, I would go directly to her and ask her out right if she had anything to say about my baby. Then if she said no, then I would tell her to keep her comments to herself unless she is willing to say them to my face. Then I would inform her that babies grow, and gain weight, also that babies are all different. I think your Aunt is out of order, mothers have enough to worry about without other people adding to it and making you question yourself. I am not one to let people make comments like that without saying things.

rosye13 - 987 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) So I just went and looked at pics of your baby and she is so not fat! That is just crazy. She only looks slightly bigger than my baby and I've been told that my baby is too skinny (by overly helpful relatives of course). Your aunt is ridiculous. No wonder eating disorders are so prevalent when adult women are looking at a baby and deciding that she's too fat because she has a tiny bit of baby pudge like she's supposed too.

rosye13 - 987 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I would not say anything back although I would want to. I hate how relatives think they have any right to judge us as parents. I think I would do a lot of "bitching" to my husband and behind their backs but there's no reason to say anything to her. She'll still think she's right anyway.

SazaUK(TTC2) - 987 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I'm looked at the pics of your daughter and she is not fat at all, she is perfect. Just ignore the comments, its not worth winding yourself up over. My son was 8ib 3oz when he was born and is 4 1/2 months old now. He grew quickly and is in 95% for height and weight. His weight has slowed down a little now but I wish people would keep there opinions to themselves. He is perfect and will grew into his weight and the doc isn't worried so thats all that maters.

nicnmicsmom - 987 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I would tell her that every child is different. And there is absolutely NO correleation with a chubby baby and a fat child. NONE. My son was born small, just over 6 lbs. but quickly grew fat....he was a FAT, HAPPY baby. Now, he is 10 and tall and slim. Tell her to mind her own business and that you don't appreciate her comments, even if they weren't made directly to you. Tell her you want to build self esteem in your child and that's not the type of thing you want to hear.

preggyvegan17 - 987 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Ignore it!! Babies grow at their own pace- my daughter was a chunky monkey (top 90% for weight and height) until she was about 2, and now she's tall and slim, 5 years old and in the 25% for height and weight. My son is turning out the same. If the doc isn't worried, you shouldn't be- someone will always have something to say about your kids...

Bangel - 988 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I'd ignore it just since she didn't say it to you directly. And I looked at your page too...she is far from fat. If she thinks thats fat, she'd pass out if she saw my little fatball baby. lol.

barbieken7981 - 988 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Ignore your aunt

hannahe - 988 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) ok i would also like to say that i just took a look at your page and saw picturesof you little girl and she is so NOT FAT!!! what is your aunt thinking?? she is perfectly normal!

hannahe - 988 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) that is really terrible but i wouldnt worry about it until your doctor says somethig about her weight. my daughter is chunky but every time i tell the doc that im worried about it, she tells me that she will grow out of it as soon as she gets taller, as long as i dont over-feed her

jaydsmom - 988 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I would ignore it. If you say something to your aunt, then she may be mad at your gramndmother for saying something and the next thing you know everyone is mad at everyone else. As long as you know your baby is healthy, who cares what someone else says...

vickiessecret - 988 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) My daughter is pretty big but she's tall as well. A month ago she was almost 8 months old and weighed 18lbs and was 29 1/2 inches long. My doctor said she is perfect and nothing to worry about, she's gonna be a tall girl. If your doctor isn't concerned about your baby's weight than I wouldn't worry, they would definetly tell you if it was a problem. Take Care...

happyforest - 988 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) well how big is she?? if she ISNT overweight, then i wouldnt worry about it, someone always has something to say about your baby it seems like. my son was 9.5 lb at birth and has stayed in the 75%-95% for weight, so yeah he is a bigger baby, but has been growing right along schedule.

reila - 988 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Thats so rude!! You can't look at a baby's weight and say what they will be looks years from now. Thats not something you can determine until much later anyways. Another thing was I was a very big baby too, I have 10 pounds at birth and off the charts when they compared me to other babies that were my age. I was HUGE! And after I turned two years old I've been skinny ever since. I'm a very petite woman. I also see it that big babies usually turn out to be petite people from what I've seen. And the tiny babies we had in our family turned out to be overweight later in life.

LailasMommy - 988 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) i would say something...tell them to mind their own business seriously if she was big at birth duhh she's gonna be bigger than other babies....as long as she's healthy and growing your doing nothing wrong you need to tell them:)