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We dealt with weight gain issues with both my LOs. Our ped wanted to see .5-1 oz per day of weight gain. They had wet and dirty diapers, but just weren't gaining. We were breast feeding and supplementing, but we weren't supplementing enough. We ended up increasing the size of bottles they were receiving, as well as going on a higher calorie recipe formula. F is FF right? How many ounces does he take at each feeding? Has his poop progressed in color beyond green to yellow? That was one clue mine weren't getting enough to eat. They were having dirty diapers but not going through the normal progression of color and texture. Good luck! I know how stressful it is to have small babies and then not see that weight gain!!

We discovered lo's weight issues at her 2 month appt and the dr and Lc said that at that point she should be gaining 5-7 oz/week. Lo had plenty of diapers but just wasn't gaining; I bf'd and had to start pumping and supplementing w that and formula at that point. During the day I feed her like constantly, like 1.5-2.5 hrs, before and after naps, and then she sttn for the most part since she tanks up during the day

@runnerd: Hmm maybe you could call the ped and asked to come in for a weight check? We went in almost constantly for the first 3-4 weeks to check their weight and it was always a quick appointment with a nurse. But I can also see that your scale at home could be quite a bit different from the scale at the dr office. Maybe weigh him after a few days and compare his weight gain only to other measurements at home? Good luck!!

I was also told our LO should be gaining at least 5-7oz/week. She was almost at birth weight at 1 week because we were supplementing, then I started EBF and she nursed around the clock and gained only 3 ounces in the next 2 weeks. She was cranky and hungry all the time (but I didn't realize she was hungry because I bf her so much!) and having diapers but I didn't realize that the wet diapers weren't HEAVY wet bc I hadn't seen those before.

So I'll say its possible (probable?) that your LO isn't eating enough if he has really only gained 2 oz in the last week (assuming your scale is accurate), but it might be a scale issue. Also if he's acting okay and you have a ped appt next week I might not worry too much about it. Babies seem pretty resilient. We were apparently underfeeding for 2 weeks and it didn't actually hurt LO. As soon as we figured out we needed to supplement her again she gained over a pound the next week and totally caught up. Every day is not vitally important as long as you figure out the long term way to get his weight up (which you could talk to your ped appt).

@runnerd: it sounds like you're doing a great job! Hang in there these early weeks are tough!