My son lost 9% by day 5. He had started well latched within minutes of birth and at least every two hours etc I never got an engorged feeling but definitely fuller breasts by day 3/4.
We were advised to ensure he drained the breast by feeding every 2-3 hours and staying on the same breast for at least 20-30 min. easier said than done he starts well for 5/min then falls asleep, I change his nappy etc to wake him up and return to breast etc
Day 7 even after all he lost again. So I was advised formula top ups after every feed and expressing. When I express I get nothing at all, tried medela swing and tommee tipee. So instead of many small bottles per day we tried breastfeeding then 2/3 bottles of formula per day up to 3oz is what he takes one at mid morning, mid afternoon and later at night.
Hr is satisfied and sleeps after a bottle. After breastfeeding for often more than an hour he still screams and cries and we don't know if he is still hungry or just an unsettled newborn.
I'm at a loss, we have a toddler (2.4) I feel sorry for as mammy is always busy and I'm worried about my baby as could my breast milk could be poor quality? as he was having 6/7 wet nappies and a couple of soiled yet losing weight and this also happened two years ago with DD who ended up combination feeding until 7 month.
Any advice on what to do? Can you get the quality of your breast milk checked? Can I overfeed if I allow him at the breast whenever and still give a couple of bottles?
If you made it through that long post and have some advice thank you very much
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arthurbaby · 04/06/2016 09:50
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