Well, the visit today confirmed my fears that Kirsty hasn't been getting enough milk... she has lost 3oz over the past month. I'm 100% sure she lost more but has gained over the past few days with her nursing so much better.
The HV thot she made a mistake but I told her I expected there would be little or no gain, I hadn't expected a loss but it's not much and the HV isn't concerned.
She said pick one feed to drop this week, and offer a bottle instead. She said even if Kirsty refuses the bottle do NOT give her booby for that feed as it will reinforce "if I refuse, I'll get booby in a while". She said Kirsty wont starve and will either take the bottle eventually or will wait until her next BF, but she wont get hungry. The HV said if she refuses, offer the bottle every half hour until next feed.
She said she wants me to go back next Thurs if nothing else but for support. She is hopeful that by next Thurs Kirsty will be on 2 bottle feeds & 2 BFs per day. All in all a good visit apart from Kirsty's weight. I know she isn't starved though so i'm not overly concerned and we are getting back on track now!
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