Formula and weight gain

[LittleL01]

Hello ladies hope you can help-my lo was born at 6lb 6oz (dropped to 5lb 14 in first week) and has been on aptamil stage one since birth. Her weight gain has been alittle slow but very consistent putting on 3-5oz per week (which the hv says is slow for a formula fed baby) and is now around 10lb at 4 mo. She isn't a sicky baby, is alert, happy and healthy and takes around 6oz of formula every 3-4 hours. She's not a big baby, quite long and lean and neither me or OH are particularly big either. The HV has made us a hospital apt as she thinks she should be bigger and has said they might give us a special formula (Nutrical??) to basically make her gain weight quicker - has anyone got an experience of this? Surely its better that she continues to gain weight at her own pace if there's no other problems rather than be "forced to" (if you understand what I mean?!)

 

[summer rain]

Personally I agree with you, also if the specialist feels there is some underlying reason for the slower weight gain (which there may not be, some babies are just slow gainers regardless of feeding method) they will want to investigate this first as opposed to just dishing out high calorie formula xx

 

[Jazzy-NICU]

Has she stayed along the same centile or is she dropping? If she is staying along the same one and gaining a consistent amount I don't see a problem, some babies are just smaller than others!

 

[nugget80]

hey, sounds a bit like my lo, he does not gain weight very fast. he was 8lb3 at birth and dropped to 8lb, he was last weighed at 14 weeks when he was 12lb1, he takes between 4/5oz and feeds 5 times a day. there was concern over weight gain a few weeks ago and i went to see gp who said it sounded as of he had mild reflux and gave him gaviscon, however last time i saw a different HV who has assured me that he is drinking enough and as he is following a line she is not concerned.