BlackBerry25
Helena & Elliot <3
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Argh, I don't know what to do, so I will just explain my situation.
So I have exclusively breastfed Elliot. He hasn't had a soother, a bottle, nothing. Just my boob. Anyways, he was gaining great. He was 8 pounds 5 ounces at birth and gained approx. an ounce and a half every day up until say 10 weeks. Anyways, so he stopped pooping (for 9 days) which I read was normal, and I talked to the nurse about it and she said its fine as long as he was gaining. So I took him in to get weighed, it was 3 weeks since his last weighing, and he HARDLY GAINED AT ALL. I thought he was gonna be a big fatty because he was eating CONSTANTLY or so I thought. Anyways, he only gained 10 ounces in 3 weeks. They said he should be gaining at least 4 ounces a week minimum.
I am just worried he's starving or something because he is pretty fussy in the afternoon. I tried pumping and I only got an ounce after what seemed like FOREVER. I took him to our family doctor, not his ped, and he has dropped percentiles. He also hadn't gained anything in the 3 days between the nurse weighing him and taking him to the doc.
He is pretty much sleeping through the night, and I did get my period today.
My doc said to just keep bfing for 6 more weeks and then check on his weight, but what if he is starving and loses weight?! I don't want that to happen I thought I could start combi feeding, but he refuses to even suck a bottle with my milk in it, so I don't see how I will get formula into him.
My boobs also seem way less full. WAY less. He seems to completely drain them until nothing comes out.
What would you do? I am like a train wreck with worry.
So I have exclusively breastfed Elliot. He hasn't had a soother, a bottle, nothing. Just my boob. Anyways, he was gaining great. He was 8 pounds 5 ounces at birth and gained approx. an ounce and a half every day up until say 10 weeks. Anyways, so he stopped pooping (for 9 days) which I read was normal, and I talked to the nurse about it and she said its fine as long as he was gaining. So I took him in to get weighed, it was 3 weeks since his last weighing, and he HARDLY GAINED AT ALL. I thought he was gonna be a big fatty because he was eating CONSTANTLY or so I thought. Anyways, he only gained 10 ounces in 3 weeks. They said he should be gaining at least 4 ounces a week minimum.
I am just worried he's starving or something because he is pretty fussy in the afternoon. I tried pumping and I only got an ounce after what seemed like FOREVER. I took him to our family doctor, not his ped, and he has dropped percentiles. He also hadn't gained anything in the 3 days between the nurse weighing him and taking him to the doc.
He is pretty much sleeping through the night, and I did get my period today.
My doc said to just keep bfing for 6 more weeks and then check on his weight, but what if he is starving and loses weight?! I don't want that to happen I thought I could start combi feeding, but he refuses to even suck a bottle with my milk in it, so I don't see how I will get formula into him.
My boobs also seem way less full. WAY less. He seems to completely drain them until nothing comes out.
What would you do? I am like a train wreck with worry.