So, my friend. She has an EBF 19 week old DD who is perfect in every way, except she is rather diddy - 6lb 12oz at birth, 11lb 7oz now. Because of this, my friend is being told to take her for weekly weigh-ins as the HV is calling it FTT.
She's gained weight steadily if slowly - an average of 4oz a week - until 2 weeks ago when the family had a sick bug, the baby had it too, and she only gained 2oz that week.
The HV's suggestion? 'Oh, she's probably ready for something more than milk - I bet she's started watching you when you eat now'. The baby was 16 weeks old FFS
The following week HV wanted to know if baby had been weaned yet and friend explained again that she was going to EBF til 26 weeks and that baby clearly wasn't ready as she can't even take Calpol off a spoon without gagging. HV now has an even better suggestion - they want friend to take baby into clinic next week and they will show her how to force feed her some baby rice.
Friend has no intention of doing this btw but feels under extreme pressure.
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QueenOfFeckingEverything · 02/06/2011 19:09
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