I think there is usually an exception to every rule..like your son...and you see babies that are just SO fat, too..that they have to do something..but for this baby, if he is miserable like that, he is HUNGRY. Bless his little heart.

By the way....your little one weighs what my almost 6 year old does! Isn't it funny how they change so much and so fast?! Mine was a CHUNK as a baby...but was totally breastfed! He is now 50% on height and is on the thin side. LOL

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Oh my goodness. The reason whole milk is for the age of one until they reach two or three (can't remember which) is that they need the high quality fat for their brains. It helps with the myelin sheaths and the connectors. This is one issue I do know about. Even heavy babies need to be on whole milk for at least the first year after formula. That is not the area to cut. My little one is on breastmilk and is heavy, so we haven't introduced cows milk at this point yet, because breastmilk changes and has the right amount of fat for a one year old. The doctor told me to just make sure we use fruits and lower fat other items, but not to skimp on the good fats, including milk.

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That's just horrible, that poor hungry baby! Why would she do that? Does she really not know? I mean how could she not! She must just be cheap or not have the money for formula. I don't care if it is a strained relationship that mother needs to be told. If she doesn't say something to her who will?!!! You don't want that baby to go on hungry!

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I had a friend who had to do that too and she had to do the same thing whole milk and the poly vi sol drops.

I would so suggest to have your friend just help out with the whole milk. I would just buy it and take it over. So she will be using it. But that is just how I am, you know kinda like a I am helping you out suggestion.

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I'm going to talk to her (my friend) further about this...it's really bothering me. IF she doesn't feel she can talk to her SIL about it, mabye she can get her dh to say something to his sister about it...or her FIL to say something to the SIL about it. I really think the baby's Mom just doesn't know any better...she's kinda "ditzy" about things and I'm wondering if she really knows what she's doing. I also know that she did keep her first baby on formula up until a year...it's weird that she wouldn't do that with the second baby.

Does she know what doc the SIL uses? If she does call the nurse there and say look I dont want info I want to ask you a question, should so and so be on 2% milk already? He is only 6 months old. Plug it in their ear so they will talk to her about correct feeding!

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Honestly, I am not so sure it is such a big deal. There are many things to consider before jumping to conclusions. Is this the only form of nutrition this child gets or is he/she also getting table food now? Some people don't believe in giving kids whole milk at any age. While pediatricians may recommend it, it is not written in stone and is a guideline at best. It could be shear coincidence that the child slept after giving him formula. Perhaps this woman's pediatrician even recommended this child be given 2% milk. My point here is that we shouldn't be so quick to judge this other mother, afterall we really don't have all the facts.

I had no intentions of coming across as judgemental, just worried. I know the SIL personally but am in no way close enough to her to mention it to her. I just find it a strange coincidence that her baby was NEVER a crier until he stopped taking formula. I'm more than positive he's eating food as well as the milk...but I'm concerned about him not getting the fats that they claim will make him develop correctly and I'm concerned that maybe his tummy isn't even tolerating the milk very well and that has alot to do with the crying.