My 7 months old has been having horrible weight gain. She currently weighs 12.12 1/2 pounds. My Dr. doesnt think its my supply because of her wet diapers and poops. Plus she sleeps 8+ hours a night and they dont think she would sleep so much if my supply was so low. She also eats 3x a day of solids. Here is her past weight gain.
4 months -12 lbs
5 Months - 12.9 lbs
6 Months - 12.12 lbs
7Months - 12. 12 1/2 lbs
Her height is fine. always in the 30% percentile
My family is anti-breastfeeding. So Ive received multiple phone calls about how I should just TRY and give her formula to see if it helps. My Dr. has never suggested this so I dont know why I should? Plus I worry it will be the beginning of the end and ruin my supply. I feel like nobody besides the Dr.s are in my corner. I feel like ppl treat my breastmilk like its arsenic. Her milestones are being met and she is a happy baby, but its obvious something is wrong with her because her weight gain is non-exsistent.
So the Dr.s are now looking into running tests to discover if its something she was born with or hormonal issues or what-not.
My family and friends have been nasty suggesting that if I only give her formula first she wont have to go through those tests.
Am I crazy? I even called a LLLI and they ALSO dont think tis my milk. I just dont understand even if my milk supply DID suck how she could gain 1/2 an ounce from eating 3X a day on top of that.