My 11 week old DS is ebf. He was born on the 75th percentile and steadily gained until 8 weeks but now he is on the 50th.
Before his 8 week jabs he’d feed for at least 30 minutes every 2 hours and have 2/3 dirty nappies a day.
Since the jabs he has cluster fed for 5-15 minutes every 1-2 hours and his dirty nappies are now once every 2-4 days. The nurse said this would happen but I don’t think it should still be the case 3 weeks later?
When I had him weighed the HV said I need to see a doctor or go to a&e which I thought was extreme, but it has made me panic and feel like the worst mum in the world that he has gained just over 1lb in 4 weeks.
I felt really proud of myself ebf when my milk dried up after 2 weeks with my older children. I felt like I’d achieved something with DS but now I know he isn’t gaining enough weight I feel terrible and contemplating switching to formula.
I had an awful case of mastitis when he was 3 weeks old but I pushed through it. I can’t use a breast pump as I only seem to get around 4oz out and it takes over an hour.
Could I be having a supply issue? He is offered the breast constantly but rejects it outside of the feed schedule as above. He never cries or acts hungry.
He is sometimes sicky after a feed so could potential reflux be a factor?
Can anyone please share their stories and advise what you would do/did do?
Giving up bf would be a last resort but I’m scared he will continue to lose weigh and become unwell so formula seems the easiest solution, particularly now the HV is watching me like an abuser and telling me I have to come back weekly for weigh ins until he is on the 75th again.