>I agree that the trajectory is useful. I disagree that it is normal
>for a newborn to continue losing weight until day
>5 or 6. That tells me either that baby is not getting enough access
>to breast or something is wrong with milk transfer.
I agree, Pat - when I did the recent lit. search the conclusion was
that the nadir of weight is day 4....so we would want to see the
baby gaining weight from day 5-6. But the baby does not have to be
back at birthweight by then.
That's also what I said in my original email about this.
I think my concern with your post a couple of weeks back was that
you wrote that a baby not back to birthweight on day 4-5 was
worrisome - your email of Nov 10 says " If they weren't back to birth
weight by day 4, I considered baby at risk and could get another vss.
If they weren't back to birth weight by day 4, it was usually a
problem in baby or mom."
Maybe that was a typo?
It's the same in the UK, by the way - early signs of poor milk
transfer are sometimes missed.
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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http://www.heatherwelford.co.ukhttp://heatherwelford.posterous.com
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