More stuff on baby growth (was Tofu Recipes for Baby)

[Guest guest]

Speaking of genetics - one thing I will never forget:

My daughter was a late walker - first steps only at 16 months. When she was

over a year old but still not walking, my very helpful mother said she was

concerned that the lack of meat and dairy was the cause of my daughter's

" delay " (which was not even enough of a delay to concern the pediatrician at

all).

 

I calmly asked my mother, " gee, mom, when did I walk when I was a baby? "

My mother said, almost under her breath, " 16 months. "

And yes, I had been eating as much meat and dairy as I wanted when I was a

kid. But it was still the veganism my mother wanted to " blame. "

 

My daughter also did not get any teeth at all until she was almost 9 months

old. Again, my mother stated the lack of calcium in her diet was to blame -

no matter that my other vegan friends' kids all had teeth on time or early.

Now I have another daughter who had SIX teeth by the time she was six months

old - kind of scary looking frankly, and not fun to nurse. But I'm trying

not to be an antagonistic person so I don't remind my very helpful,

non-judgmental mother of what she so ignorantly said about my first

daughter.

 

My point: genetics has a lot to do with it, as does individual variation

between your kids. The daughter by the way who has so many teeth also hit 20

lbs by 8 months, versus my first daughter only hit 20 lbs by 15 or 16

months.

 

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> On Behalf Of Mary Ann Grimm

> Monday, July 24, 2006 2:47 AM

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> RE: Tofu Recipes for Baby

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> Hmmm...see, it could very well be genetics.

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> My mother in law says my husband was a lean tall baby. He

> ate a lot of meat.

>

> My son is a lean tall baby. He only eats meat when he goes

> to my mother in law's house.

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> Hmmm....

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> Mary Ann

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[Guest guest]

All babies are different and should only be compared to themselves - not others.

This is a bad habit that parents fall into and can lead to real self-esteem

issues. I'm certain that if you think back to your own childhood, you will dig

up memories of being compared to a sibling, cousin, etc., and one of you would

up with hurt feelings.

 

Robin

 

leena <leena wrote:

Speaking of genetics - one thing I will never forget:

My daughter was a late walker - first steps only at 16 months. When she was

over a year old but still not walking, my very helpful mother said she was

concerned that the lack of meat and dairy was the cause of my daughter's

" delay " (which was not even enough of a delay to concern the pediatrician at

all).

 

I calmly asked my mother, " gee, mom, when did I walk when I was a baby? "

My mother said, almost under her breath, " 16 months. "

And yes, I had been eating as much meat and dairy as I wanted when I was a

kid. But it was still the veganism my mother wanted to " blame. "

 

My daughter also did not get any teeth at all until she was almost 9 months

old. Again, my mother stated the lack of calcium in her diet was to blame -

no matter that my other vegan friends' kids all had teeth on time or early.

Now I have another daughter who had SIX teeth by the time she was six months

old - kind of scary looking frankly, and not fun to nurse. But I'm trying

not to be an antagonistic person so I don't remind my very helpful,

non-judgmental mother of what she so ignorantly said about my first

daughter.

 

My point: genetics has a lot to do with it, as does individual variation

between your kids. The daughter by the way who has so many teeth also hit 20

lbs by 8 months, versus my first daughter only hit 20 lbs by 15 or 16

months.

 

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> On Behalf Of Mary Ann Grimm

> Monday, July 24, 2006 2:47 AM

>

> RE: Tofu Recipes for Baby

>

> Hmmm...see, it could very well be genetics.

>

> My mother in law says my husband was a lean tall baby. He

> ate a lot of meat.

>

> My son is a lean tall baby. He only eats meat when he goes

> to my mother in law's house.

>

> Hmmm....

>

> Mary Ann

>

>

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

oh yes...we learned very fast that anything and everything will be blamed on

the way we eat. if i have a cold, i need a good steak. if my son has

diarrhea, he could really use some milk. i think it's really funny because

so many things are the result of eating animal products, but i'm not in

there like, " you have high blood pressure? exhaustion? allergies? stomach

ailments? you really need to stop eating meat! " (i do think it though.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

lol...yeah, in my family (i was an only child), my cousins were the pretty

ones and i was the smart one. it was a long time before i felt ok about

that. my family is really obsessed with weight even though most of them

are overweight or obese, so i had high standards on me. i had a lot of

medication-related weight gain a few years ago (before i went vegan and

holistic), and it was not pleasant being around my family, everyone pulling

aside to offer me a gym membership or giving me atkins books...gag. my

cousins are possibly the most vain people i've ever known, and i'm

comfortably at a healthy weight now, so i don't really give a rats what my

family has to say anymore. but i'm definitely not willing to pass that

dysfunction on to my son. when he was 6 months or so my parents were

already asking me if i fed him every time he fussed or what, because he was

looking fat to them. a vegan baby, no less! i'm not starting him on that

road for sure. i don't pay much attention to how much he weighs; i watch

what he eats, how he poops, his developmental milestones, how often he gets

sick. and what his energy level is, and those are all the indicators i feel

i need to know if he's healthy or not; weight is really at the bottom of the

list.

 

chandelle'