BF and FF

[Trillian]

Deana, you are doing beautifully! That loss doesn't even really rate as a loss in my books - 60gms could just be one big poo LOL! So you have done really well feeding him if by day 5 he had only lost that much. And some women wont always have that really hard boob job feeling either - so that was a bit of a furphy that you were told because it set you up to expect something to happen and when it didn't, you doubted yourself. When you are feeding him so often, you may not get that rock hard engorged feeling because he is draining it so well. If you went more than a few hours without feeding him I am sure you would look like Dolly Parton! And don't use pumping amounts as a guide either, because pumps are nowhere near as efficient at getting milk from the breast as what your baby is so don't use expressed milk as a guide to how much you really have.

If it were me, I would be putting him to the breast every time, perhaps even have a bath with him and feed him there to create a more relaxed environment and not use the bottle at all. Afterall, you have only known each other for such a short time and great relationships need time to develop

ETA - I forgot to say too that maybe try putting him in bed with you at night. That way if he is wakeful, you are already in bed together and you can put him straight on the boob and if it is only comfort he needs, he will have a quick suck or none at all and will settle back down after a bit of a cuddle. And if he wants a feed it is easier than getting out of a warm bed to make a bottle