I had my first ever WIC appointment for my youngest two kids. My kids are giants in size for their age but are very active. They are super tall, but lean. They have all had the same pediatrician the entirety of their lives who have never been worried about the health of my kids. This WIC person though made me feel horrible for their height and weight. He kept mentioning it and kept bringing up their percentiles and how they were not as much weight as they were for height. I just sat there and finally said their pediatrician says they are fine.

I don't want my kids to ever have people make comments about weight as I don't think it's healthy to fixate on. My kids eat extremely healthy and are not picky we are very blessed in that category we also have kids always willing to try foods. My kids have access to as much snacks as they want in a day and three to four meals a day. They eat continuously because of how active they are. They also eat nutrient dense foods whole foods and I make from scratch like breads and every meal we don't use much processed. My babies have always been exclusively breastfeed and super chunky.

This WIC person asked my oldest who isn't even part of the program how many snacks he gets a day? My oldest said and I quote "around seventeen." And I bursted out laughing.

I legit think this person was trying to find fault in me as a mom and question my kids health. It makes me wonder if it is even worth it for the organic fruit and veggies and hormone free milk we use that is all we use WIC for. Even my baby isn't on the prepackaged food I make him everything from scratch myself and breastfeed him.

My kids are super healthy and I felt terrible as if I had to defend my kids for being perfect the way they are.