’Fat & Obese’ baby

How wrong is this? Calling a baby fat & obese?? She is chubby sure, but she looks lovely and healthy!

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I'd hate to think what they'd say about Lilia, she was 10kg+ at 8 months!

Yeah Ollie was a skinny thing too, still is!

I guess all babies are different, but there is certainly nothing wrong with that bub. Or Lily!

OMG that's awful!  The childcare centre (particularly the staff in question) should be providing an apology to that mother.

I'm pretty shocked at some of the comments this article has induced.  Such as:

"Well she does look very chubby and the staff at the centre are just trying to help her lose some weight. The mother should learn to take some constructive criticism and get her child into a weight loss program now, before it is too late. Would she rather her daughter grow up obese or we she rather hear the truth and be able to do something while she still can.

Posted by: Andrew of Eastwood 8:44am today
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My nephew was so chubby he looked like one of those dogs from the toilet paper ads with his rolls and Michaela was a little buddha but they're both skin and bones now.  The weight just melted off them when they become active.  I hate to be rude to those of you that had skinny babies (I was a skinny baby too) but I think chubby babies are so much cuter.

Someone in the comments said "This is the "obesity epidemic" gone mad" and I agree with that.  We're so obsessed now with all being the same skinny figures and that's actually dangerous too (my 8yo niece who is absolutely gorgeous keeps trying to go on a diet).  IMO as long as you don't constantly feed your children convenience foods and do encourage them to play actively (rather than being couch potatos) obesity isn't going to be an issue.

caraMel wrote: OT but WOW at the fingernails on the person feeding her!

Comment from Article wrote: Michelin Girl could lose an eye with mum waving her Edward Scissorhands around like that.

I think the whole thing is ridiculous. I wonder is this where the depressed babies are too?

And Daph Lily is perfect

MrsMojo wrote: [P  I hate to be rude to those of you that had skinny babies (I was a skinny baby too) but I think chubby babies are so much cuter. <P class=posted-by

haha , well going off topic, in some cases , yes, in my daughters, no , she was gorgeous . (and still is )

see? cute, and cute ...tho thinking about it now , she wasnt THAT skinny , more long , but certainly no rolls





ahhh, my little bald eagle .....:-)

back to the article, that little girl is very cute , and I love her little ringlets, I hadn't read what people have written , but doesnt surprise me that a man wrote such an insensitive remark , bet he'd change his tune if it was his kid being called fat and obese

Edited by caitlynsmygirl

That is shocking - Australians!! (nah just kidding, I love Australians, I just say that in the hope it would never happen here).

My baby is over the 75th percentile for weight (although she's up there for height too, and I note that the baby Olivia in the article is 25th percentile for height).

I was a very chubby baby and now have a healthy BMI of 21, my naturally super-skinny friend was too - I don't think a chubby baby means a chubby adult ("give them a good start", as my Dad would say)

It's sad to think some children are picked on at early childhood centres , the caregivers should love them all equally, they're just babies.

Edited by anakk

How completely idiotic and rude of that centre.

Also what idiot says "fat and obese" aren't they the same thing? i think they said fat beast like the kid heard, so not only are they rude but they are liars too.

Awwwww that's ridiculous! She's cute and I LOVE her hair!!

Slightly OT but Kelly Caitlyn is sooooooo gorgeous!! Bet you can't wait just a few more months for the next one!!