Advice for breastfed baby not gaining weight...?

What does the pediatrician say? Is he/she concerned about weight gain?

Is she latching properly? Do you feel like you have a good milk supply? There are supplements you can take to increase your supply if this is the case. Maybe talk to a lactation consultant?

Some babies just take a bit longer to regain weight.

Unless you are extremely malnourished, changing your diet won't make a difference. You can try feeding her every 2-2 1/2 hours around the clock for a day or two to see if that helps. Count from the beginning of one feed to the beginning of the next. You can also try "switch" nursing, which is changing sides every 5 minutes through the feeding. And you can try pumping after every feeding (or some feedings). Anything you pump can be given as a supplement. All these steps are designed to increase your milk supply.

For more information go to kellymom,com, La Leche League or look for an International Board Certified

Lactation Consultant.

my daugher had the same problem. we spent 5 days in the hospital after her birth for an illness they could never determine. she was 10lbs at birth and weighed a few ounces less when we left. at our two week check up she was barely hanging on to 9lbs and it kept dropping. i had a lactation specialist. she was eating routinely and peeing and pooping fine so i didnt think anything was wrong. they quickly decided to check her blood. they were looking for low blood platelets and ill be damned they were low. we were told the average newborn has 110-115 thousand. my daughter had 14 thousand. they sent us to numerous hospitals and we ended up and a specialty childrens hospital in the oncology department. they were assuming lukeimia. it was diagnosed as throbocytopenia. but the strangest part is that they linked it to my breast feeding. i was one in 8 cases they had every heard of or seen at the time. they some how determined my breast milk was killing off her antibodies even tho no test showed that possibility. i stopped breast feeding and she gained weight and has had no health problems since.

i tell you this story because i know its scary and maybe if you go in for another visit and she's still dropping weight you should suggest a blood test to rule these sorts of things out. it took us until she was almost two months old to get some sort of diagnosis and it was terrifying. I cried when we had to go to the childrens cancer wing with my infant. i wish you the best and hope that you start seeing some weight gain or at least have some great doctors to help you figure out whats going on. good luck

I had the EXACT same thing happen with my newborn. She was born 8.5 lbs and by 3 weeks she was still only 8 lbs. The suggestion that you might be starving your baby is pretty persuasive isn't it? Anyway, I went to formula on the advice of my pediatrician, who acted really concerned about it, but I don't think I needed to. She was pooping and peeing normally enough just like your baby. If you get those diapers like you're getting you probably shouldn't worry, so don't give up on breastfeeding too soon.

Maybe you need to meet with a IBCLC to have a feeding session observed. It is also possible for them to weigh the infant before and after nursing to make sure she is transferring enough milk. Weight is the best indication of how good nursing is going. Until you can get an appointment with an IBCLC try to increase her feedings to everyone 2 hours and offer both breast at the feedings.

Meet with a Lactation Consultant immediately and do everythng you can to nurse her every TWO hours day and night. I had to do that with my LO and she went from the 2nd percentile to the 25th.

Is your doctor concerned about Failure to Thrive?

[looking at other question] Why are you giving bottles...? (You mention giving bottles and "X ounces" in your previous Q.) You mention "when I have given her a bottle of breastmilk after nursing her she barely drank an ounce" -- even a few can really interfere with nursing at this point.

Changing your diet -- no -- read through http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/mom/index.html

Also read http://www.drjacknewman.com/help/Is%20My%20Baby%20...

Note in particular the two paragraphs at the bottom.