Just have him check the "Breastfeeding handbook for physician", by the AAP and ACOG, 2006. In chapter 8 there is a table 8-II that reports baby girls and boys daily weight gain - actually 30 and 33 g per day in the first month.

 M. Ersilia Armeni
pediatrician, IBCLC
Rome (italy)

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