DS2 is seven weeks old. He was 8 pounds 2 at birth and fed eagerly from the beginning. I have continued to exclusively breast feed. I fed DS1 for over a year so expected it to be easy. Like ds1, he eats for a long time on each side at every feed and only comes off the breast when I take him off, after about 20 minutes on each side. He eats every two to three hours in the day and then wakes up for one night feed. He sucks well and has a good latch. I seem to have plenty of milk as I can hear him swallowing a lot. He sleeps well at night. When he's awake he is alert, smiling and laughing and lifting his head. He has plenty of dirty and wet nappies.
It took him a while to regain birthweight and his weight gain has been very slow. I'm not in the uk and here a midwife visits weekly to check progress. She was unhappy with his weight gain last week and came again today and he had actually lost weight since Friday 😔
I'm eating normally and drinking plenty. However, I have been stressed by various things, including difficult family visits and settling ds1 into nursery. I've had DS1 at home all the time, a lot of time by myself, meaning I have no time to rest (he is very demanding, especially since the baby was born, and doesn't nap). Given we live abroad, we don't get any regular help and dh works long hours. To top it all off, ds1 broke his collarbone on Friday. He us doing ok but of course the last few days have been extra stressful and it has meant his settling in to nursery will be a slower process, so again I'm having no time to myself this week.
Thank you if you got through that essay! I would really appreciate any advice as to how to get him gaining. Dh has taken the next two days off work to help so hopefully I can rest more. But is there anything else I can do?
Thank you!