I took Ozzy for his one-year 'well child' check-up yesterday. He is in the 85 percentile for height and and 90 percentile for weight. Apparently his head circumference is also keeping up nicely. He is a proportionate little boy. Whew. :)
The doc did say that he might suggest that I get a consultation from First Steps, since Oz isn't walking yet. I tend to take these things less seriously than I used to. I asked if he would mind if I gave it a month. Poppy only started to walk around 14-15 months old. I'm not really worried about it at this point. I hope he doesn't thing I'm being blase about it...but I really don't think that anything is wrong with him.
I met a nice young mother in the lobby of the pediatrician's office. She saw me dragging Oz around in his car seat and was impressed by the way I'd put his coat on. She asked a few other questions and seemed interested in chatting as we were waiting for our appointments.
It always surprises me a bit how forthright some folks are...I'm definitely not condemning anyone here. After a few conversational questions, she said, "Did you breastfeed or formula feed him?"
If only she knew.
I struggle with this question. Nowadays, it is looked down upon if you disclose that you formula fed. So, I almost feel that I need to explain. If people really, really thought hard about the question they were asking, I wonder if they would reconsider it. What an intensely personal thing to ask someone.
And you have to wonder what the motivation is for asking. It really didn't further the conversation. In fact, when I said that I had formula fed Ozzy, she said, "Well, he looks pretty healthy anyways."
If only she knew.
If only she knew that formula feeding was really the least of my worries when I had my sweet boy last year.
Don't worry about Oz's walking progress. Here they wouldn't sweat it and kids often walk later with no later problems or worries from parents. My kids didn't walk at 13 months and I got the idea that it was "abnormal" according to some. Why can't we just let kids develop on their own time? Catherine
ReplyDeleteMy boys all sales between 13 and q5 months. They were little sloths. Why walk when your Mom will carry you everywhere?
ReplyDeleteUmm...with my fourth child, I prayed he would not walk until he was three. I was pretty tired with the other three, and needed one to stay put. My prayer was not answered. Sigh. Oh...and about that breastfeeding diatribe? I formula fed the first three. The fourth--the one with the biggest birth weight and great Apgar score, and the ONLY one I nursed turned out to be the sickest (a Riley kid from 9months to 12 yrs.). When someone asks you if you breast or formula fed again, just look at them all wide-eyed and serious and reply, "OH! You are supposed to feed them???" Then walk away. No further explanation needed.
ReplyDelete