> pumping about 60 mls every 2 hours during the day, and not so much at night
> for a total of  approx 750 mls a day. Birth weight  was 8 lbs,9oz, and the
> lowest weight was  7 lbs, 1 oz and the baby weighs 11 lbs, 10 oz.now.  That
> means a gain of 4 lbs,9 oz in 8 weeks, and that seems okay with me!

I don't know it in ounces/pounds for growth, but pumping 750mls/24hrs seems fine
in quantity, but perhaps mom could try and pump a bit longer to be sure to have
all the available fat. Or consider 1 or 2 daily cluster-pump sessions (analogue
to clusterfeedings babies take at the end of the afternoon). I've seen good
results when I suggested cluster pumping to moms with supply/growth issues. The
other pump sessions might be a bit more apart if adding cluster pumping to a 2
hour pumping schedule seems too much of a burden.

Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC, living in Maaseik, Belgium
http://www.users.skynet.be/eurolac
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