hi all
DD was born on Thursday and we are in hospital as she needs antibiotics for a group b strep septicaemia (but is amazingly well as started treatment within 2 hours of birth).
However she has had her day 5 weight check and has lost 12% of her newborn weight. My milk has only really arrived in the past 12-24hours. She is feeding and latching well, is having some damp rather than than sopping nappies, and only having poos every 36 hours or so, greeny colour today.
I have been advised to express before next feed from one breast and if I can't manage 34ml, which can then cup feed to her, then will need to top up with formula.
Feeling very worried as I was so hoping to avoid formula this time. Also just wanted to get on with establishing feeding with frequent feeds etc rather than now faffing about with timing, pumping, measuring etc. Fed up. Hormonal.