The mom clarifies that she does not overfeed her daughter — “she has less than the average amount of formula and never finishes a bottle” — and that baby “only started weaning last week and has so far only had fruit, veg and Weetabix [cereal].” Not that underfeeding your infant is a good thing… Because an infant’s diet is mostly made up of milk, which is high in fat, they often get that wonderful chub on their legs. And children with stores of fat in their legs are less likely to suffer from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and it may help protect them from illness. Baby legs tend to slim down as infants learn to walk or crawl, so if your youngster has some squish on their body, it doesn’t mean you are overfeeding them or feeding them the wrong thing. In fact, it probably means your baby is completely normal. “And please don’t start thinking about reducing her food, or that what you are doing is ‘wrong,’” another parent added.
