Is My Breastfed Baby Gaining Enough Weight?

A very common concern among newly breastfeeding mothers is whether their baby is gaining enough weight.

This concern is quite often borne of, or exacerbated by, their health care provider telling them that their baby is not gaining enough weight "according to the chart", or is, even, "falling off the chart".

Unfortunately, nearly all health care providers seem to be using the same old chart which has been around for decades, and which is based on the weight gain averages of babies who are formula fed! [Note: Remember that gaining more weight is not necessarily a good thing - i.e. it is not a "benefit" or "advantage" of formula that babies bulk up on it!]




Fortunately, there is a set of charts based on the weight gain averages of babies who are being raised on the food which nature intended for them - breastmilk.

Labels: Baby health, Breastfeeding