DD is ten days old, and my midwife is concerned that she is not gaining enough weight.
She was born by c-section, I have problems with the wound so am returning to hospital every 2-3 days to have it checked and redressed. So DD is being checked and weighed that frequently.
She was 3.2 kg at birth (38 weeks). 3 days later she was 3.08kg. 2 days after that, 3.1kg; 2 days after that, 3.14 kg, and 3 days after that, at 10 days, she's 3.18 kg.
The midwife seems to think she should be gaining more. She also said that DD's head hasn't really grown - circumference at birth was 35cm, at 3 days 35.5 cm, and is still 35.5cm.
DD is EXTREMELY sleepy (although only very mildly jaundiced). She is pretty much only awake when she starts to feed, every 1.5 - 2 hours. She falls asleep during every feed, and I have to wake her to get her to continue. She feeds from each breast, for about 10-15 minutes on each. Last night she slept for five hours straight, but that was the only time she's gone more than 2 hours without feeding.
Every now and then she will stay awake for maybe 10 minutes after a feed, and she's alert and startles at loud noises, etc.
Plenty of wet and dry nappies - she has about 5 - 7 poo nappies every 24 hours.
I guess I'm concerned because her sleepiness seems extreme to me (DS didn't seem to sleep for two years), and because the midwife seems worried about her weight and growth. Does this sound worrying to anyone else?