![]() ![]() ![]() If your baby is too sleepy or groggy to rouse themselves every few hours, you will need to wake them to feed to ensure they get enough milk. Ageġ or 2 greenish-black tarry meconium poosĪt least 3-5 yellow, loose unformed poos the size of a 2p coin or larger And then after the first few days, this article will help you decide if your baby is getting enough milk. For more information to help you know if your baby is getting enough milk in the first few days, you could read our article here about signs of effective feeding in the early days. What comes out is a sign of what has gone in, so counting dirty nappies can be a useful guide between weighing sessions. If you baby consistently gains less, or they haven’t regained their birthweight by 14 days, seek skilled help to assess whether they are getting enough milk. Many breastfed babies gain around 200-235g (7-8oz) as week for the first 2-3 months. From around day 3-4, expect them to start gaining, and to regain their birth weight by 10-14 days. If your baby is too sleepy to do all these things they may need your active help to ensure they are nursing effectively and getting enough milk.Ī baby may lose up to 7% of their birth weight during the first few days. Look at our page Beginning Breastfeeding for more information. Gain weight from day 4 and regain birth weight by about two weeks.Have periods where they breastfeed on and off for several hours, usually in the evening.Nurse at least every 2–3 hours from the start of one feed to the next, with one longer sleep of 4–5 hours.Feed actively from one or both breasts at each feed, swallowing regularly.Breastfeed effectively at least 8–12 times in 24 hours.To gain weight and stimulate your milk production, expect your newborn to: They may also sleep longer that is good for them if they are apart from you. Not enough milk: Your baby may sleep to conserve energy if they are not getting enough food. Newborn jaundice is normal but frequent breastfeeding helps prevent it becoming a problem. Jaundiceor an infection may make a baby sleepy. It’s especially true for small babies, after a difficult labour or birth, or if you received drugs for pain relief during labour. Recovering from birth: In the first few days, some babies are sleepy or uninterested in feeding. Offer the second breast after they seem to have finished at the first, although they may not want both sides at every feed. Your newborn baby needs to nurse actively for one or both breast at each feed. At times like this they may need you to take action. Nobody likes to disturb a sleeping baby, but sometimes a baby can be too sleepy for their own good. ![]()
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