I’m at a loss of what to do. Our baby was born 9 lbs. 5 oz on 4/17. Within the first 24 hours he peed seven times and has since lost almost an entire pound from his birth weight. I received a lot of fluids during labor, so I think that his weight was inflated a bit, but since then we haven’t been able to get him to gain despite triple feeding every three hours. He’s down to 8 lbs 4 oz as of today.
8 times a day, I breastfeed on both sides for between 20-40 minutes. Then my husband feeds him a bottle of pumped breast milk (about 1 oz) and a bottle of formula (about 1-2 oz) while I pump. He’s getting SO much food. He’s gurgling after feeds and milk is regularly coming up through his nose but he’s just not gaining weight. (He's not vomiting after feeds at all) Not to mention that I feed on demand between these triple feeds if he shows signs of hunger. He’s doing well otherwise. Very alert and sleeps pretty well. I’m just not sure what more we can do…
Has anyone experienced this before? I have no idea what to do. Our pediatrician wants us to give him even more formula but I'd really like to continue breastfeeding as much as possible.