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Baby Balloons to 44 Pounds … on Breast Milk
Xiao Lei weighs about as much as any average six-year-old. Thing is, the little guy is only 10 months old. At birth, he weighed an unspectacular 7.7 lbs. But since then, he has bulked up enough to sport roll after roll after roll (and earn himself the nickname “Michelin baby“).
So what kind of high-calorie diet is Xiao Lei on?
Breast milk, his mother says, breast milk. She tells Sky News that he was never given formula (which, in China at least, is being linked to young girls and boys growing breasts). He just, evidently, packs it on.
Still, his doctors are worried about his weight and would like him to shed some of the pounds to ensure a healthy heart and body. In the video, he looks happy, as does his mother. He’s also not the only Chinese baby tipping the scales.
What do you think? Could breast milk create such a chubberkins? On the one hand, it seems pretty incredible. On the other hand, I had a Michelin baby of my own and I know for a fact she packed it on consuming only breast milk.
Photo: DailyMail.co.uk
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[...] Baby Balloons to 44 Pounds on Breast Milk [...]
First Day of College Hard for Parents | Strollerderby commented on Aug 23 10 at 2:01 pmalison commented on Aug 23 10 at 3:28 pmI have known quite a few exclusively breast fed babies who put on lots of weight in their first year, looked like the Michelin Man for awhile, but stopped gaining weight and they kept getting taller, so by the time they were pre-schoolers, they were average for weight.
Linda commented on Aug 23 10 at 4:02 pmMy middle son weighed 35 lbs at the age of one. He only put on 5 lbs between the ages of 1 & 4. As a school aged child, he’s been downright skinny.
tony commented on Aug 24 10 at 1:14 amCommentsthis baby properly drink comtaminationed milk from china
tony commented on Aug 24 10 at 1:16 amComments don/t let your kids drink milk from china
Rosana commented on Aug 24 10 at 1:52 pmI don’t know, my kids were big babies at birth son(9lb 3oz 21in) and my daughter(10lbs 3oz 21 1/2in) have been exclusively breastfed up to six months old and had breastmilk and solids after six months. Neither one have ever looked like that even before they were mobile or after starting solids. My son nursed up to a year old and has weighed 39lbs for two years until this spring when he finally moved to 40lbs. He is 38in tall.
I think that the Chinese boy’s weight might be caused by something more than just breastmilk.
Jazmin commented on Aug 24 10 at 7:36 pmMy son was 9lbs 13oz when he was born he is 8 months and only gets half a jar of baby good every other day, besides that he only eats/drinks breastmilk. He weighs 30lbs
Min commented on Aug 24 10 at 7:42 pmMy son was a chubby baby too on just breastmilk. But he had slowed down on the weight gain by 6 months and thinned out to average by a year. But at 3 months he was so round and chubby he would have given this baby some competition.
Manjari commented on Aug 25 10 at 9:50 amMy twins were very chubby on just breastmilk. They slimmed down when they started walking.
Megan commented on Aug 25 10 at 11:59 amHow active is he? Have they checked for other health issues that could contribute to the problem? Does she pump and bottle feed? There are many possible answers to this mystery. He may start walking soon and not gain a pound for a few years.
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