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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. We will be getting a second opinion.

To clarity, we don’t see the same pediatrician at every visit. Our practice has us see a new pediatrician for every visit until we can select who we like at 4 months. My husband wants a pediatrician that we will see at every appointment.

To get more in depth, I’m a FTM and didn’t know anything was wrong for the first two weeks. He slept all of time and didn’t cry much. We had to wake him for every feed. He would eat for 5 minutes and fall asleep so I assumed that meant that he was full. We saw a lactation consultant and low supply + not waking to nurse was the issue. I tried to nurse for the third week and feed formula, but he was still very sleepy and I didn’t feel like he was getting enough. I decided to pump because I wanted to know how much I made and see how much he was eating everyday. We added in formula at the request of the pediatrician. He eats about 20oz of breast milk and 8-12 ounces of formula.

The pediatrician sent us for a jaundice test and he didn’t have it. The pediatrician said it was very common for some babies to be very sleepy for the first couple of weeks. He started waking up at 4 weeks. 
Now he wakes to eat and eats all of his food. He eats 4oz 7-8 times a day. We have tried to feed him more in one sitting but he won’t eat it. He eats every 3 hours but has started sleeping through one of the night feeds for some nights. We can wake him up and feed him, but him sleeping through the night feed makes me feel like he is getting enough. Maybe I’m wrong and we should feed him until his weight is better?

He’s a happy baby. He’s sleeping well, much more awake but still sleeps like 18 hours a day, and he’s happy. He is very active when he is awake and has been hitting all of his milestones. [/quote]

Sounds like he’s doing great. Let him sleep as long as he’s gaining and happy![/quote]

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