Week old baby still losing weight, should I top up with FF?

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Ds is on day 9, has lost about 10% since birth and had a further small loss in the past two days.

I'm worried I'm not producing enough milk (he's BF only).

I BF'd my other dcs with no issues. Is it possible that my supply is worse than before?

I'm feeling pretty useless. All my notes have gone from "experienced mother, confident feeder" to long lists of what I should be doing better. It shouldn't bother me, but with hormones thrown in it's getting me down.

I want to BF, but more importantly I want my baby to thrive.

Has mix-feeding worked for anyone? Can I make it work or should I resign myself to it being a step towards FF?

Beebs, give the breastfeeding support people linked upthread a call. How long was the 1oz gain made in? Are you normally having the usual number of wet and dirty nappies? Is dd more wakeful by the day, or more sleepy?

If I'd gone by my instincts, I knew ds was getting more wakeful, I knew he was filling enough nappies, and he seemed to be heading in the right direction.

Just remember a couple of bottles now doesn't mean you won't be exclusively BFing next week :)

Hopefully dd will suddenly shoot ahead as she gets into the swing of things.