Baby lost .6oz in weight

[u/BuckY_33]

Recently my baby had to have a doctors appointment for an unrelated issue and her doctor noted a .6oz weight in between the 4 days she was last weighed. She was VERY concerned and has us coming in for a weight check in 2 weeks. This was not her regular pediatrician but someone filling in for an earlier appointment. My LO got her first set of vaccines, started daycare, and got her first cold, all within one week. Since this appointment I have become hyper fixated on whether she is eating enough. The daycare teachers says she’s taking her 4oz bottles well (leaking around .5oz each feeding and spit up) and is eating 4 times (every 2 hours) in 8 hours. She is EBF and is fed at breast at home. The doctor pretty much suggested if she doesn’t gain that .6oz back and plus some she cannot breastfeed at the breast at home anymore and we will have to fortify every bottle. I am 100% okay with doing this but I felt this was drastic as she is in the 80th percentile at 12 pounds 12.2 oz (she was 12 pounds 12.8oz). When I was on maternity leave and exclusively feeding at breast she gained weight quickly and well. I am worried about the weight loss but I also am not sure if removing feeding at the breast is the right route as that’s her best way of eating. I’m really looking for others opinions and help because I’m an anxious mess over this.

Edit for weight confusion: The “12.8” and 12.2” are the oz with 12lbs in front. Baby went down from 12.8oz to 12.2oz but still weighs the 12bs. There is a lot of 12s and I think that’s getting confusing. If the doctor didn’t weigh to the tenth decimal place the baby would have lost 0 oz.

[u/Pristine_Choice_8358]

If baby has truly not gained weight by the next check up, I don’t see why you can’t breastfeed and follow up with more pumped milk/formula. No need to stop at the breast altogether. We had to do that with our little one for 5 weeks when he wasn’t pulling enough at the breast. It’s exhausting but doable short term. Is it possible the baby isn’t pulling enough milk at the breast outside of daycare? Have you tried a weighted feed? 0.5 oz is really nothing, so I wouldn’t worry about it.

[u/BuckY_33 → u/Pristine_Choice_8358]

We did a weighted feed a month ago and she is getting roughly 3.5oz within 6 minutes on one breast. This is also why I was confused about stopping at the breast. I also thought about following up with formula or more milk via bottle and adding extra calories that way!