Hi, hoping to get some advice as I am a bit worried that my DD may not be getting enough milk.
She was 7lb 9oz when born last Friday (28th June). When she was weighed on Wednesday she was 7lb (lost 7.7%) and then today (day 10 I think) she was 7lb 1.5oz so she had put on a little.
I am concerned that she is not putting on much weight and also that she is not pooing enough. I've read that newborns should poo 2-4 times every day - after the meconium poos she didn't poo until Friday, none Saturday, did 3 yesterday but none today. Could this be a sign that she is not getting enough milk?
I mentionned this to the midwive today but she said everything was fine and has signed us off (and laughed when I said I was worried about lack of poos but she had done 3 yesterday).
DD seems to be feeding well, is doing plenty of wet nappies and is a very settled little thing. Average length of time between feeds is 1 hour 15 minutes and average length of feed has been 15 minutes, increased to 20 minutes today. So if she isn't getting enough I'm not sure what more I can do.
I think I'm particularly paranoid about this as DS didn't put on weight, had to have loads of tests at the hospital (even though I knew it was because he was too sleepy to feed) and we had to give formula top ups. It was different circumstances though as he was 4 weeks prem.
Thanks for any advice or experiences you can offer.
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Newborn poo (or lack of it!). Not enough milk?
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dinnersinthedawg · 08/07/2013 23:35
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