My DD has slow weight gain issues - I've posted about this before under the name BWMum.
Well, was just at HV to try to talk about weaning (she's 23 weeks). Different HV was there and naturally just wanted to focus on the weight gain issue.
DD is currently 12.3lbs (dropped to just above 0.4th centile but has stayed there for last 2 "weigh - ins"). She is still gaining weight - and actually gained quite a bit for her over the past month. But HV of course first off advised me to top her up with formula. Been there, done that - I said I don't want to do that. So got full lecture about how I must have poor milk supply (no one has ever check if this is actually the case, I just get told it every time - except by the BF counsellor I saw) and that slow weight gain can affect DD's brain development (thank you for the free guilt trip). Then said if she hadn't stayed in that centile "I'd insist you topped her up".
We are seeing the paediatrician on Friday about this issue but I really don't expect him to find anything wrong with DD. She's like so many of the slow weight gain babies here - happy in herself, producing wet and pooey nappies, meeting the milestones but just not meeting that chart. So, unless paediatrician says there is something wrong can the HV really insist I give formula? What would she do if I didn't - refer us to social services or what?