DS is 4 days old today, and I'm seriously considering supplementing with formula, despite the impact it will have on my emotional well being. 
He was 7lbs 2oz at birth, and is down to 6lbs 7oz, by the doctor's scale (according to our scale, he was 6lbs 6.5oz yesterday and 6lbs 8oz today, so that's good). His bilirubin level continues to rise, albeit slowly. He hasn't pooped for 48 hours, and, most concerning to me, he's only had about 2 wet diapers a day for the past 3 days (including today). He doesn't seem to be dehydrated.
Everything seems good from a BFing stand-point, as far as I can tell (besides the indicators above). He's a sleepy eater, but I work at keeping him awake long enough at each breast, and we can usually get a substantial length of time. We're nursing (at least) every 1-2 hours during the day and *might* sleep for up to 3 hours at night. We sometimes have to fix the latch, but we usually get a good one, lots of boob in the mouth, lower lip out, etc. Most importantly (I think?), I can hear him swallow. And the 3 times he's spit up a little bit, there's definitely milk (and he just, this second, spit up everywhere). My milk was in by yesterday afternoon.
With little exception, he's been with me constantly today, and I've been pushing the boob whenever he's awake.
Any suggestions? I really don't want to supplement; I'm terribly worried that will start a vicious cycle that will destroy my supply. I apparently can't figure out what our issue is, and I don't imagine an LC will be available over the weekend. But the relative lack of peeing, plus all the rest, leads me to believe there's some sort of problem.
TIA
He was 7lbs 2oz at birth, and is down to 6lbs 7oz, by the doctor's scale (according to our scale, he was 6lbs 6.5oz yesterday and 6lbs 8oz today, so that's good). His bilirubin level continues to rise, albeit slowly. He hasn't pooped for 48 hours, and, most concerning to me, he's only had about 2 wet diapers a day for the past 3 days (including today). He doesn't seem to be dehydrated.
Everything seems good from a BFing stand-point, as far as I can tell (besides the indicators above). He's a sleepy eater, but I work at keeping him awake long enough at each breast, and we can usually get a substantial length of time. We're nursing (at least) every 1-2 hours during the day and *might* sleep for up to 3 hours at night. We sometimes have to fix the latch, but we usually get a good one, lots of boob in the mouth, lower lip out, etc. Most importantly (I think?), I can hear him swallow. And the 3 times he's spit up a little bit, there's definitely milk (and he just, this second, spit up everywhere). My milk was in by yesterday afternoon.
With little exception, he's been with me constantly today, and I've been pushing the boob whenever he's awake.
Any suggestions? I really don't want to supplement; I'm terribly worried that will start a vicious cycle that will destroy my supply. I apparently can't figure out what our issue is, and I don't imagine an LC will be available over the weekend. But the relative lack of peeing, plus all the rest, leads me to believe there's some sort of problem.
TIA
All babies lose weight. My 2nd went from 7 lbs 10 oz at birth down to 6 lbs 13 oz, and my GP never suggested supplementing! Of course, he bounced right back up after that.
