DD is 8 weeks old and had a weight check today. HV asked me if I thought she was growing/developing and I said that she was definitely growing but not as fast as DS. Both are/were only breastfed. He was 4 weeks early but had a massive growth spurt (gaining about 400g a week for about a month - he did nothing but EAT!). DD was full term and has been gaining weight at a much more typical pace and is sticking to the 25th percentile.
She then asked me if I expressed milk to make sure that there was a good supply. I told her that if anything, I've had more of an over supply than an undersupply. I also told her that I pumped enough for DH to give her a bottle about 11pm, and that she then will generally sleep until 5am.
The HV then informed me that I should really consider getting up at about 2am to give the baby another night feed and that this could "really make the difference" in terms of her gaining weight. She seemed to be suggesting that it was important to get her off the 25th percentile and that I shouldn't let her sleep so long. I did point out that she was tracking to the 25th percentile and I've always been under the impression that as long as the baby holds their curve, there is no need to worry. She just kept insisting that I should wake the baby in the middle of the night to fit in another feed.
DD is a very contented baby. When she is awake she is alert, smiley and very lovely. She does not feed nearly as often as DS I would have given one of my organs for DS to have slept for so long at 8 weeks. As it is, my day starts at 5 to feed her and then get up with 3yo DS who is raring to go by 6 so I'm not exactly jumping for joy at the prospect of a 2am wake up alarm. AIBU to think that the HV is OTT and to let sleeping babies lie??