>Have permission to post by this mom who I am in a quandry about. Baby is 21
>days, full term, bth wt 8-5... lowest wt 7-13... wt today is 8-13. This is
>the first I have seen of this baby though mom came by and rented a Symphony a
>few days ago. Baby looks good, is peeing, pooping only 3-4 times a day,
>seedy and yellow.
OK - based on this, I don't see what is wrong with this baby? Weight
gain is good and output is normal. I would want to check this mother
is feeding responsively and not timing or scheduling feeds. I would
want to observe a feed and perhaps make some slight
amendments/adjustments if necessary, but I hope all I would see would
enable me to encourage this mother and build her confidence so she
stops the frequent pumping and record-keeping and just enjoys her
baby, holding him ad lib and being close day and night.
>
>Baby is always wanting to be at breast,
Normal.
> though when they bottle feed her she
>sleeps longer and when they used formula, well - she slept all night!
Why's she using formula?
> Mother
>is taking Fenugreek which ped told her he never heard of!
Why's she using Fenugreek?
>
>In the two hours I was there, between tubes, syringes, finger, and breasts,
>she took 3 oz. but it was a marathon.
This sounds like an ordeal for everyone.
Could the mother not be supported to just go with the flow for a
week, lots of skin to skin and ad lib feeding? Then review after that
time?
Give the mother and baby the chance to enjoy each other and let
breastfeeding happen as part of their relationship and closeness.
I don't understand the rush to fix the situation, which I don't see
as 'broken' anyway, and which is certainly not one of clinical
urgency....unless I am missing something.
I know the test weight showed poor transfer - at that time, at that
feed, on that occasion.
Overall, for her to have gained a pound in probably two weeks, and
for output to be normal, she must be doing just fine....surely?
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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