Breastfeeding mothers worry about babies not gaining weight

“My 21 week old son used to breastfeed like a dream, but 2 months ago became really particular. He was reflux-y, distractible and became snacky instead of having full meals, so I’m currently feeding him an average of every 2 hrs. Even though it’s annoying, he’s been eating so it’s fine. He’s always been on the lighter side (30th percentile) but with me going back to work 2 weeks ago, my husband has been feeding him formula and I’ve been breastfeeding when I can. Now, he’s dipped down to 21st perc”

“my 9 week old girl has been struggling with endless spit up, and i'm looking to see if anyone else has found answers if you were in the same boat. she is mostly breastfed, supplement with some formula mixed into a couple of bottles a day. at her 4 week appt she had dropped from the 50th to 25th percentile, we didnt really have concerns then but mentioned that she does spit up quite a lot and struggles with gas. our doctor right away tested her poop and it came back positive for microscopic b”

“I’m five foot two, starting weight 100 pounds. I’m at 13 weeks and have in fact lost two pounds. My doctor doesn’t seemed concerned and told me the baby is developing well. She also said not to worry about gaining enough weight. I’m just curious if other women my size gained minimal weight during their pregnancy and had healthy babies. I’m definitely not restricting myself or on any type of diet - if I’m hungry, I eat, but I’m also very active so not sure if this is contributing to the low weigh”

“Hi everyone. I’m a FTM to a lovely three-month-old daughter. I’ve been breastfeeding her and supplementing with expressed breast milk in a bottle. We’ve managed to get by so far, but I’m starting to worry that my breastfeeding journey might be coming to an end. She started out as a big baby (top 5%), but from the beginning, I’ve struggled with her getting frustrated at the breast, making clicking sounds, and swallowing air. I’ve also had mastitis four times. I discussed these issues with my heal”

“Hello, my baby 0-1 month and 1-2 month gained 1 kg, and 2-3 month only 0.5kg. I didnt eat properly and i feel weak. Can it affected my supply? If i start eating enogh again how long till it rises again? Did my baby get vitamins even thogh i didnt eat rpoperly? submitted by /u/UnfortunateMyself [link] [comments]”

“Be warned - this is gonna be a long one. My baby was born very quickly(just over 4 hrs) from the first contraction and only weighed about 6lbs at birth. On day 12 we realized she wasn't able to pull out sufficient milk from breastfeeding, she was latching wrong, and wasn't really opening her mouth that much. Midwife said everything looked right, like she was feeding, but we chose to bottle feed and because she hadn't been able to latch, I was only able to pump about 50% of her intake”

“Hi, any follow up stories on development for kids who were born with hypoglycemia? They caught it immediately after birth, and 6 days in the Nicu later he graduated. He’s a great feeder, and gaining more weight (was born 5 pounds 2 oz and he’s gained over a pound and a half in two week which is wonderful) but I am a little worried about his head circumference and long term outcomes. Anyone have any kids that were born with the same thing and how are they doing now? Thank you in advance for the s”

“My LO has literally just turned 6 months and is in the 25th centile We weighed her today at the doctor's and she's 6.3kgs Her centile says she should be around 6.7kg The doctor wasn't worried about her weight and said she's growing beautifully, she's quite long for her age and he said she's hitting her milestones and ready to introduce solids However my MiL thinks I should be waking her at least once in the night to feed and get some extra calories into her to get her wei”

“My 9 week old is 17lbs, he's EFB. He was born 7lbs 6oz. We struggled with latching in the beginning and it took 5 days for my milk to come in. I'm really proud of how far we've come, but I can't stop thinking about that tiny newborn 😭🥹 so bittersweet submitted by /u/Minute-Tradition-737 [link] [comments]”

“So this is my second baby and I foolishly thought I’d done this before so it would be easier. In some ways I guess it is but “every baby is different.” LO #2 lost >10% within 2 days and we went through the whole triple feed supplement journey again. I played around with feeding positions and ended up getting a better latch and transfer with football hold than cradle. I’ve been doing football ever since and LO #2 has been gaining well and seemingly improving milk transfer with shorter feeds an”

“Hello all great moms here! Long story short my daughter is 2 and a half months old, we had a rough start with our breastfeeding journey as she didn’t gain much weight at the beginning however last check she gained amazing weight! However since yesterday I feel a huge dip in my supply!! I can barely hear any swallows when she drink from my left breast, and right breast is a bit better noting that just last week everything was perfect and I would hear swallows all the time! I nurse her during the”

“Hello everyone. I've come here looking for some advice or maybe to see if anyone is going through something similar. :( For some context: Baby turned 6months on September 23rd 6months postpartum emergency C-section Exclusively breastfeeding for 6months I don't really have support other than my partner and even then it's limited because he works long days 5 days a week. All my family support lives in America. First time mama Baby was born at 3.5kgs and is 7.3kgs now and has always con”

“Hi! I have a 3 month old son, my second. My first was a 20%centile baby, and my second looked like that too! That’s fine with me. At his 2 month appointment it looks like he dropped percentiles from 23rd to 4th. Baby has had a runny nose so it was hard to feed but I was trying my best. Since that appointment, almost a month ago; I’ve been having so much anxiety about him getting enough. I saw an IBCLC and she said he has low oral tone and that’s why he isn’t taking a bottle. He’s only breastfed.”

“I've had a relatively straightforward feeding journey up to this point. However at the 3 month check the nurse was a little concerned that baby's weight seems to be plateauing a little. She's not super considered but going to have us come in again in a month to follow up. Aside from that baby suddenly developed tummy issues around 12 weeks. He's always spit up quite a lot but it suddenly seems to bother him and the volume has definitely increased. He often protests of he's pl”

“I always had a slacker boob, but since starting solids, my supply has dropped and the slacker boob has fully given up. One side makes only drops while the other side seems to be making enough for baby all on its own! Anyone else in a similar boat? Did you manage to keep breastfeeding with just one boob? Or did the supply on the other side drop too? I was hoping to breastfeed for at least a year, but am wondering if that’s unrealistic now. submitted by /u/Chrispr9 [link] [commen”

“FTM here. Baby girl was a preemie. She lost significant weight after being birth but luckily didn’t need to stay in the nicu. She is now 8 weeks old and has gained enough weight and is thriving. I have been breastfeeding exclusively for the last couple of weeks with a few bottle feeds at night from dad. I was almost exclusively pumping when I got out of the hospital just to confirm how much she was eating each feed but now I’m trusting my body and baby to do it on their own. My concern now is, g”

“My baby (4.5 months old) was born 2 weeks overdue and is exclusively breastfed. He has dropped 2 percentile lines on his growth chart since birth. I’ve read that ebf babies slow in weight gain around 3-4 months old and theres also catch down growth due to him being born overdue. My paediatrician recommended giving formula after breastfeeding to boost weight gain but my baby won’t even take a bottle of pumped breastmilk after breastfeeding. He is otherwise such a happy baby and has hit all his mi”

“Hi there, I have posted a few times about my 10-week old baby who is not gaining weight at the expected rate and who has been dropping centile every time we have a weight check. I switched pediatrician to get a second opinion and better support and now working with an IBCLC who is very nice and supportive, allowing to come in and check in with her every few days. They also diagnosed my baby with reflux and we got started on famotidine. Under their recommendation, I have stopped triple feeding wh”

“I didn’t introduce the pacifier until my baby was around 8 weeks. She was born 4lbs 8oz so I just wanted to focus on getting her to eat and gain weight. I think she was using my breast as a human pacifier so I wanted to try the pacifier so we could start to go into public without me having to whip out my boob all the time lol. Now that she’s 10 weeks, she almost seems to rely on the pacifier too much. She’ll cry inconsolably at night time when I used to be able to just sooth her by rocking her a”

“ETA: babies are 13 weeks Sorry, this post may be long but I want to make sure I give plenty of info in case someone can help. I made a post last week about how I was almost entirely breastfeeding my twins. I made a doctors appointment for today just to confirm their weights were still looking good. My girl went from 10lb 5oz on 8/28 to 11.10 today. My boy was 13.1 on the 28th but had a sick visit on 9/11 where he was 14lbs. Today he was 13.13. So he had lost some weight. He went from being in th”

“Hi guys :) My 3 week old isn’t gaining weight as quickly as she should be, she’s exclusively breast fed and it’s been recommended for me to express to give her top up feeds. I’ve not pumped before and assume doing so will increase my supply? I’m very new to all of this! I wanted to ask how often I’ll need to be pumping to offer top up feeds and if doing so will affect how much milk she’ll get from regular feeding? Hope that makes sense and thank you for your help 🥰 submitted by /u/G”

“Hello, my baby gained aprox 40g per day first 2 months, and now in 3rd month he gained only 20g per day, is it concearning? submitted by /u/UnfortunateMyself [link] [comments]”

“Hey mamas (and papas)! My baby is 13 months old and barely weighs 9kg. He was 2.4kg at birth so is already low percentile but I’m starting to really worry as his weight gain plateaued ever since starting solids (he gained super well between 1 and 5 months). He also had 6 months of severe constipation but we’re clear of that now with prescribed Macrogol. His bloods showed low iron, which we started supplementing for a month ago. The doctor doesn’t seem concerned as long as we keep up these two th”

“I’m a FTM and my baby boy turns 2 months this week and I’ve been reflecting on his feeding journey thus far. We went from triple feeding to now at 2 months he’s 80th percentile for weight. I had an unexpected c section and the first few days of recovery at the hospital were HARD. They wanted to keep my IV locks in both my arms and it hurt to hold him to feed. I was also exhausted from 46 hour labor but was determined to EBF. On the third night my baby had lost more than 10% of his birth weight a”

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“Went from losing 20lbs after birth and now I’m back up 7 how is that possible??? I feel like no matter what I do I gain weight is this normal? What can I do to help I’ve been trying to eat healthy and high protein but I don’t want to count calories or be in a deficit because I worried about my supply… submitted by /u/ForwardAd20 [link] [comments]”

“Hey everyone! Need some advice and a pick me up! I had my baby just over 9months ago, lovely boy, I love him so much. My breastfeeding journey was a shock to me if I’m being honest. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to breastfeed, I am the biggest fan of who does it but at the time it was just weird for me. Again, for me. But when I had him I wanted to try. Breastfeed him from the source 2 weeks, was so painful, until I found out I have a condition on my nipple were it lacks blood flow. So I decided to”

“For those of you who had small babies, what did their appetite look like? LO was EBF for months and now she eats 3 meals a day and I’ve started weaning to bottles during the day and BF overnight (she is 10 months now) she is following her growth curve but I’ve noticed now that I can quantify her volumes/food it seems to be less than other babies. Is this a thing? Smaller babies have smaller appetites/eat less? submitted by /u/rileygov [link] [comments]”

“FTM here and baby is just under 2 weeks old (12 days exactly). I am mainly breastfeeding her and giving her 1-2 bottles of pumped milk a day to give her vitamin D drops and gives my nipples a break. At the hospital, when the nurse saw me latch she said everything looked okay and my nipples felt fine no pain. By day 3 my nipples felt so raw, one was even peeling and it feels like baby is chomping down on my nipple. I have been googling ways to improve latch like the “flip”, making sure most of my”

“Hi! I exclusively breastfeed my baby, when he was around a month old he stopped gaining weight, he was a big baby (really tall, 97th percentile and was born 4kg, around 8.8 pounds) and he was all day and night breastfeeding, he would latch well and everything (I got checked by a few lactation consultants) but he was never satisfied. He would wet a lot of diapers and stuff. The pediatrician recommended supplementing with formula but he would scream day and night (we realize later he couldn’t tole”

“I am a FTM and breastfeeding, he latched during golden hour and the first week went great. He lost 4.5% of his body weight from birth to his first appointment and then was gaining 45g a day. However at our next appointment his weight gain was not doing well and he was only gaining 10-12g a day. I was exclusively breastfeeding but each feeding session would last 30-40 minutes and he would only eat from one breast at a feed. When we get to evening time, he starts fussing at the breast and unlatche”

“My LO is 9 months old and hasn't gained any weight since his 6 month check up. Even from his 4 month to his 6 month he only gained a pound. Our pediatrician ordered labs to look for possible diabetes, celiac disease, or thyroid issues. Im confused though how it could be celiac disease as we have only given him gluten a handful of times and he had no issues with fussiness, gas, and had regular stools. His IGA levels are elevated out of the normal range though which is pointing towards celiac”

“I just wanted to get some opinions on whether I should be concerned about my second baby’s weight gain. My first baby was diagnosed with failure to thrive at 5 months old and we had to wean early and start top ups with high calorie formula, so I’m very anxious. My son is 9 weeks old and has gone from the 91st centile at birth to the 73rd today. He surpassed his birth weight at 8 days old so I thought things were going well. In the past week he has only gained 4.4 ounces. I have a baby scale at h”

“t’s so hard not to compare. Our girl is right around 10 pounds 3 oz and is 16 weeks old today. She was born at 37 weeks and came home at 7lbs 4oz. She has severe reflux and we do everything we can to help her gain weight but she’s so incredibly slow to gain. I would love love love to hear from other parents who have gone through something similar or have small babies- Will they be okay? How are you all doing as the parent(s)? submitted by /u/Rough_Stomach_5078 [link] [comments]”

“EBF our 6M LO and we had his 6M appointment today, at 6.5M, and he is >99th percentile in height, born at the 100th percentile, and he is staying SKINNY. He’s in the 2nd & 49th percentiles for BMI and weight, which we’re not too concerned right now, especially because he EATS but he just sleeps good, too… When do doctors worry? Any tall LO out there in the same boat? We’re trying to introduce purees with booby milk but he’s just not liking it, though he is VERY interested. He about breaks”

“Hi there! I took my 6 month old in yesterday for her vaccination and the doctor and nurse told me she lost a bit since last months visit and to come in for a reweigh next week. She was 15.98lbs before and now 15.35lbs now… I am exclusively breastfeeding and the doctor started questioning my supply asking if I feel engorged ever and how much I am able to pump. I told him I know pumping isn’t an accurate way of showing how much milk I haven but said I sometimes pump at night 3 hours after baby is”

“For some context - STM with an almost 7 week old. I feel as though I’ve definitely regulated. She’s eating in 6-8 minute stents, some days eating every 1.5 hr and others every 3 hrs. She’s been consistently in the 74-75%ile, today now 70th. Now, of note, she had what seemed like 6 voluminous #2 diapers yesterday. She is having plenty of wet/dirty diapers. This morning I tried a weighted feed, she transferred about 1.4 oz but had just eaten 1.5 hours ago. She refused to latch any longer. Is this”

“Writing this at 5:30 am… where baby went down for 30 minutes before screaming and rooting to the ground again for more boob. I’m 7 days pp and he’s just now starting to “wake up”. RIP girlies 🥴😵‍💫🫠 I’m surprised I even have milk to give right now. I’m so depleted… submitted by /u/Ok_Willow_5163 [link] [comments]”

“I have a small baby boy, and lately he hasn't been gaining enough. He was born at 2.8 kg, and gained well at first. At 12 weeks he was 4.7 kg which was already low, and in the five weeks since then he has only gone up to now 5.1 kg (17 weeks). He's EBF, I nurse every 1-3 hrs, also at night. He mostly only nurses 5 min on each side. Breastfed my daughter without any issues, so I don't necessarily think it's my supply (especially because he was gaining well the first two months). A”

“A few weeks ago I was constantly looking for posts to give me a glimpse of hope. My baby girl had terrible reflux and constipation. She had respirations 60-70 bpm, labored breathing especially after feeding, congestion, difficulty w feedings bc she’s congested and tired out and she would frequently snort and grunt. Today she is 6 weeks and 5 days and things are starting to get better. Her breathing is no longer labored. She’s eating better. (3-4 ounces per feeding) Still congested but very mild.”

“So proud of my body and my baby! He’s gained just shy of two pounds from his 2 week weigh to his one month appointment today. We had a rough start with low blood sugars and doing some formula to help his sugars stabilize while waiting for milk to come in and he was so sleepy due to that and jaundice. I EP’d for my previous kids so this is a whole new ballgame for me and it’s been hard not counting the ounces like you do when pumping. This was such a reassuring measurement and I’m just so happy &”

“My baby is almost 4 weeks now. For the past 3 weeks I’ve been feeding pumping giving bottle because he was not gaining weight as he was falling asleep at boob. He still does which means I’ll have to keep doing breast, pump, bottle. I’m miserable. My boobs hurt so bad. I’ve been to LC she said he doesn’t have any ties and that he is doing everything he should be doing but just can’t stay up and transfer efficiently. I am tired of being stuck at a pump every 2.5 hours. I want to EBF and don’t mind”

“Maybe not all of it but damn, those cheeks are because of my boobs! Not an oversupplier btw. Just a mom of a NICU baby who gained so much weight after going home. submitted by /u/BjornaBornwood [link] [comments]”

“I’m feeling pretty broken over this whole breastfeeding situation. Everything was going really well with breastfeeding until she was about 3 months old. Then she got an intestinal infection, and her weight gain basically stalled. After that, she was gaining only very slowly. Because they suspected a cow’s milk protein allergy, I was put on an extremely strict diet. I couldn’t even eat bread, plus a whole bunch of other random things, and I honestly think my milk supply has never really recovered”

“My LO is 5 weeks old. He was born 6lbs 11 oz and when we weighed him at home, he was around 10 lbs, so gaining weight well. He's happy and seemingly healthy, but he's been pooping before and after every feed + lots of wet farts. Like a lot a lot. They were seedy, and now they're slightly wet and mucousy. There is little consensus on the internet about what a normal poop should look like. Is this normal?? What are others experiencing?? submitted by /u/Fun_Improvement91 [li”

“Baby is 25 days old today and our breastfeeding journey started great. He gained weight steadily and I’m breastfeeding him on demand. Last night he started struggling, anytime I offered the breast he would latch, pull, cry and repeat. The night feeds were awful and in the morning I did a combination of breastfeeding and giving a bottle of breast milk to make sure he was fed. Tonight is awful as well, he latches and gets frustrated almost right away. I want to cry, I’m so exhausted and I am so sc”

“I’m really sad tonight, it seems like no matter what I try and do my body can’t seem to produce the correct amount of milk for my baby. For some context, when she was first born we had to get readmitted to the hospital due to her becoming severely dehydrated as my colostrum wasn’t coming out. From there we did triple feeding for a month as they said I was an under supplier and we’ve now changed to combi feeding. I still pump occasionally because my milk never seems to satisfy her. However, my bo”

“Going through this since week 6 and now heading towards week 12. Please share your success stories with me! Did your LO go through a period of slow weight gain while breastfeeding and then turn things around? What was causing it, what did you change (if anything), and how long did it take for their weight gain to improve? This is my second and I really don't want to tap out yet. submitted by /u/8-bit-butterfly [link] [comments]”

“Please share your success stories with me! Did your LO go through a period of slow weight gain while breastfeeding and then turn things around? What was causing it, what did you change (if anything), and how long did it take for their weight gain to improve? submitted by /u/8-bit-butterfly [link] [comments]”

“Hi all, FTM to a 10lbs 8 week old little girl. Wondering if I should give up on trying to breast feed (nursing and/or pumping). Need to hear your similar experience or any advice. Babygirl has been gaining weight but not at the rate expected and keeps on going down the percentile of the growth chart. Sometimes we are able to gain 5oz in a week but sometimes less. Right now I feel like her weight is plateau-ing and I am worried. We have been triple feeding for a while where a third of her intake”

“We all know breastfeeding isn't an easy ride! I want to look at alternatives to EBF and wanted to see what others are doing, and what’s worked for them 😃 im 6 weeks in, LO lost weight early days and ended up in a feeding plan (expressed top ups at every feed - midwife orders). This led to rapid weight gain but engorgement, and massive oversupply! Still managing and trying to regulate that now. Saw a lactation consultant, LO has a posterior tounge tie, high palette, a lot of tension (whole b”

“What. Is. Going. On? Some backstory: My LO is 3 months old. He recently had his 3mo appt where his weight is a little lower than the doctor expected. He was 50th percentile when born and has dropped down to the 16th percentile. Pediatrician is not too worried, but wants us to keep an eye on it for the next appt in a month. Obviously this freaked me out since I’m breastfeeding and have no idea how much he’s actually getting. I’ve exclusively breastfeeding since birth. He has had maybe 3-4 bottles”

“Hello, I will be three weeks postpartum tomorrow, exclusively breastfeeding. I was blessed with a healthy pregnancy, a beautiful chunky baby girl who came out in only 6 minutes, and the easiest recovery after labor. My girl was 8lbs14oz at birth, but at her first pediatrician appointment, she hadn’t regained much at all. her second appointment, still not at birth weight. She has only pooped maybe 3/4 times since we brought her home from the hospital, although having plenty of wet diapers. My swe”

“My baby girl had her 2 week appt today and it was gut wrenching to hear she is still under her birth weight. I felt terrible and now feel like I’m starving her. I’ve been EBF and feed her every 2-3 hours. She has been cluster feeding in the evenings and I thought I was doing everything I was supposed to 😔 Birth weight 7 lb 3 oz First dr appt 6 lb 13 oz (10 days ago) 2 week appt 6 lbs 13 oz Her pediatrician is concerned and we have a follow up on 2 days to check her weight. My LC suggested I pum”

“We are one week old today. He has a great latch, strong enough suck, and we EBF until day 4 because he wasn’t wetting diapers and still had meconium poop. It was so severe we ended up in the ER to check for dehydration. They said since he isn’t wetting, though he wasn’t showing significant signs of dehydration, we needed to supplement. We bought donor milk and use my very small milk supply (LC I saw has officially said it’s low supply) to top him off with an SNS on the breast with 30mls and now”

“Hello all. I’m a first time mom and my newborn baby girl is 2 weeks old. I have been exclusively breastfeeding. She gained back her birth weight and then some so she is doing well. I, however, am struggling extremely with lack of sleep (as most new moms are). I’m considering having my husband give her a bottle of pumped milk or formula at night for a slightly longer stretch of sleep just so I can start to feel like I’m functioning again. Does anyone have advice or recommendations? I am feeling a”

“I got his tongue and lip tie fixed weeks ago as they thought he was burning too many calories trying to nurse and that was the issue. He is latching fine now. I have plenty of milk supply. Weighted feeds show he is getting lots of milk and shows signs of fullness. Sometimes he is slow to nurse but he gets there. He will gain a few oz in a short period then he hasn’t gained hardly anything in a week now. Was 8.5 lbs at birth and is 9.1 now at 5 weeks. I’m pumping and giving him fortified breast m”

“So I went to get my 6 month old weighed today and in the last month or so (last weigh was 22nd July) she has only gained 2oz. This means she has gone from being just over the 25th centile all the way down to the 9th, and I just feel like such a failure. Due to this drop in centiles I've been asked to go back for a re weigh in 2 weeks and if she's dropped another centile/ failed to gain I've been told they will intervene, although, I don't know what that will look like yet. Is thi”

“I exclusively breastfeed my babygirl. When she was first born, she lost 8% of her weight in the first week. I supplemented formula because I had a c section and it took awhile to make milk. At two months, her birth was right at 50th %ile and she was finally on track and average. I even have the curve chart from the nurses still to track. Three weeks passed without me weighing her & I weighed her today to find she hasn’t gained a single pound since the last time I weighed her. According to th”