shameless copying and pasting from another thread, but have been to see paed...
well ladies and gents...i heart my paediatrician
what a sensible man!
dd is FINE!
he took such a thorough history, and asked really sensible bf-ing questions, like how quickly we'd got bf-ing established in the hospital, did i feed from both sides etc.
he used the thrive line acetates and showed us that even when dd dropped weight she still hadn't crossed any thrive lines.
he mentioned her "finding her own place" on the curve.
he understood the affect top ups could have.
he ALSO mentioned the affect that people uneccessarily undermining your confidence could have on your bf-ng .
he saw no reason to be giving dd formula.
he advised that she should only be weighed monthly, or fortnightly at the very most.
my faith is restored! i was about to say in the NHS but we had to pay to see this one...worth it though
basically we knew all of these things, but much nicer to hear an expert telling you them.
i can't say i'm instantly going to stop worrying, and i still feel annoyed/defensive when people tell me what a "little doll" she is. might get a t-shirt for her that says "my paed says I'm just fine thank you"
PHEW!!