Breastfed dd, 15 weeks old, has not put on any weight for last 4 weeks (fallen from 98th to 50th centile).
She is breastfed on demand - sometimes this is every 2 hours, mostly 3 hours, and sometimes she has a 5 or 6 hour gap at night-time. She feeds from one breast for about 20-30 minutes, rarely burps, and when put to second breast nearly always refuses it.
HV wants me to supplement with formula - So far dd has refused EBM from bottles so this is probably a non-starter anyway.
HV also mentioned weaning at 16 wks - personally I don't want to fill her tummy with low cal veggie puree and would rather delay weaning until nearer 6 months so she gets lots of high calorie milk.
She is a very happy, contented baby and doesn't seem hungry (not crying or miserable.. freakishly good tempered!)
Any suggestions... should I just hide from the HV and forget about the scales.. is there any way of boosting baby appetite?
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bluebear · 02/02/2004 15:20
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