Thus is day 14 for DS2. He was born weighing 3.87 kg (8 lbs 8 oz) and he is now 3.74 kg (8 lbs 4 oz). He had lost 11.2% of his birth weight on day 4 and his weight has been a little up and down since then but the general trend is he's gaining. The midwives I've seen have said they're not concerned - he's gaining, although he's a very sleepy baby and often needs woken for feeds or encouraged to continue feeding. I'm also topping up most feeds with ebm in a bottle. Each midwife I've seen has different opinions on how often and how much to top up, and I'm feeling a bit confused about what I'm doing and worried that he's not back at birth weight. I have to admit, I'm thinking longingly of formula feeding at this point (I ff DS1). Is this weight normal for this stage?
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