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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You have anxiety OP. Bad. Your baby does not have weight gain issues. It’s not normal to weigh a baby before and after a feeding. Nor is it normal to feed that often, even at 2 weeks. Your baby needs a paci. [/quote]

This is extraordinarily unhelpful and unkind.  OP, you are trying to be a good mom. You are using data to figure out a problem. This PP is right that sometime soon, you hopefully won’t need to weigh after every meal.

I haven’t gotten to the end of the thread yet, but has anyone mentioned reflux?  Babies with reflux sometimes want to snack because it relieves discomfort between “real” feedings. A paci won’t give that relief because it’s not about sucking- it’s about soothing the burning reflux feeling. [/quote]

No, PP was blunt but correct. The pediatrician likely sensed that OP is suffering from anxiety. It is not normal to feel like you have to nurse a baby 20x/day and weigh before and after. Especially when the baby is healthy, OP has a good supply, and the baby is gaining well. It really seems like anxiety, unfortunately fueled by the lactation consultant.

FWIW - when my baby had weight gain issues at the same age, the advice was NOT “feed on demand and obsessively weigh.” I was told to stick to a schedule of every 1.5 - 2.5 hours to ensure the baby got a full feed of foremilk and hindmilk, and my breasts were emptied. And then we weighed in *at the pediatrician* more frequently. Although this did not completely resolve the problem since I had low-ish supply, he started gaining better immediately.

At this point, OP is being driven by anxiety for a problem that *does not even exist.*. I think she needs a better LC. [/quote]

OP bought the scale for the first two weeks. That’s a difficult time with many women have supply issues or trying to get your milk come in. Many babies have weight issues because of it. There is nothing wrong with OP weighing her baby for the first two weeks to make sure her baby is gaining. Now she knows. She said she only does it now because she wants to see how much he eats since he eats so much. [/quote]

Disagree. It’s compulsive behavior to do weighted feeds after every feed for a baby with no weight gain issues, especially when feeding 20x/day. [/quote]

Nobody cares what you think. Get over it. [/quote]

Most of us agree with PP. I'm not sure what you think she needs to "get over." She's not the one nursing a baby every 30 minutes around the clock. [/quote]

That’s my thoughts exactly. She is not the one doing feeds and weighing the baby so she needs to shut up about it. It’s OPs baby and she can do whatever she wants. No need for pp to keeping bringing it up. She needs to realize OP is not her and OP doesn’t care what she thinks. [/quote]

Ohh its you again from the other syringe feeding thread. Go away. [/quote]

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