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    Baby doesn’t drain breasts & triple feeding??

    @servingnovice Definitely do what your LC told you. Remember: this is a season. Your LO may not great at emptying you right now, but that doesn’t mean it’ll always be that way. Everything takes time and adjustment. Babies need time to build up strength too.
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    List of infant allergies by frequency?

    @maintjie Hmm, I am not sure Dairy, soy, eggs, nuts, corn, legumes, gluten, oats We have issues personally througgg breastmilk transfer with dairy, soy, corn, legumes, oats LO gets hives from eggs if they’re not cooked very well and also from peaches.
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    My son lost 6 oz of weight between Friday and yesterday despite eating very regularly and having all the diapers needed to be “normal”

    @aletia Yeah I’d just see about an additional weighted feeding if they can! Your LO might be stronger and taking more in
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    My son lost 6 oz of weight between Friday and yesterday despite eating very regularly and having all the diapers needed to be “normal”

    @aletia That is decent I think. He could just be building strength and learning to suckle which can take time! My LC said you want to see an oz every 5-8 minutes, but my LO is 4 months now (though only 10 lbs) so that could be different for a newborn. The transfer rate of 2ml/minute though isn’t...
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    My son lost 6 oz of weight between Friday and yesterday despite eating very regularly and having all the diapers needed to be “normal”

    @aletia Find a lactation consultant who will do a weighted feeding. He may not be getting much. My LO went undiagnosed with a posterior tongue tie for 6 weeks. We switched to exclusively pumping after my baby at 5 days had dropped from 4 lbs 12 oz to 4 lbs 3 oz.. Turns out she was only...
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