The Truth About Newborn Weight Loss 

This week on ‪@breastfeeding127pediatrics‬ , we will look at the truth about newborn weight loss.
In this episode, Dr. Andrea Wadley will discuss
* All newborns lose weight
* Why babies lose weight
* When newborns should regain weight
Weight Loss Parameters of Breastfeeding Newborns
* When your pediatrician worries:
- your baby is not eating well at the breast
- your breast milk is not coming in
- your baby is not having enough of the right kinds of diapers
- your baby is jaundiced
How Lactation Consultants and Pediatricians Think about Excessive Newborn Weight loss
Neonatal Weight Regain
Reasons for Supplementation
-not transferring breast milk
- mom's milk not coming in
- baby is sleepy at the breast and not eating well
Ways to supplement
- cup, finger, syringe feeding
- bottle feeding
Types of supplements
- expressed breast milk
- donor breast milk
- formula
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