DD2 is 18 weeks and is exclusively bf. She was 9lb at birth and has always been a slow weight gainer - I have posted before!
Got her weighed today and she is 'only' 14lbs and has only put on 3ozs in a fortnight. The HV is happy - so why am I worrying?
DD2 is also just not poohing very frequently - e.g. every 5 days(ish) I know that this is normal for bf babies but dd2 usually poohed more frequently - it has been like this for the last couple of weeks - I put this down to the warm weather?
DD2 does loads of wet nappies and she is fine in herself but obviously full of pooh. She has now started crying when feeding after a couple of minutes - seems really in distress - her mouth is full of milk so I 'know' it's not a supply problem.
DD2 isn't really bothered about feeding anyway - is demand fed but probably would starve herself if I didn't instigate a feed.
The HV has advised me to mix a tsp of orange juice in a 1oz of cooled boiled water and give it to dd2 and that this should ease the discomfort and get things moving - not really sure about this as the only thing that dd2 has had is bf - and wanted it to remain this way until 26 weeks(ish).
Any advice please - should I be worried about her slow weight gain/lazy feeding/non-poohing?
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Advice please - 18 week old crying at breast, not poohing and gaining weight slowly!
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hotmama · 20/06/2006 17:15
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