My sister is struggling with BF - her DS started at 10lbs, and is nearly 3 weeks old and is 9lb 2 and lost a couple of ounces in the last few days.
She has been advised to FF and he is much more settled. They said something about her milk not being the right "texture" being the reason - although this is secondhand via my mum. Does this sound right?
I know she will be disappointed not to BF, and i will be phoning her in the morning (and seeing her next week) and want to encourage her to mix feed, but i feel like i don't know enough about it as i assumed that if her latch is ok and is feeding regularly, baby should gain weight? I know tongue-tie can be an issue so i will mention that to her too - I don't want her feeling like it's her fault he's not gaining weight .
Anyone else had a baby which didn't gain weight at first, and gone on to successfully BF even after a spell of FF? It would be good to be able to report some success stories.
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BF nearly 3 week old still losing weight - does this have to mean FF?
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pulapula · 02/10/2009 20:58
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