Has anyone ever had a baby with really slow weight gain but still kept breastfeeding?
You just described my situation to a tee, although my baby is a bit younger. In fact, I asked a similar question not long ago, and got some great advice: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;… There are plenty of reasons for babies to gain slowly, and it is not much cause for concern, as long as baby is gaining. It could be simple genetics: are you or your partner very thin, or have a high metabolism? It sounds to me like your baby is doing just fine, and there is no reason to worry. Your baby was big at birth, but you should be calculating weight gain from her lowest weight, as most babies tend to lose weight after birth. I had a horrible time with weight gain, just very recently. My son would gain great one week, nothing the next, then an ounce, and even lost a little weight in the process. Here is what I did: Pump throughout the day, and feed back the extra mil
