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I recommend seeing a lactation consultant esp because they can weigh her before and after a feed to see how much she is gaining. The wet diapers are a good sign but leaking milk out if her mouth doesn't tell you how much is there.
Some babies do grow slow but this should still be checked out esp with the jaundice.

@BabyPenguinXO: my son used to shoot milk out the corners f his mouth too and we found out he was tongue tied. Once we took care of that, he gained well!

I don't know much about breastfeeding, because my lo was bottlefed (breastmilk, then formula) from basically the beginning, the first week anyway. But my dd never pooped with every feeding, not even close. The slow weight gain would have me a bit concerned though. It's good that the jaundice is going away and there are lots of wet diapers, though, so I wouldn't be in panic mode, but I would definitely put in a call to a lactation consultant and/or the pediatrician, just to make sure it gets taken care of soon.

I wouldn't worry about a poopy diaper after every feeding my lo didn't do that and was ebf. Does your lo cluster feed? As a newborn I don't think lo had the best latch but she constantly nursed and that seemed to make up for it.

So I second seeing a lactation consultant, but also nurse on demand. Which for me meant anytime she was remotely fussy.

One thought I have is that newborns, especially preemies, are very very sleepy at first. I probably wouldn't let her go 3 hours between feeds, but try to rouse her to eat more frequently. Also, if she's only nursing for 15 minutes or so before falling back asleep, do you try to keep her a little more awake by taking off her onesie briefly or rubbing her cheek with a cool washcloth? Nursing more frequently during this time will also help your supply stay up. Good luck!

@BabyPenguinXO: There are also several Mommy stores around here that have scales that they will let you borrow.

Even your pediatricians office should let you weigh, sit down and nurse, and then weigh again for free. Don't change any diaper or clothes between weighings.

Definitely keep track of nursing sessions and also try to keep track of wet diapers.

Some babies may skip a day or two on gaining and then catch up. But she should be gaining eventually.

Did she lose a lot of weight in the hospital? My pediatrician's concern would be getting back to birth weight within 2 weeks. She's almost at 2 weeks so I would take her in again at the 2 week mark to get checked - she may catch up by then. If not, like others have mentioned I would see an LC. I would also feed her every 2 hours. 3 hours is sort of on the longer end of normal for a newborn.

@BabyPenguinXO: how are you and baby doing with the feeding?