5mo not putting on weight

[Lollypop1983]

My LO is 5 months. I had him weighed today, and he's dropped from the 75th down to the 25th centile. He was ebf until a week ago, when I started to give him one bottle of formula a day. Has this happened to anyone elses LO? I'm a first time mum and I'm really worried about him.

Tia

Tbh, just glad LO is putting weight on. I know that bf needed to be supplemented with formula. Probably due to my PND and stress due to other external factors (a lot of big changes in a short space of time, as well as having a baby!)

I want to point out, LO was getting weighed every 2-4 weeks, each week he would fall down a little, each time I would ask HV if I should worry/ do something different, each time she said continue to bf.

Even yesterday, I told her the doc had told me to give LO formula, and HV said, I don't agree with that.

While I would love to have continued to ebf, the welfare of LO comes first and if my bf isn't enough for him, surely HV should be a bit more understanding when formula is to be introduced.

Anyway, fingers crossed weight gain continues!

Your hv should support you in your decisions. If all she did initially was tell you to carry on without explaining ways ebf mothers can sometimes boost weight gain she was little support in the first place:(

Even yesterday, I told her the doc had told me to give LO formula, and HV said, I don't agree with that.

It's very difficult when you get conflicting advice from health professionals. This has happened to me often and each one expects me to take their advice on board and disregard the others.

I think you're right to go with your instincts because they see to be giving you quite a clear message. They usually point you in the right direction