we went through this with dd too but are now going through it again with dd#2 - she is gaining at a slow rat e- never losing but just small gains...she will be a month on saturday and is not yet back to her birth weight....(I am bfing) - we have repeatedly asked them to consult our first daughters charts to see that this apparently is what our kids do but they have not yet Chat Icon and keep having us come back for weight checks and now suggested that i might want to think of supplementing.....
(I should add Samantha - dd #1 - is now a healthy reg weight toddler who flourishes and is a good eater - dd#2, Kristina, is a great eater who nurses well, I pump regularly and when i did try to supplement she spit it out and drooled it everywhere...she is happy and not screaming for more food, she is very - i stress very - active and moves around alot plus she is a good sleeper..)

i guess i just need words of encouragement....i just want the best for her but it is so frustrasting that she doesn't gain at a quicker rate....i am sure she is happy and content - not colicky or upset and i know the drs office is just doing their job- but it breaks my heart to think i make "skim milk" or something like it Chat Icon (dh and i joke about this to keep my sanity) , or that they might even think I am not giving her everythign she needs :(

we have been through alot since Kristina was born with our close friend being killed and now my friends brother recentlly passing away too so maybe i am just letting everything get to me...but i figured maybe someone can offer suggestions or advice!

thanks in advance!
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