Hi, I was hoping to hear back from you so I could see your answers, but my eyes are falling out of my head, so I'm going to have to go to bed, sorry!

So I'll just quickly say that it's really normal for babies at this stage to need to feed at least 8 times in 24 hours, even if they're not demanding it. In fact, it's often the babies that don't demand it that need the extra feeds! Once they have some extra milk in them, it kind of helps them to 'wake up' and start demanding food on their own. Rather than expressing, you could try offering some extra feeds, and see how that goes. Liviam's suggestion of spending a day in bed together is a brilliant one, and the first thing that really worked for me and my DS! Within 48 hours he was feeding much more effectively, and frequently, and therefore putting on more weight. You just feed her whenever she looks like she might want it, without looking at the clock and worrying about time. And inbetween you just lie around and read, watch tv, and REST!

So you could try feeding for approx. 20 minutes on one side, maybe changing her nappy, and then offering a similar amount of time on the other side. She may be less interested in the second side, that's okay. Still offer it to her and see how it goes. Making sure that you are offering her feeds at least 8 times in 24 hours. I think you'll be amazed at what a difference that can make.

To give you a real confidence boost, it sounds (with limited info) like your supply is not the issue - it's just getting the milk into your bubba, which is pretty easily remedied .

ETA the others have made good points too about weighing practices. Sometimes things like a different set of scales, what your DD was wearing, if she'd just done a big poo, can all make a difference to weighing a baby. But it is important to see good weight gain in very young babies, so I think you're doing the right thing in looking for some support. I hope you're busy on the phone to the ABA .