Good morning ladies! I need some opinions. So I just got back from my baby’s 9 months checkup, and she weighed 16lbs…

@ek_, and her last appointment was actually at 7 months not 6

What was the difference in weight from last appt to this appt?

If she lost weight since her last appt that is very concerning. I wouldn’t give up on it completely, but I’d certainly make formula her main source of nutrition and follow the doctor’s advice. Feed her the bottle first then put her on the boob. It seems as if your breast milk isn’t meeting her nutritional needs.

Sounds like you aren’t producing enough for her to gain. So the ped is concerned that she’s not getting enough to eat. That’s just my thought process since that’s what happened with my second two. Would nurse all day but weren’t gaining. As soon as I started supplementing, they gained.

I wouldn’t just quit breastfeeding because she told you to. I would definitely get a second opinion on all of it. I don’t trust your doctors judgement just based on the fact she told you to stop nursing completely after 1... obviously after 1, a child should be eating solids and such, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with extended nursing. In fact, if anything, there are added benefits. I have plenty of friends who continued nursing until their child was 2+. My daughters old pediatrician told me when she was 4 months that I needed to stop exclusively breastfeeding and it was best for my daughter to introduce a bottle. Never went back to the nut-job.

Also to add, the average weight for a 9 month old is 18 pounds. Your daughter is almost 17 pounds. Not a big difference. There are a lot of factors that play into growth and weight. 9 months I’d say she is prob more mobile than previous visits and she is burning more calories, not uncommon to remain the same weight when you’re active.

I think you need a new pedi. Foods before one are just for fun, all of her nutrition comes from your breast milk and formula if you use formula. She doesn’t need 3 meals a day plus 6 oz of formula every 3 hours. That’s a lot. As long as she hasn’t fallen off of her growth curve she is fine. At 9 months old she weighs a good amount.

It isn’t healthy for her to not be gaining my daughter weights 23lbs and she’s 7 months maybe try adding another bottle during the day

I personally enjoy breastfeeding my babies too so I understand not wanting to immediately give up. I’d look into ways to make your milk fattier and richer to help her gain weight and give that a try before throwing in the towel completely