🤱🏻 To the Mama Worried About Baby’s Weight Gain… Read This 🤎 (Phase 2/3)

Latching, milk supply, pumping, cluster feeding & finding what works for your baby is a process of learning. Give yourself grace because every breastfeeding journey looks different. :brown_heart:

With my daughter being a late-term preemie, we had to be extra mindful of her weight and make sure she was getting enough milk. A lot of moms ask, “How did you know your baby is getting enough?” Honestly… I didn’t. The lactation nurse gave me some great tips that worked out well for us and gave me peace of mind. Here are some things I learned along the way that I hope can help another mama.

Newborns, especially those first few days, get tired so quickly and fall asleep while feeding. Here are some things that helped us:

:sparkles: First and foremost, I’m sure you’re tired of hearing it but buy a nursing pillow! This was a must for my back, posture & helping baby get into a good position. Remember, you’ll be spending a lot of time feeding while you both learn.

:sparkles: If you’re worried about intake, weigh baby before and after a feed to see how much they’re transferring. (Just make sure they’re wearing the same thing both times — no extra socks, onesie, or burp cloth — so the measurement is accurate.) — also Momcozy has a scale for weight and height :shopping_bags:

:sparkles: after every latch we also had x amount of expressed milk/supplementation to make sure she was getting the amount she needed every 2–3 hours to support her weight gain. Since she also had jaundice, keeping her feeding was especially important for us.

:sparkles: If your newborn starts getting sleepy during feeds, try gently taking off a layer of clothing, rubbing around their ears, or moving their arms in little circles to help wake them back up and continue feeding. (All three methods worked) :raising_hands:t2::sob:

Every baby and breastfeeding journey is different, but I hope sharing what helped us can support another mama who may be feeling worried. :brown_heart:

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Thank you for this! My first journey my baby was failure to thrive and it wasn’t until he was about 1.5m when his PED suggested weighted feeds at home and it helped ease my mind knowing how much he was actually intaking

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Doing a weighted feed definely gives you a peace of mind

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I was shocked for some reason that it’s such a trusting way to measure what a baby intakes. I loved having that peace of mind :raising_hands:t2::heart:

It really does. I’m glad I learned something I can share with other moms who have this exact worry.

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This is so thoughtful and so much insight!! Thank you for sharing your story :heart::face_blowing_a_kiss:

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I really try to think of all things I feel that aren’t always talked about so I make light of it. I’m so glad my content is so helpful to most :brown_heart:

Oh yes !! Getting a scale could be so incredibly helpful!!! I just counted my sons diapers on the Momcozy tracker on the app but a scale would be such a great thing to add to the mix

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I love that Momcozy has a scale to buy! They literally think of everything :weary_face::raising_hands:t2::raising_hands:t2::raising_hands:t2:

Amazing! Thank you for this!

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Of course! I’m so glad to share :brown_heart:

I really appreciated weighted feeds. Also here to say that photo is absolutely gorgeous.

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:face_holding_back_tears: thank you!