My baby was born 06/28 at 39 weeks via C-section due to being breech. They weighed him an hour after he was born after we had our golden hour. He weighed 7 lbs and 3 ounces…at 24 hours, 6lbs 10 ounces. They counted his birth weight as 7lbs 3ounces.

Here we are 20 days later and he weighs 7lbs 2 ounces. At 5 days he weighed 7lbs. Tomorrow he’ll be three weeks. My doctor for him made it clear I’m not producing enough. Said he looks hydrated but I’m not making excess for him to gain. This is my third baby and my milk never went away from my second so I told him I think it’s a lip tie and he’s not pulling enough milk out. We did have latching issues in the beginning but I was able to overcome those with him and he has a strong latch now but I think he still needs some help and maybe a laser procedure for it. He brushed that off. I hired a lactation consultant and she’s coming on Saturday but he said if he doesn’t gain anything by Monday at 9:20 am (that’s the weigh in) that he’ll need to go to the hospital. He suggested formula which I am topping off each feed with. He eats about half an ounce to an ounce after breastfeeding. I tried power pumping but my pump is not the best and the flange is not fitting my nipple right. I already checked and the company doesn’t make bigger flanges. I weighed him today and we are fluctuating between 7.2 and 7.4 so I’m hoping the top off is helping. I guess I’m wondering if anyone has been in my shoes? I guess I’m also confused why we wouldn’t do blood tests or such before sending him to the hospital. I’m really nervous and need all the thoughts and prayers I can get for my baby to gain weight.