I may not have as much experience as some of you out there, but I have
virtually never seen slow weight gain as the isolated or only sign of
something bad going on when a mom was being watched really well by a good
doctor and a good LC.  That latter part of that convoluted sentence assumes
a lot, but I have this discussion with my office¹s IBCLC (who actually is
the best LC I¹ve ever seen in spite of having only a few years under her
belt) because she has colleagues who try to convince her that we have to
worry a lot.  

Babies gain weight in unique patterns and close observation allows you to
relax about the numbers.  A baby gaining weight slowly but doing very well
needs observation.  A baby gaining slowly but not looking good is a
different matter altogether.  Who the hell convinced us that slow weight
gain would lead to irreversible brain injury?

Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP, (IBCLC Emeritus)

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