I'm a first time Mum who's dd is just 2 weeks old. She's basically remained the same weight since birth (5lb 6oz) but in that time has been weighed 4 times & needs to be weighed again next week. I was pretty confident to start with that b'feeding was going well but am now totally paranoid that she's not eating enough.
Have been following all advice about stripping her down to nappy, tickling various bits of her, putting her down etc... to keep her awake but really, she won't feed if she doesn't want to - lips v. tightly pursed indeed! Have also been told to wake her every 3 hours, which I have been doing but this has meant nearly all her feeds have gone down in time so she's hardly doing any of the 25 - 30 min sessions she was doing in Week 1 after a good 4 hour nap. Quite often now she'll only feed for 12 - 15 mins before falling asleep. Not sure if I'm silly to be panicking this early but feel quite tearful every time she stops eating & am desperate to make her eat more so that she starts gaining. Also am paranoid because they're keeping such a close eye on her that I feel like she HAS to have gained weight by next week. Additional pressure because she's a tiny baby too I think.One midwife has already recommended supplementing with expressed milk (altho' I thought you weren't supposed to do this until 6 weeks) but am not sure when I give this to her?? After she's refused the breast? V. confused. Would really appreciate any similar experiences / ways to 'make' them feed when they're this tiny? MW's happy with all else by the way - she's pooing & weeing, is not dehydrated & is alert (when not asleep of course!). I guess I'm also wondering when is 'normal' for her to start to gain?
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Tiny sleepy baby - scared she's not eating enough
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ja99 · 08/10/2009 17:06
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