My son was born last march, right at the start of this pandemic. He was a good weight but lost over a pound. At the time, health visitors weren't allowed to visit and doctors appointments were very hard to get.
At his 8 week injections, I pushed for a doctor to see him because I was worried about his weight. He was referred to paeds for slow weight gain but finally seen at the hospital at 10 weeks old. He was admitted straight away with failure to thrive and we stayed for a week. He had so many tests done and they discovered he had a hole in his heart.
They told me if he was left any longer, he wouldn't have made it. He was so weak and his muscles were starting to waste. It was awful and I knew straight away something wasn't right.
It breaks my heart seeing babies that are clearly failing to thrive!