Giving butter to 6 month old?

Question

Yesterday my daughter had her 6 month wellness exam and her weight came out to be 13 pounds. She has always been small for her age (she is not preemie), but she's not gaining weight as progressively as she should be. I breastfeed and baby always seems satisfied after a feeding. Her pediatrician recommend putting butter in her baby food to provide extra fat. It sounded weird to me. Have any of you ladies heard of this before?

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You should try avocado! Definitely healthier for your baby then butter.

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It's so funny you said this! My son (my third son) is 9 months. He was super sick over the past week and lost 5oz of his weight. He stopped eating and turned back to only breastmilk. My supply went up, but his weight decreased. He's good though and back to himself. He had his dr spot on Monday. The dr said he fell off the charts. They know he was sick. My dr laughed and said we should just put some butter on his morning whole wheat waffle to "fatten him up." Then she laughed. We are focusing on avocado and peanut butter and making sure he gets back on track.

The short answer is, no, I wouldn't give butter to my baby. Nurse more often. Make sure you are eating healthy fats like avocado and eggs because baby will get that from you and your milk. Drink lots of water.

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In baby food, no. 
But my sons pediatrician tells me to let him eat a stick of it all the time if that's what he has to do to gain weight. 😂

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If you bought Kerrygold butter- grass fed, super super nutritious- I think that would be a great option. I wouldn't put regular butter in, though, it's basically a neutral substance, has fat and no other nutrients.

Giving butter to 6 month old?

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