WEIGHT

[sam05]

How much weight gain is normal in the first weeks. I had baby Keiron on the 24th July and he was 6lb 8oz. In the first few days it dropped to 6lb 5oz which I know is normal. I had a different midwife visit me yesterday and she was really nasty. He now weighs 7lb 3oz and she said that was way to much for a 10 day old baby to gain. I bf most of the time and then top up with formula and she said I was lazy for doing this and its the reason I had a fat baby. She picked on everything I did with him and I spent the rest of the morning in tears over everything she said I was doing wrong .
Is this a normal amount of weight gain or is he getting too big too fast?

 

[debecca]

What?! She sounds like a complete cow!

I think weight gain is quicker in bottlefed babies, and I know there are some babies on here whose weight never dropped after birth at all, it just rocketed up, but I think your MW proclaiming you to be "lazy" is ridiculous. I would be tempted to make a complaint and refuse to see her again.

Your LO will not be FAT at 10 days old!!! That is just stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is your Health Visitor nice? Have you met her? Might be worth discussing your concerns with her...

 

[daftscotslass]

Can't add much to what debecca said but OMG what a cheeky b!tch. Far from being fat that is a FANTASTIC weight gain - at this stage babies will only eat what they need so you mustn't worry about overfeeding. Definitely put in a complaint so that nobody else has to put up with that and I'm sorry you had to go through that

 

[DebbieM]

I am SO angry at this!!!!!

What a cheeky b***h!!!!!!!

The weight gain is fantastic! Since he was small at birth he might just be feeding lots to catch up. Luke should have been a bigger baby but was 6lb 11oz due to the placenta not working in th last couple of weeks before birth so he fed a lot. In the first 15 days he put on 1lb 8oz! That's one and a half pounds and the HV gave me nothing but praise for it.

I would urge you to complain about your MW RIGHT NOW so that she is not in contact with you again. What your LO has put on is brilliant. 11oz in 10 days is perfectly normal and is very, very healthy.

Fat..... what a wicked woman. How can 7lb 3oz be fat FFS????????????

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[sam05]

Hi
I havent met my hv yet. She is visiting on the 12th but she sounded really nice on the phone. I have my normal mw coming over on Sunday so I will ask her about it and how to go about complaining about the mw i saw yesterday.

 

[1sttimemum]

I would put a complaint in about her,

How does she no that for example you might have had a problem with your milk supply and so that was the reason for you topping up.

Your baby has only put a total of 11 ozs on, which is about an oz a day Caitlyn once put 11oz on in 7 days.

Ignore the silly moo

 

[DebbieM]

Good luck hun! I would def complain about her!

 

[sam05]

Thank you everybody. That has put my mind at rest. I will defo be complaining about her.

 

[fifi211]

What a horrible woman, glad to hear you are gonna put a complaint in

 

[sarah2807]

how rude!!! My Lo is putting on tons of weight each week and I keep asking if it's too much but the health v thinks it's fab!! last week she put on 12oz. One week she put on 15oz!!! and she is exclusively bf!! defo make a complaint..the last thing u need is someone making u feel bad.
well done.

 

[drea b]

silly cow - don't listen to her, she clearly doesn't know what she's talking about.

 

[ASD123456]

Same as what the others have said. What a cow that MW was. At 14 days old Rudy had gone from 9lb8 to 11lb5 and that was on just breastmilk- the HV was pleased with this and I bet when you meet yours she will be too.

Defo consider making a complaint, she shouldn't be going on the way she is, your obv doing a good job!

Alex xxx

 

[mrs_tommo22]

How much weight gain is normal in the first weeks. I had baby Keiron on the 24th July and he was 6lb 8oz. In the first few days it dropped to 6lb 5oz which I know is normal. I had a different midwife visit me yesterday and she was really nasty. He now weighs 7lb 3oz and she said that was way to much for a 10 day old baby to gain. I bf most of the time and then top up with formula and she said I was lazy for doing this and its the reason I had a fat baby. She picked on everything I did with him and I spent the rest of the morning in tears over everything she said I was doing wrong .
Is this a normal amount of weight gain or is he getting too big too fast?

You should if told her to fuck off and kicked her out, thats no way to speak to someone thats just had a baby. When combining breastfeeding and topping up with formula your little person is going to put a substantial amount of weight on and its all good, theres no such thing as a fat baby. A baby putting weight on is a great thing. What a complete bitch to tell you that what you wee doing is wrong.

 

[abcd1234]

My baby is exclusively breastfed and put on 10oz this week.

My health visitor was really pleased with her gain and its only just above what they expect them to gain.

I'd go ahead and complain, they shoudlnt be allowed to make you feel like that, especailly when it's obviously a problem thats entirely in her head!!

 

[lfc_sarah]

What a horrible cow

 

[loz]

Unbelievable - dont see her again - ask for someone else, or just stick to HV. What a horrible woman who doesnt know how to do her job properly.