La Leche League states that a weight gain of 4-7 ounces per week from
the fourth day is appropriate.

I find that a few physicians in our area tend to panic about weight gain
when a baby is just a week or two old, even when baby is producing
copious wet diapers.  This can send inexperienced new moms into a panic
and straight to the formula aisle.  We try to provide every pregnant and
new mom with a LLL tear off sheet "Is Baby Getting Enough Milk?" so that
they will be armed with accurate information in print that they can
share with their doctor.  I also tell them that while weight gain is an
important indicator, that it is not the only important indicator and
that all must be considered together.

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them at the bottom or not.

Leslie White  LLLL
Deep River  Ontario
Watching mountains of snow turn to slush as we thaw and get rain today

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