DS is 6 weeks old. Within a few days we'll have gone back to ebf from mix feeding (only had two top-ups yesterday down from one every feed, probably will only want one today...). Mostly because he's feeding well enough now and my supply has increased so he's no longer interested in top-ups after feeds. I'm v happy cos bottles are SUCH a faff when you're out and about! However, we were originally mix feeding due to weight gain issues (he was hungry then though - obviously so, and tt has since been cut), and that means I'm a little twitchy about him gaining enough weight.
How can I be sure he's had enough?
Can you buy those infant weigh scales so you don't have to trek to a not very nice part of town the HV clinic each week?
He seems to want to go 3 hours sometimes between feeds - should I let him?
Some feeds are 30min, some an hour, some 15 min - is that normal?
He's started to go longer between poos - from once a day, to now once every two. Is that ok? He tends to grunt and look like he's straining periodically for half an hour or so at about 8am each morning, but never does anything, and when the poo comes it's like a jar of curry sauce!