Yesterday, we brought J back to Mt Sinai for a follow-up consult with the lactation specialist. At our first visit, the specialist was worried about J's lack of weight gain. As it turns out, J has started taking off and has put on a little more than an ounce per day, which is on the high end of the spectrum. We are greatly relieved that he is nuring well and that he has regained all of the weight loss since birth (It typically takes a week or two to regain the ~10% average weight loss).
Once of the things which the specialist had recommended during the first visit, that we should supplement each feeding with either expressed breast milk or formula via a bottle, did not work for us. After about a day of supplementing, we noticed that J was exhibiting "nipple confusion". What happened is that he got disinterested in feeding from the breast, mostly attributed to the fact that flow from a bottle is much easier. So, in essence, he got lazy. It took us a few feedings for him to realize that he was no longer getting the bottle and now he is happily feeding from the breast again. We now limit bottle feeding to once or twice a day (at night when mommy is extremely tired and wants a few extra winks).
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