Can Babies eat too much?

[mamichuli]

Morning Ladies,

Havent been around much - truly busy, as working full time which gets me out of house by six and home at five pm. You can imagine with three kids, etc Lots a fun

My question is this: Can babies over eat? Ani has the biggest apetite I have ever seen on a baby who is seven months (today, actually - happy day Ani ) She still breastfeeds morning and evening, but eats food during day, going thru 200 to 300 g of veggie + meat at lunch, 220 of milk + cereal for brekkie, 200g fruit puree for tea, 180 - 200 veggie + meat/fish for dinner and any biscuits she can grab in between !
Am I bringing up a monster - future obese child? I worry, prob too much - she just eats much more than I remember her siblings eating at this age. (BTW she doesnt appear to be overweight - yet )

We went out for a Burger King last night and she wanted my burger! She didnt get it tho, i wasnt bout to share - bad mummy!

Lisa

 

[kellie80]

Nathan can really put the food away. He eats more than his sister does and shes 2, she hardly ate anything when she was 11 months. Hes not over weight but hes quite big for his age. I just make sure I mix lots of veggies in his food and plenty of fruit to fill up on. He hardly ever will have processed food so I don't think hes going to get fat. He will eat pretty much anything I give him so its easy to make his food with LOTS of veg in
I keep rice cakes, yoghurt and other healthy snack in the house for him cos hes always crying for food. He even will eat dry crispbreads

 

[mamichuli]

Sounds like a man after Ani's own heart !
Thanks for the tips, Kellie; I am off to the HV this evening, so will be checking her weight too.

Lisa

 

[Squiglet]

Tia ate and still does...like a horse... and shes the skinniest little rake you have ever seen.. I honestly don't know where she puts it. It would get 10x worse though just before a growth spurt mind.