Signs your baby is getting enough milk
• Your baby is deeply attached, and you are comfortable while feeding • Your baby breastfeeds with steady sucking and swallowing • Your breasts soften during a feeding • Your baby is content after a feeding • Your baby’s pees and poops are consistent with the information given to you at the birthing facility • Your baby’s stools change from greenish-black to pale yellow, soft, and seedy looking over the first week (when you are feeding only human milk) • Your baby’s weight is normal and healthy when they are weighed by a health professional
It is common for babies to lose weight in the first week of life. They should regain their birth weight by 10–14 days of life.
When to call your baby's provider
• Your baby eats less than 8 times in 24 hours • Your baby is too sleepy to wake for feeds • Feeding your baby is painful • Your baby never seems satisfied • Feedings last longer than one hour • Your chest area is hard, tight, and painful (engorged) • Your baby has problems latching or staying attached
• Your baby has not regained their birth weight by 2 weeks of age • You are not confident your baby is feeding well
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