The downside of this app: everyone thinks they are a doctor or an expert. When someone asks your experience, share just your personal experience. Don't play doctor and try to tell them they are raising their child wrong. Get a life.
I hate the unwanted advise. I don't post pictures on here sometimes because I don't want any unwanted moms telling me the business, I'm the same as you guys my baby eats so much for her age but her height is at 82nd percentile she's so tall. Only time I ever even give out any thing mommy wise that's worked for me is about lactation and even then I'm like these 5 things worked for me. Mostly I just want to congratulate moms and look at cute babies.
@nichole_lynn, exactly!! He is in the 75th percentile which is amazing since he was born premature. My doc is thrilled. Sometimes he wakes up begging to eat and then falls back asleep half way through. I don't force him to finish but he wakes up all mad that he is hungry. He did take less formula when we first switched but over the first 3-4 days he adjusted to it and his tummy settled and he is back up to 4 oz regularly. Overnight he waits 4-5 hours which has been amazing!! @jheyer1109 I respect actual medical opinions. Just not someone who is a FTM for 1 month longer than me trying to pretend they are a doc.
Sometimes the nurse in me takes over when I'm talking back to people so I have to try to be careful and I don't want to write "I'm a nurse" and look stuck up 😳. I am a pediatric nurse thou and deal with a lot of sick babies and kiddos 😐
that's how my son was, he'd eat about 1oz every 30 mins (4oz total) because hed do the same thing or fall asleep and wake up hungry because he didn't finish his bottle. I got crap for it too and someone said I was over feeding my son, he was like that the whole time and Now he's one and 22lbs. not over weight and not under weight. not everyone is a doctor or knows what they are talking about. EVERY BABY IS DIFFRENT! @emeliaday
@sarahemccormick, I love hearing from moms like you what your experience has been. But there is a difference between sharing your experience and telling someone they are caring for their baby wrong.
@nichole_lynn, I have a big baby and he eats extra. And this clown tells me I'm over feeding him and he is going to blow up. He has nothing but great reports from his doctor about his growth and size. I always trust my pedi over someone who just had their first baby in February. I never play expert. Just share what my doctor has told me or what has happened to me. I simply asked at what age other mamas let their baby drive volume. Sometimes my baby gets distracted and doesn't want to eat and then 30 min later screams until I feed him what he didn't get to finish.
@emeliaday, I understand how frustrating that is! Im a 5 time mom and I never do that to anyone here. And I have experienced a lot, been through a lot, and have a ton of experience. Still, its not my place to play Dr.
my go to post is "every pregnancy and baby is different." but somehow still get crap for it.
@nichole_lynn, @lovegod89 exactly. You ask other mamas if their baby ever acts the same way and someone tells you that you are over feeding your kid. Tries to tell you how long it takes them to digest their food. 1. You're not my pediatrician. 2. You're not a doc or a scientist. 3. You don't know how big my baby is 4. You clearly didn't read my post to know he ALWAYS takes the same amount.
Definitely agree with you, we mamas only want advice ask questions talk we don't want for no one to be telling us what we have to do I can take an advice but being told what I have to do with my kids I'm not having that...