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how much should she have gained?
hey everyone...so my little girl is just over 2 weeks old ( born feb1) and we have our first dr appointment today ( our family dr was on vacation until today) anyways i was cariuos to how much she weighed and so i weighed her today ( she has been spitting up alot) and she is still 7 pounds 1 oz...her birth weight...now she didnt lose much when we brought her home the next day after we brought her home she was 6 pounds 15 oz so only 2 oz was what she lost but that means thats all she has gained in 2 1/2 weeks..her appointment is at 7 tonight and of course ill talk to the dr...but i'm just a little worried that she is not gaining enough weight...we have tried 3 different formulas because none seem to be working with her. ( dont even mention breast feeding of course if that was an option i would be doing it) my husbands side of the family has a history of milk allergies and i'm wondering if thats the problem. I'm just worried that if she doesnt gain weight she will be put in the hospital. but i dont know how much she should be gaining and if what she did is okay seeing how she is only 2 weeks old....i just dont know as my older 2 both lost a ton of weight at first.
okay but she only lost 2 oz so if she should gain around 5 to 7 oz in a week that means she isnt gaining enough weight...i know all babies lose weight after they are born, this is my 3rd its the fact she hasnt gained much weight...not that she lost weight after birth. but thank you . ( not meaning that rudly lol just dont know how to write it...but it comes of very cross and rude...so its not)
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Babies usually gain 25 grams daily in weight, in the first month. If the baby is not gaining weight, it should be examined by a doctor. If the baby is not gaining weight and there is no prolongued jaundice (hyperbilirubinaemia), it may suffer from:
-- urinary infection
-- obstruction of the digestive tract etc.
-- if the stools are thin and green, it is possible that the baby is starving. The parent should control the quantity of formula that the baby intakes during the day.
For 2.5 weeks old babies, clinical symptoms for cow's milk intolerance are:
-- vomiting,
-- abdominal distenstion
-- diarrhoea as well as
-- not gaining enough weight.
Such a baby usually is very irritable, is screaming, crying etc. because of hunger and abdominal distention.
It goes without saying that the child should be taken to a pediatrician.
If an allergy to cow's milk is suspected upon, you should try various hypoallergenic formulas, which are described in detail on the link below.
Source(s): http://infantbabycowsmilkallergy.com/ On this site you will find a complete description of clinical symptoms of cow's milk alergy for babies. - ?Lv 71 decade ago
All babies lose weight after birth. If it's more than 10% then they et concerned. I think being back at birth weight by 2 weeks is fine. If she's breastfed the gain is 5-7 oz per week, not sure what it is for formula fed babes but I assume it's similar.