f'ing people and their charts, weights & measures. You are doing an awesome, awesome job, and your boobs work just fine. He will gain the weight on his time, not the doctor's. Bless you, Gina - you rock on with your boys!

THANK YOU for that article... that made me feel SO MUCH BETTER. I answered YES to all those questions. He seems perfect to me. Jonas was always on the low end of the weight gain scale too - but he was OFF THE CHARTS for height, which made him look really skinny. People always gave me a complex about it - other moms would say "he's soo skinny!!" and "do you feed him?!?" The thing is.. Jonas eats everything that isn't nailed down. He's just build like his daddy - tall and skinny. Both of us are above average height and thin so wouldn't our kids be the same? At Jules last doctor's appt, they measured him nearly an inch and a half longer than his birth length... is he growing longer instead of heavier? Who knows. All I know is he seems perfect to me. All this stuff is so subjective anyway.

I'm gonna second the recommendation for a LLL meeting. It's not at all like seeing an LC. It's a group of moms chatting and the Leader can answer your questions. My group is a godsend. I've met some of my best friends there. They helped me a lot when I had questions.
I had weight issues with my girls. The doctor told me to supplement. When I refused, she actually transfered me to someone else and refused to see me again. Good riddance.
Dr. Jay Gordon has a great article that helped me a lot with my girls: Look at the Baby, Not the Scale
http://www.drjaygordon.com/development/bf/scales.asp

I have some weird phobia of lactation consultants. I know... I know... it's weird. It's hard to explain but I just can't stand the idea of calling one. I don't know why. I have no good reason, other than it feeling like one more "errand" I simply don't want to run. Yes, I know it's stupid that I'm sitting here with BF issues and I won't call the one person who's trained to help me. I'm so weird like that sometimes.
I think this falls in line with my refusal to see a dentist even when I know I absolutely should. Go figger.

((HUGS))
I have always heard that if your baby is pooping/peeing alot, then they are getting enough food. Maybe he isn't a hefty baby. Don't let the peds freak you out. I am sure he is fine.
On a side note, if you do indeed have an oversupply problem ( I had it with my son) you would want to avoid oatmeal, which can increase your supply even more.
Have you tried a lactation consultant? When I was having BF issues with my son, I called the ones at the hospital (very good,too) and they were my saviors!
Hang in there!

Totally monopolizing the comments section -
Newcastle works because it has hops - which encourage letdown. But Sam's Smith Oatmeal Stout combines the powers of hops and oatmeal. It was actually brewed in the 1800s and marketed to lactating women. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Smith_Brewery

BTW, Doctors suggest formula because THEY don't know how to help breastfeeding problems. They aren't trained in it. I'm going to a La Leche League meeting up here on Wednesday if you want to come with. Kids can come, too. There will be people there to give you advice/ help you.

Hey, lady. I'm sending you cyber-hugs (no cybersex, though. Sorry).
YOu say Jules nurses non-stop, right? It very well could be either an oversupply issue or a latch issue. Both can keep him from getting that fatty hindmilk. If you can, send me a few pictures of him when he's breastfeeding and I"ll try to tell you if his latch is shallow enough to cause nutrition issues.
Is his poop yellowish or greenish? Greenish could mean oversupply, too. ANd if that's the case, you aren't just a whole woman, you're SUPER EARTH MAMA.
Otherwise, you struggle along just like the rest of us (when we aren't being videotaped).

If you wish, Try consuming:
1) Oatmeal
2) Newcastle Ale (on a nightly basis- this is what Gabrielle Reece does to keep her milk flowing and despite not being a drinker, she swears by it. There's an Irish bar easily w/in walking distance from your house. Go and let their very awesome bartender named Ricky hook you up.)
3) Protein in general, but supposedly protein powder thrown into a homemade smoothie helps
Hopefully things go well, but you shouldn't give up. You're too much of a determined mf to do so.