I need your help. Okay so dd is 14 days old and at first she left the hospital eating about 1 1/2…
I need your help.
Okay so dd is 14 days old and at first she left the hospital eating about 1 1/2 ounces to 2 ounces the first week home she was eating as much as 3 ounces. Well since about a week ago my lo will only eat an ounce if I try to breast feed her she will just latch and gulp for about 3 mins and be done which is about the same time she spends on a bottle as well. She just refuses to eat more, she will go over 3 hours as well and I try to encourage her to at least take to the breast if she will not take the bottle after 3 hours. I feel like she isn't eating enough although she has gained a pound in two weeks I still feel terrible. Iv tried different bottled ect. She just doesn't seem hungry after she eats 1 ounce. Iv tickled her and tried different things to keep my lo awake she doesn't care lol she loves sleeping. Any ideas on how to get her to increase the amount she eats?
Alyboo102293·
Мама троих детей
Also I'm concerned because she's probably only had 2 ounces since 6am and she won't eat anymore for me :(.
deleted-user·
So, I struggled with this with ds. I frequently felt he wasn't eating enough, because dd are longer and more frequently. I had to learn to adjust my expectations.
If she's wetting enough diapers in one day and gaining weight, just go with the flow. Some babies are more efficient than others.
Alyboo102293·
Мама троих детей
Yeah I'm just gonna keep an eye on her I'm used to having little pig babies that want to eat every 3 hours and about 4 ounces haha I will defiantly have to adjust.
deleted-user·
My SIL went through similar with her second child. That little girl was a power breastfeeder lol, she'd only take 5 minutes to eat, when my SIL's first child took 20.
If she's gaining and giving you enough wet/poopy diapers, it's probably just all she needs!