ANY Raw babies/kids- Roll call! & Growth Chart percentiles and raw kids question

[Guest guest]

Two things:

 

If you have a child entirely raised as a raw baby/child who is now 6 months

of age to adulthood please be in touch (_sussmank_

(sussmank) ). Looking to have others to share issues and

questions with (maybe

start a separate group unless you know of a good/active one- please share if

a good one exists). Raw kids who transitioned are welcome too but make sure

that is stated. (my baby's father wants to hear from the purists to compare

growth)

 

ALSO- QUESTION for the entire group:

 

 

Must my son be consistently living up to a specific child Growth Chart

percentile???

***

Should we be concerned?

 

We had our raw vegan baby's 18 mo check up Friday(checkup are now running

about a month late). He's 19 mo and almost a week old

 

My son is on the Pediatrician's regular (mostly formula fed kids I assume)

growth chart at 75 percentile in height (up since last check up) and is about

the 50th in weight. Head circ has slowed down- now at 19 3/4 " The ped says

all is good.

 

His father is another story, he's overly anal about the baby's numbers.

I've just charted the baby on the latest WHO (World Health Organization) height

and weight charts for breast fed children. It looks like he had a growth

spurt from 9-12 mo but no real growth in the next 3 mo (maybe measuring error

at

1 year as he measured 32 at 12.6 mo but 31.5 at 16 mo.!). The last 3 mo

16-19 mo old he grew 1.5 inches- so he looks similar to 9 mo on the percentile

on

the height breast fed chart.

 

His weight looks like it's down a little although it is above the 50 perct.

on the breast fed chart.

 

My son was exclusively breast fed- no solids until about 6 weeks ago. Now he

is on mostly breastmilk and 1-2 all raw food meals a day.

 

I recall hearing various people saying their baby dropped a lot farther than

mine in percentile at various points in the first year or so of life. Please

refresh my memory if you had one of those stories and how it worked out.

Also does anyone have any observations or comments about my son's situation?

 

Note: First foods so far- avocado, sweet potato, hemp powder, flax oil, soon

to be almond butter (watered down).

 

Thanks!

Karen

_www.ocraw.com_ (http://www.ocraw.com/)

 

Photo below from mid July 06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

im a raw vegan athlete. the people that call me skinny can NEVER beat me in

bench press , running or cycling... we live in a society of fatties. so when

we get healthy, we get lean. and we dont fit the 'norm'.

 

On 9/3/06, sussmank <sussmank wrote:

Two things:

>

> If you have a child entirely raised as a raw baby/child who is now 6

> months

> of age to adulthood please be in touch

(_sussmank<_sussmank%40aol.com>_

>

> (sussmank <sussmank%40aol.com>) ). Looking to have others

> to share issues and questions with (maybe

> start a separate group unless you know of a good/active one- please share

> if

> a good one exists). Raw kids who transitioned are welcome too but make

> sure

> that is stated. (my baby's father wants to hear from the purists to

> compare

> growth)

>

> ALSO- QUESTION for the entire group:

>

>

> Must my son be consistently living up to a specific child Growth Chart

> percentile???

> ***

> Should we be concerned?

>

> We had our raw vegan baby's 18 mo check up Friday(checkup are now running

> about a month late). He's 19 mo and almost a week old

>

> My son is on the Pediatrician's regular (mostly formula fed kids I assume)

>

> growth chart at 75 percentile in height (up since last check up) and is

> about

> the 50th in weight. Head circ has slowed down- now at 19 3/4 " The ped

> says

> all is good.

>

> His father is another story, he's overly anal about the baby's numbers.

> I've just charted the baby on the latest WHO (World Health Organization)

> height

> and weight charts for breast fed children. It looks like he had a growth

> spurt from 9-12 mo but no real growth in the next 3 mo (maybe measuring

> error at

> 1 year as he measured 32 at 12.6 mo but 31.5 at 16 mo.!). The last 3 mo

> 16-19 mo old he grew 1.5 inches- so he looks similar to 9 mo on the

> percentile on

> the height breast fed chart.

>

> His weight looks like it's down a little although it is above the 50

> perct.

> on the breast fed chart.

>

> My son was exclusively breast fed- no solids until about 6 weeks ago. Now

> he

> is on mostly breastmilk and 1-2 all raw food meals a day.

>

> I recall hearing various people saying their baby dropped a lot farther

> than

> mine in percentile at various points in the first year or so of life.

> Please

> refresh my memory if you had one of those stories and how it worked out.

> Also does anyone have any observations or comments about my son's

> situation?

>

> Note: First foods so far- avocado, sweet potato, hemp powder, flax oil,

> soon

> to be almond butter (watered down).

>

> Thanks!

> Karen

> _www.ocraw.com_ (http://www.ocraw.com/)

>

> Photo below from mid July 06

>

>