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Subject: 22058
Posted: 11 November 2008 at 7:32pm

That's so great to hear! Keep up the awesome work You're obviously doing all the right things ]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:32:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=541615&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#541615 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=541547&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#541547 Author: BugTeeny
Subject: 22058
Posted: 11 November 2008 at 6:26pm

Oh YAY!
I'm so pleased to hear this!

Keep up the good work, Mum!

*edited for crap spelling

Edited by MamaPickle]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:26:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=541547&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#541547 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=541498&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#541498 Author: Zebra7
Subject: 22058
Posted: 11 November 2008 at 5:35pm

Great news everyone! Went to Plunket this morning and Amy has gained a very acceptable 160g in the last week

I guess the dreamfeed is working and i'm completely stoked. Thanks for all the support ladies ]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:35:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=541498&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#541498 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=539606&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#539606 Author: kmarie
Subject: 22058
Posted: 09 November 2008 at 2:01pm

Hey big hugs - it's not easy when the experts advice seems to contradict what we thought was all good

If it's any consolation... one of my nieces only just doubled her birth weight at 8months old. I think my sister in law had a few ppl say similar things to her, but she took the angle that as long as she seemed happy and was putting on weight, then she must be fine. And she's a lovely, happy, petite lil girl :)

Sounds to me like you're doing all the right things. And the best thing you can do is try to relax, cuz the more stressed you get, the more stressed Amy will get, and that's no good for either of you!

I know that Kiwilaurie in the September 2008 thread has been having similar probs with her wee Jackson, maybe lurk in there or send her a PM and you might be able to swap ideas?

Oh - and fingers crossed with you that she's going through a growth spurt now!! Hugs again ]]> Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:01:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=539606&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#539606 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=538403&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#538403 Author: BugTeeny
Subject: 22058
Posted: 07 November 2008 at 10:47am

Keep us posted


]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:47:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=538403&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#538403 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=538365&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#538365 Author: Zebra7
Subject: 22058
Posted: 07 November 2008 at 10:17am

Thanks MamaPickle

Boobs definitely should have a gauge ... although that would be a little icky, haha.

Have been doing the 10pm dreamfeed again and so far it's going really well. I was actually expressing around that time of night anyway so I think my supply is quite good then and she seems to have a good feed and then goes back to bed with no dramas. Hopefully it shows up on the scales next week. Not enjoying my weekly Plunket visits!]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:17:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=538365&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#538365 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=537230&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#537230 Author: BugTeeny
Subject: 22058
Posted: 06 November 2008 at 9:12am

The weight issue can drive you batty, huh?

At the end of the day, as long as Amy is happy and settled (as she is, from what you've said), then I don't feel there should be cause for concern.

At Hannah's 3 month check, she's only gained 50gms in the previous month.

I know each baby is different, but I hope it's comforting to know that my happy, thriving wee lass was "weight challenged" like your wee Amy.
(I hope that makes sense).

Have you got a breast pump? Perhaps you could try expressing and then feeding her? That way you can see how much she's drinking (if only boobs came with a gauge!!) and go from there?
She could be a super efficient feeder - while it doesn't look like she's taking much, she may be a little gutz with a fast metabolism

]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:12:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=537230&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#537230 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=537224&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#537224 Author: Zebra7
Subject: 22058
Posted: 06 November 2008 at 9:03am

Thanks KylahsMum

It's all so crazy isn't it? Amy is the picture of health and what i'd consider to be very content. If it wasn't for all this weighing i'd think she was doing brilliantly!]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:03:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=537224&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#537224 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=536966&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#536966 Author: MissCandice
Subject: 22058
Posted: 05 November 2008 at 8:48pm

Hey, Big hugs!

My girl was born 6 pount 12, for the first 3-4 weeks she put on 100g a week.. then it was about 0g. Shes 15 months old and weighs 8kg, she grew tall instead of out. My MW was never worried..]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:48:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=536966&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#536966 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=536599&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#536599 Author: Zebra7
Subject: 22058
Posted: 05 November 2008 at 3:29pm

Sorry to hear that that's what was little caden's problem sheza. It's so annoying that it wasn't picked up sooner as you say. This whole parenting thing is so hard!

Our little girl seems to be a bit of a mystery. Took her to the GP yesterday and she was just as puzzled as the Plunket nurse because despite not putting on much weight she is very settled. So we're hopefully getting an appointment with a paediatrician at the hospital ... at some stage!

Having said all that today she's not settled at all so maybe she's having a growth spurt (fingers crossed) and will just be one of those babies who plateaus and then spurts ]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:29:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=536599&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#536599 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=535628&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#535628 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 22058
Posted: 04 November 2008 at 4:13pm

Zebra7 wrote: Thanks MamaPickle busymum, she was overdue by 6 days and still didn't want to come out when I was induced! I ended up having a c-section

Ahh sounds like my little boy! 2 weeks over due, 48 hour labour ebding in c section,    

ETA-Just saw your last post. Hun i went through the same thing with Caden, right from birth he was only gaining round 20-40gs a week. I ended up changing him to formula and he thrived.

However I have just found out today that he has a tongue tie, this is the reason why he couldnt feed off me very well, tongue tie babys cant latch well, and when they do they cant suck well, so they dont gain much weight and are grumpy cos they are not getting what they want.
So i wouls get plunket to have a little looksie to rule out a tonge tie.
If Cadens had of been picked up soonerwe could have had it fixed and I could have fully breastfed him, so Im really gutted.

Edited by Sheza]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:13:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=535628&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#535628 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=535615&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#535615 Author: Zebra7
Subject: 22058
Posted: 04 November 2008 at 4:02pm

Thanks emz

I just wish she would feed. Feel like i'm going to be in a straightjacket if this continues ]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:02:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=535615&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#535615 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=535440&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#535440 Author: emz
Subject: 22058
Posted: 04 November 2008 at 1:53pm

Oh hun that's no good! Maybe the dreamfeed might be a goer then just to get a little bit more into her? We used to have to do it for Jack, because although he wasn't at risk (was in the 50th percentile to start with) his rate of growth diminished and he ended up at the 25th percentile so we had to get as much as we could into him.

I would be tempted to do the dreamfeed and then you still get a full nights sleep. You don't want to have to wake her in the middle of the night for a feed, that's just crazy

let us know how you get on though. I always just thought of it this way - Jack was the same as I was as a baby with his growth and I was considered normal. It's just that these days babies are so huge that as soon as a normal sized kid comes along they go on and on about how skinny they are etc etc. Drove me batty for the first 8 months until we got the all clear. Hugs hun.]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:53:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=535440&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#535440 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=535401&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#535401 Author: Zebra7
Subject: 22058
Posted: 04 November 2008 at 1:10pm

Okay so now i'm all horribly worried again and upset

Took Amy to Plunket this morning for a weigh-in and she's only gained about 20grams this week! Obviously the Plunket nurse is now worried so we're off to the GP this afternoon.

After spending almost 2 hours (!!) feeding Amy when I got home i'm now exhausted and emotional. She's such a lazy feeder and i'm not sure what I can do about it. Even when we feed her a bottle of either EBM or formula she's painfully slow and we have to keep waking her up to make her continue.

I really want to continue with breastfeeding so am worried that too much bottlefeeding will mess with my supply but don't know what to do ]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:10:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=535401&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#535401 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=532001&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#532001 Author: Zebra7
Subject: 22058
Posted: 31 October 2008 at 9:50am

It does help - thanks tamiem ]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:50:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=532001&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#532001 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531998&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531998 Author: tamiem
Subject: 22058
Posted: 31 October 2008 at 9:46am

Hi - our DD arrived a whopper at 4.5 kgs, and started sleeping all night (11-13 hrs) from a month old.

She didn't put on terribly much weight from around 2 wks - to maybe around a month old. She was born in the top percentile, but then over this time shot down to close to the middle one (in her Well Child book). I was a bit worried at first, but she was happy and healthy and really settled so I figured she was okay!!! (and our Tipu Ora nurse was happy with her).

Now she's 5 + months old and growing really well (up and out) and still sleeping well during the day and at night.

Hope this helps!]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:46:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531998&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531998 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531985&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531985 Author: Zebra7
Subject: 22058
Posted: 31 October 2008 at 9:38am

Thanks MamaPickle

busymum, she was overdue by 6 days and still didn't want to come out when I was induced! I ended up having a c-section ]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:38:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531985&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531985 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531975&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531975 Author: BugTeeny
Subject: 22058
Posted: 31 October 2008 at 9:31am

Personally, I wouldn't worry.
5kgs for her age is in the 50th percentile.

At 2 months Hannah was 4.72kgs and wasn't sleeping through the night - so she was getting that extra feed.

While Plunket can say things you disagree with, they're just going on what's average for babies at the same stage. They don't know your baby like you do, so just take what they say with a grain of salt.
They're there to help guide you, so just take what info you find useful and leave what you don't

You're doing a fantastic job, follow your instincts and enjoy the sleep

*eta* Hannah's just had her 9 month check and is 7kg on the button - so not quite a 3kg gain in 7 months. But she's happy, healthy and sleeps though the night. PLunket nurse was a little concerned, but she knows Hannah better now, so is a lot more relaxed about her size.
Keep up the good work

Edited by MamaPickle]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:31:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531975&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531975 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531496&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531496 Author: busymum
Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 6:46pm

Sometimes a baby will not put on so much weight for a couple of weeks and then growth spurt (and then they'll often wake in the night again too!). Keep on doing what you're doing for another two weeks, then go back and get her weighed at the Plunket centre (just drop in, people do it all the time, you don't need to explain it) and if you're still concerned about her weight increase then go with the dreamfeeds.

She was a pretty heavy baby at birth but was she overdue or on time?]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:46:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531496&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531496 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531372&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531372 Author: Zebra7
Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 4:23pm

Such good advice as always. I love Ohbaby

Thanks everyone ]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:23:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531372&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531372 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531225&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531225 Author: cat007
Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 2:19pm

I agree with everyone - plunket occasionally gets it wrong. I wouldnt wake her. If she wakes herself though I would feed her but as long as she is putting on weight then it doesnt matter. In the first few months, babies apparently should put on 100-200g a week. These can fluctuate though, some weeks only 60-80g and others well over 200g. As long as she is not loosing weight I wouldnt worry too much. Go with your instincts on this one! I do suggest though that if she starts waking in the wee hours of the morning then wake her up for a dream feed at approx 10pm instead - give her a top-up and hopefully she will start to sleep through again.]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:19:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531225&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531225 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531168&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531168 Author: Charlis_Mum
Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 1:36pm

Plunket did the same thing to me - put me in a right panic.

I thought I was doing great as Charli had been sleeping 10 or 11 hours at night consistantly for ages and although she was gaining weight at a slow but steady rate, they still thought she wasn't drinking enough in a day and to encourage her to drink more. I'm sure you all know how hard it is to force a baby to drink!!

As long as she was a happy baby, then we had a happy family and I have learnt not to take things Plunket say too seriously.

Edited by Charlis_Mum]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:36:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531168&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531168 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531116&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531116 Author: Bizzy
Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:51pm

dont worry too much about how much she weighs. she could be growing in length instead, my boys always did.]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:51:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531116&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531116 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531073&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531073 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:17pm

lilfatty wrote: Yep! One thing I have learnt is that a hungry baby will not sleep

I agree! ]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:17:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531073&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531073 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531070&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531070 Author: lilfatty
Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:13pm

Yep!

One thing I have learnt is that a hungry baby will not sleep ]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:13:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531070&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531070 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531024&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531024 Author: Zebra7
Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 11:36am

Thanks so much guys

I've just spent the last hour and 15 minutes trying to get as much food as possible into her. Maybe i'll try doing that during the day and leave her at night.

Maybe she'll have a growth spurt soon and start waking up herself at night needing extra food. At the moment she does wake during the night but quickly settles off to sleep again. Surely if she was hungry when she woke she'd cry out?]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:36:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=531024&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#531024 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=530954&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#530954 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 10:31am

I have to say Im with lilfatty! Once Caden started sleeping through there was no way in hell was gonna wake him for feeds either. The way I see it is that if they are hungry they will wake up!

Amy is obviously happy with sleeping through, so in my honest opinsion I would leave her be.

Also-Plunket kept telling me to not give caden solids until 6 months, but I KNEW he needed them sooner, so he wa son babyrice just before he was 4 months, and a MUCH happier boy for it!
Plunket can be a pain in the ass sometimes. Id go with mothers instinct(I always have).

Edited by Mum2Caden]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:31:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=530954&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#530954 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=530950&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#530950 Author: cuppatea
Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 10:28am

I would be reluctant to wake her, she is gaining weight. If she had gained nothing or had lost weight I would worry. If she is alert and happy during the day and has lots of wet nappies I honestly wouldn't worry about it.
If you do decide to try and give her extra food then I would do the dream feed that you are talking about, if you are awake for it (as opposed to your DH doing it for you) then I would just pop her on the boob instead of giving formula. The rooting and sucking reflex works when they are asleep and she will quite happily feed off you without even waking up.

]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:28:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=530950&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#530950 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=530922&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#530922 Author: fire_engine
Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 10:04am

We had the same situation when Daniel was 3 weeks - his weight platueaued (he was 4.2kg when born, and plateaued at 4.5kg). He was sleeping through the night (bliss) but we were concerned by his weight. After about 5 nights he started waking in the night for feeds, so did it himself. So I didn't have to decide to start waking him (luckily, cos it would have been a hard decision to make!). Is Amy on track with all other developmental milestones? If I was in your shoes, I'd probably give it another week or two and then review the situation. Mum's sleep is important ]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:04:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=530922&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#530922 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=530916&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#530916 Author: Zebra7
Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 9:59am

Totally agree on the Plunket thing first! If it wasn't for the weigh-in i'd think I was doing brilliantly ]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:59:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=530916&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#530916 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=530915&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#530915 Author: first
Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 9:57am

Yeah plunket can be a bigger pain than good sometimes. I think as long as she is gaining some weight at each weigh that you shouldn't worry. You know you daughter best - is she happy through the day because she is obviously happy at night?
I wouldn't wake her personally I think that she would ask to be feed if she needed it.
Maybe if you were concerned you could feed more often through the day but then I would be concerned about her getting into a cycle of snack eating.
It will be interesting to see what people say on this one. Good luck whatever you decide to do.]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:57:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=530915&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#530915 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=530914&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#530914 Author: lilfatty
Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 9:57am

Sorry, but once Issy started sleeping through the night there was no way in hell I was going to wake her lol

My mw said to wake her during the day, but at night to feed her if she woke, otherwise leave her. (Although we didnt have weight issues)

Surely if she needed food she would wake for it?]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:57:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=530914&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#530914 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=530913&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#530913 Author: Zebra7
Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 9:57am

I guess i'm feeding her on demand through the day but I don't let her go longer that 3 hours from the start of one feed to the next one. She's always been quite a slow lazy feeder and gets worse towards the end of the day. We're currently doing a feed around 5.30, followed by a bath, more feeding and then a top up bottle of EBM by DH before bed. It's an exhausting couple of hours

I'm thinking of maybe giving the 10pm dreamfeed a go with a bottle ... probably of formula at first until I can build up my expressing.]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:57:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=530913&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#530913 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22058&PID=530903&title=help-dont-know-what-to-do#530903 Author: caraMel
Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 9:52am

I'm no expert, but I would stick to what you're doing unless Amy seems unwell.
If she were lethargic and pale, and not feeding well or much throughout the day then it would make sense to keep feeding through the night, but if she is hungry when she's awake and feeding well, interactive and happy, then why fix what's not broken?
How often does she feed during the day?

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Subject: 22058
Posted: 30 October 2008 at 9:43am

Hi Everyone ... just hoping for some advice as usual

Amy has started sleeping through the night from around 7.30pm to 6.45am. She's done it 5 nights in a row now. I thought this was fantastic and the long term goal for any baby but the Plunket nurse isn't so sure as Amy isn't stacking on the weight. At her last couple of check-ups she first put on 120g in 1 week and then only 160g in almost 2 weeks.

I feel like in the last couple of weeks we'd really turned a corner with her being much more settled, feeding better (or so I thought) and sleeping through.

The Plunket nurse suggested waking her again in the night for an extra feed but i'm hesitant to do so. Help please! DH thinks it's all rubbish and we're doing fine but i'm the one who has to "face the music" each week with the scales.

I should mention that Amy was a sizable girl at birth (4.3kgs) and is now almost 5kgs. The Plunket nurse was torn as to what to do because she thinks maybe Amy grew larger than she would have inside me and is going to be a smaller girl in the long run.

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