Anne Rogers
July 9th 03, 05:19 PM
My son is 6 weeks old today. He was a little early (37+4) and small (5lb
13oz), after he had got over his jaundice he fed frequently, every 2 hours
or more often. He ate even more than this between 10 days and 2 weeks,
presumably the first growth spurt, then over the next three weeks he
started to space his feeds out of his own accord, usually at least 3
hours apart, sometimes 4. Then just over a week ago, he started eating
much more frequently, the next growth spurt I thought, problem is he's
still doing that over a week later, I thought it would take a few days for
my supply to catch up, so I'm now a little worried that it won't. Each
feed is often over an hour. I was quite thin before I got preg and I
didn't put on much weight, so I don't have as much extra fat as it would
seem is recommended (I think 15kg is recommended if you are normal weight,
I put on 8), could this be a problem? I'm eating quite a lot, but mostly
quite healthy stuff, loads of fruit and veg. I'm not sure whether I need
to make a deliberate effort to boost my supply, or whether I should just
try sitting this out for another week?
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Anne Rogers
13oz), after he had got over his jaundice he fed frequently, every 2 hours
or more often. He ate even more than this between 10 days and 2 weeks,
presumably the first growth spurt, then over the next three weeks he
started to space his feeds out of his own accord, usually at least 3
hours apart, sometimes 4. Then just over a week ago, he started eating
much more frequently, the next growth spurt I thought, problem is he's
still doing that over a week later, I thought it would take a few days for
my supply to catch up, so I'm now a little worried that it won't. Each
feed is often over an hour. I was quite thin before I got preg and I
didn't put on much weight, so I don't have as much extra fat as it would
seem is recommended (I think 15kg is recommended if you are normal weight,
I put on 8), could this be a problem? I'm eating quite a lot, but mostly
quite healthy stuff, loads of fruit and veg. I'm not sure whether I need
to make a deliberate effort to boost my supply, or whether I should just
try sitting this out for another week?
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Anne Rogers