Well the good news about "weight" is that
it's only been 8 days since brianne was
born and I am down 30 pounds!!!
Breastfeeding really does work! My
appetite is large too. the bad news is
that brianne went to the doctor's today
and she was only 7 pounds 2 ounces. Her
birth weight was 7 lbs. 9 oz. And when
she left the hospital she was 6 lbs. 13
oz. Is it normal for her to still be so
small? At the doctors today she grew and
inch. She was 19 1/2 inches when she was
born and today she was 20 1/2 inches. I
try to feed her every 2 hours but
sometimes she doesn't want to eat for 3
1/2 or 4 hours... I'm so afraid that she
is being mal-nourished since she isn't
gaining weight very quickly. Should I be
worried that she doesn't want to eat as
often as they say she should? She is
having regular poops and pees. That's a
good sign right?
P.S. Her bilirubin went down to 10.5
today yay!! The doctor
said she is going to be fine
*edited b/c I can't type
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Ingi
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Posted: 11-30-06 18:08pm
Her weight is completely normal! So is
worrying about it.
Feed her when she is hungry. If she has
normal diapers, she is more than fine. It
doesn't sound like her doctor is worried
at all.
Plus, she isn't malnourished, she is
growing!
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 11-30-06 18:10pm
As long as she's gaining, she should be
fine. Some babies gain faster, and some
gain a bit slower. And that will change
as she grows....Maybe she's going to grow
slow now, but when she hits x months, she
may speed up. And congrats her bilirubins
are going down!
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Magical Logic
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Posted: 11-30-06 18:11pm
She is normal. My kids doc told me they
should be back at birth weight when they
are 2 weeks old
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the bad news is
that brianne went to the doctor's today
and she was only 7 pounds 2 ounces. Her
birth weight was 7 lbs. 9 oz. And when
she left the hospital she was 6 lbs. 13
oz. Is it normal for her to still be so
small? At the doctors today she grew and
inch. She was 19 1/2 inches when she was
born and today she was 20 1/2 inches. I
try to feed her every 2 hours but
sometimes she doesn't want to eat for 3
1/2 or 4 hours... I'm so afraid that she
is being mal-nourished since she isn't
gaining weight very quickly. Should I be
worried that she doesn't want to eat as
often as they say she should? She is
having regular poops and pees. That's a
good sign right?
