Kate it sounds like you are doing a great job.
Mine have only ever taken one side at that age too, but if you are worried I'd do like FuzzyWuzzy suggested and offer more frequently. We were doing 1.5-2hourly with DS to get him to bulk up a bit.
I would be avoiding the long stretch between feeds during the day mostly because if for some reason we had a long break between feeds we ended up cluster feeding all night to make up for it and not getting any sleep. If she is having a weight gain issue then it will also help to wake and offer feeds too after 3 hours.
I really don't think one low week is a worry IYKWIM and there is a good chance she will have a big weight gain the following week. With all of mine there has been a lull with weight gain at 3-4 weeks and then it takes off again. If she is having constant weight gains of only 30 grams then it may be time to worry but try not to be concerned just yet 90g and 100g are pretty good and not far under the "ideal average" which if I remember correctly is 125g. I know it's hard at the time but remember if she is having lots of wet and dirty nappies then she is getting enough.
Aww Kate it sounds like you are doing a fabulous job , like the othrs have said I would increase the feeds, even if it just the one's during the day to 1.5-2hours and if that isn't enough you may have to start waking her to feed 3 hourly overnight. We had to wake DD for months to feed overnight to get her to put on weight.
What was her gains like before that, and just know that some BF'd bubs do only average 80-100grams a week, DD's paed said he wanted 150, but when we saw him at 6 months he said that 80-100grams a week is fine as long as they are gaining. I wish I had seen him again earlier but I know for this time
Don't let her go over 3 hours without a feed.
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90g and 100g are pretty good and not far under the "ideal average" which if I remember correctly is 125g. I know it's hard at the time but remember if she is having lots of wet and dirty nappies then she is getting enough.
, like the othrs have said I would increase the feeds, even if it just the one's during the day to 1.5-2hours and if that isn't enough you may have to start waking her to feed 3 hourly overnight. We had to wake DD for months to feed overnight to get her to put on weight.
but I know for this time
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