Baby Goes on Diet?!?!

Daniel and I have been very curious about Isaac's weight gain all the time. He even contemplated getting a scale for weighing Isaac, which I advised against because they don't exist for residential use. (Daniel seriously considered electronic kitchen scale. Seriously.)

Isaac was 4.235kg in his birthday suit when we visited the breastfeeding clinic 10 days ago. Since then, we noticed he has become chubbier. He was also growing very fast (to us) height-wise, and has almost outgrown clothes for 3-month-olds. Both trends were more noticeable this week than ever.

At Isaac's one-month check-up today, we were happy to find out he was 5kg (with a wet diaper on)!

However, the doctor said he was gaining too much weight!

To slow his weight gain, I was told to put him on a "diet" by stretching his feedings to every 4 hours and spend no more than 15 minutes on each side per session. The doctor said it would also reduces the spitting up/vomiting which were due to overeating.

(He has been eating about every 3 hours, having both sides each time.)

Knowing our son's furious cries when he's hungry for too long, Daniel and I weren't sure how to implement the suggestions while keeping our sanity. Furthermore, I dislike the doctor's suggestion to feed Isaac water when he's hungry to keep him content.

After the appointment, we consulted the WHO baby growth chart. It seems Isaac's current weight is in line with his birth weight in terms of percentile. That was relieving, as it means I don't have to forcefully reduce his intake. I mean, if dieting doesn't work on many adults who consciously made that choice, I can only imagine how difficult it is to bestow it upon a growing baby.

On a side note, Isaac is 56cm tall!