week old baby lost interest in the breast...

[ruty]

Dd a week old today, latched on beautifully few minutes after elective, feeding really well until yesterday, when my breasts got really full. She has got increasingly sleepy since yesterday, and would sleep all the time it seems if i didn't try to wake her. Midwife has seen her and says she doesn't look dehydrated at the moment, but could see she was struggling with staying on the breast and not falling asleep. I've done all the usuals [this is my second baby and fed ds until he was 2] stripping, nappy changing, blowing on her skin, she is just so sleepy and not bothered. Any ideas? I'm really worried, i can't get her to feed for more than 5 minutes at a stretch and at night it is really hard to get her to do that.

Spring balance scales are not digital - they have a hammock in which the baby dangles, or else the baby sits on top and the dial on the scale face goes round to the weight.

Babies should never wear a nappy to be weighed.

I mean, mostly it won't matter, but if you are making a clinical assessment of a baby, then of course the baby needs to be naked.

Young babies usually need to feed often at night - and there is no difference in frequency from the day at first.

Can't see why you would express - if you have clear signs feeding is not going well, then, yes, it might be an option. Can you call on of the bf lines and speak to someone?

ok will try La Leche Leage. she is quite happy to sleep at night and that worries me a bit.