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11 weeks old- lost weight

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lilac3033 · 22/07/2015 11:43

I have had A LOT of issues getting DD established on breastfeeding. Finally this week we went 3 days without top ups and only about 2oz a day when we have needed. She has also started sleeping for 6-7 hours a night. She is content and happy, with enough wet nappies. Due to BF issues we weigh her weekly. This week she lost 3oz, which is a shame. Saying that she grew 3cm in the last 3 weeks, She hasn't been feeding as long and at times gone 4 hours during the day. Has this happened to anyone else? I am not keen to supplement more if she is contented and has enough wet and dirty nappies. I was thinking I should just make sure she feeds more frequently in the day?

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Silvercatowner · 22/07/2015 18:26

If she is contented and happy, lots of wet and dirty nappies, then there is no need to weigh her.

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tiktok · 22/07/2015 20:40

What did HV say about weight loss, lilac?

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lilac3033 · 22/07/2015 21:04

Never saw them. I am not really sure the position of the person who weighed her, but they distinctly said they were not a HV. It was at our local drop in clinic, so same scales as the week before.

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lilac3033 · 22/07/2015 21:11

The person who weighed her didn't have concerns though. I am just concerned as a previous gain of only 10g in a week had the BF clinic make me cut back on BF, which I really don't want to have to do. Obviously I will if needed, I just hope it isn't. Every other week weight gain has been above 100gm.

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tiktok · 22/07/2015 23:10

Sounds like it would be helpful to have a discussion with the Hv. Maybe phone her? It should be fine to offer more breastfeeds. I don't get why they would suggest feeding her less. But real life help and advice is better surely, esp as there is a history.

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lilac3033 · 23/07/2015 13:25

The previous low weight gain was at about 4 weeks old. They were concerned long BF sessions were making her too tired to have top ups, which was why I had to scale back.
I spoke to a HV who agreed with my plan of offering more feeds and an extra dream feed before I go to sleep. They aren't concerned at the moment but we'll see next week when she gets weighed again.