My niece is 4 weeks old & weighed 10lb at birth. At her 5 day check she had lost 9oz, and since then she hasn't lost any more weight but has been putting it back on very slowly. She was weighed today and is only 9lb 13oz, so still 3oz under her birth weight.
My sister is breastfeeding Roxy, she breastfed her elder two girls successfully up to 10 months and would like to do the same with Roxy. My niece feeds pretty frequently and seems to be getting on fine with it, but my sister's health visitor has now said that if she is not back up to 10lb by next week Jess should start supplementing the breastfeeding with formula, which she doesn't really want to do.
Does anyone have any experience of this? Is it common for a big baby to put on weight more slowly?
My sister is breastfeeding Roxy, she breastfed her elder two girls successfully up to 10 months and would like to do the same with Roxy. My niece feeds pretty frequently and seems to be getting on fine with it, but my sister's health visitor has now said that if she is not back up to 10lb by next week Jess should start supplementing the breastfeeding with formula, which she doesn't really want to do.
Does anyone have any experience of this? Is it common for a big baby to put on weight more slowly?