DD3 is quite slow to gain weight. Last week was no gain, this week (I weigh her on a saturday night cos i don't see a MCHN) is 100g. She is exclusively breast fed, feeds on average every 2 hours during the day, but has been going for 2.5 or 3 hours between feeds the last few days.
She also goes without a feed most nights. Last night i fed her at 6.50pm and then she woke at 6.30 for a feed, so basically 12 hours without a feed. I try to feed her when I go to bed, but she just won't wake up enough to latch on. Even if I shove my nipple in her mouth..lol
Occasionally she will wake up around 1 or 3am for a feed, but its more usual for her to sleep through till around 5am (last feed around 6.30-7pm)
So my question - is there a way to make my milk more high in calories or something so she is getting the best possible milk? I have a pretty ok diet, probably a bit too much chocolate and coffee - but I eat two serves of meat a week, and the rest vegetarian meals. We eat a lot of meals with vegetables anyway.
So is the answer to get her to gain more weight just feed more often? Because if it is I don't know how to fit in an extra feed at night if she won't wake up for it - its like she's a zombie or something.
She's 10 weeks old now, and just cracked 5kg. She was born weighing 3.5kg. Is that enough over 10 weeks?
Some advice would be good, and if you have none - thanks for reading my insecure dribble anyway... lol
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