Wow I feel like I live on mn at the moment.
Ds2 weighed 10lb at birth and took to the breast well. His blood sugar levels dropped so toped up with formula as per hospital midwife after 4 feeds his blood sugar levels had risen and I stopped formula top ups.
He doesn't feed on left breast for some reason so I pump and get 4/5 oz throughout the day.
I breast feed on demand and he cluster feeds at night. I saw the midwife on Friday and he lost 10% but she wasn't concerned as he was a big baby.
The hv came round today and he has lost about another 100g or so. I know it's not much but it's not a gain.
He also has a rash which we are getting checked out tomorrow by the gp.
He is pooing and seeing a lot aswell. I'm not sure what my question is but I'm heartbroken that I'm obv not doing enough.
Sorry for long post xx
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Racheyg · 08/06/2015 18:49
I think RL help and tiktok's suggestions are what you need WRT the weight gain, but feeding on the left...both DS1 and 2 took great umbrage against my right boob for the first few weeks if their lives. Ignoring DH's suggestion that left was chocolate flavoured and right was sprouts 
I was able to trick them into thinking it was the side they preferred (more successfully with DS2, but then I'd had a lot more BFing experience by then) by having them on a feeding pillow, feeding them off the preferred side then, when ready to switch, leaving them exactly where they were, but turning/shifting my body so I could latch them in the other side without them noticing. It was basically like a rugby ball hold, just slightly less comfortable for me, because I was a bit twisted while they fed, but it meant they eventually got happier about feeding off that side, and I could feed them normally eventually.
DS1 was a 9lb2oz baby who lost 11% of his birthweight. I topped up with EBM and also started doing breast compressions while feeding to improve milk transfer which got him right back up to fighting weight. He's a skinny three year old now 
Rachey sorry to hear you are having these issues I know how stressful and upsetting it is as I was in a similar situation with my DD who is now 12 weeks old. Things do improve. I think LLL is a good suggestion. I contacted mine through their local Facebook page - just search. The leaders are generally very approachable and helpful.
I had the same problems with the left side as well - she just wouldn't entertain it initially, but it did get there and now she is happy feeding on that side.
Congratulations on your baby and for doing so well 
Congratulations on your newborn! I was in a similar situation when my ds was born (he is now 7 months). He went from birth weight 7lb 6 to 6lb 1 day 6 and 6lb day 10. I was panicking as my midwife was saying i needed to start expressing and using a syringe to feed him but when I showed her how we fed she agreed We were doing it right! The problem with us was my ds was very very sleepy in the beginning and would only ever feed for 1-2 mins before falling asleep again. To turn this around, Instead of waking him to feed every 3 hours, I started waking him every 2 hours to feed for a week or two.. This got us in a better feeding habit and he quickly gained weight. It was tiring at the time but all worth it in the end. I would say that by the time he was 5 weeks old, the bf clicked with both of us and was no longer difficult - in fact it became so natural and easy and also lovely. If you can persevere, it really is so worth it! You really will get there in the end but I know how difficult it is in the early days and breastfeeding can be really tough! Good luck!
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