Breastfeeding question
My baby is five days old and has been having trouble with eating enough and losing weight. I’ve been seeing a lactation consultant who gave me a syringe to feed my baby formula after he eats until my milk came in but I only used it for formula once and have been pumping after he eats(when he’s done it’s so hard to wake him up and he’s very content and I go a half hour-an hour between feeding on each breast because he won’t wake up to eat) I just fed him on each breast and pumped an ounce and a half and he won’t wake up or take my finger even but will take my finger to syringe feed after I finish pumping. Is there any way to help this because the only way I know he’s getting enough is if I syringe feed him because otherwise he just goes to sleep after 10 minutes
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Newborns are sleepy, just do your best. Try fully waking him. Use a wet wipe on his feet, tummy, neck. Or just keep forcing a little into him with the syringe when you can. I had to do that for a while. Totally normal for them to sleep though. Best to discontinue the formula if you haven't yet.
Have you tried to get him naked and feed him? Is he latched good?
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Yes I have and he gets a good latch it just takes him a few minutes. And I’ve tried a wash cloth but I’ll try a wet wipe next I don’t think the wash cloth was cold enough to bother him. If not I’ll keep using the syringe I didn’t think you could do that but I guess newborns are very sleepy as long as he’s healthy I’m happy. And I only had to use the formula once last night I started getting some milk this morning. Thank you for the input I was thinking I HAD to just feed out of my breasts for some reason