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Dirty nappies and breastfeeding.

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Doodlekitty · 24/11/2012 21:36

Hi all
15 day old ds is breastfeeding with the occassional formula top up. Today is his second day without a dirty nappy, but he averages 7 wet nappies a day. Should I be worried/contacting someone?

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SamSmalaidh · 24/11/2012 22:15

EBF babies can go a few days between poos, but usually after the first few weeks - I would be a little concerned at this stage. Is he feeding enough? Gaining weight? Why the top ups?

Doodlekitty · 24/11/2012 22:25

We had issues with his weight early on, hence the top ups. But he has been gaining for the past week (700g since last Sunday)
He's feeding a lot and I've had advice from bf support as recent as last thur so pretty sure he's feeding correctly

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Doodlekitty · 24/11/2012 23:42

Bump?

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VisualiseAHorse · 25/11/2012 12:45

How often does he get a top-up?

It's not that unusual for mostly BF babies to not poo alot. When mine was 3/4 months old he didn't poo for 10 days!!

In a baby a bit smaller though, I'd probably ring the HV after the 3rd day of no poo.

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