Hi all,
Was completely happy with the way things were going with 16-day-old son (the midwife kept telling me everything is going brilliantly!)... until today... Went to the baby clinic to get him weighed and found out according to the charts that he has fallen from 9% in weight to 2%... The HV wasn't worried and said that as long as he is pooing and peeing then she is not concerned as obviously he has to regain the weight he lost initially. But since the appointment this morning, I've been worried he ISN'T pooing and peeing enough and also, he has been really restless the last two days (feeding loads... and each time for ages!) and I worry now that my milk supply isn't enough for him... Because he has been feeding so much, both my breasts now feel soft (and not full at all!).
So now in floods of tears, poor DH has no idea what brought it on as everything seems to be going well beforehand.
Weight when born: 3130 grammes
Weight at 5 days: Appro. 2900 grammes
Weight at 10 days: Appro. back to birth weight of 3130 grammes
Today (at 16 days): 3200 grammes
Please tell me and reassure me this is normal! I am so losing the plot... I think it's the tiredness too, I don't know if I can face another night of the constant feeding and comforting and putting him back to bed. How does everyone do this?
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angel1976 · 10/03/2008 20:59
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