If I did the math right, and the baby has gone from 8lb 15oz to 8lb then she's lost 10.5% of her bodyweight. You say she's "just over" 8lb so it'd be less than 10% really.
Usually babies lose about 7%. Over 10% is usually a signal to evaluate feedings. Usually peds start to worry at 10% and overreact. I'm sure her ped is following the baby's weight gain. LCs would start to evaluate BF checking the baby's latch and feeding schedule. I've heard some babies can take 3 weeks to regain birthweight.
Perhaps the ped is less worried because the baby was big. My dd was 6lb 3oz and when she'd lost 10% by discharge, the peds had me going back for daily weight checks.
When is her next weight check? If the baby is still losing, I'm sure the ped has scheduled a follow up appt, right?
If she's a new nervous mom, then I'd recommend she go to LLL, ring up a leader. Are you geographically close to her? Does she have anyone around her who is/has BF and can reassure her? Does she have access to a hospital LC who can evaluate her BF? Just to put her mind at rest. When I had dd, it was hard for me to know when she was swallowing, and she was sleepy so the LCs were very helpful.
Usually babies lose about 7%. Over 10% is usually a signal to evaluate feedings. Usually peds start to worry at 10% and overreact. I'm sure her ped is following the baby's weight gain. LCs would start to evaluate BF checking the baby's latch and feeding schedule. I've heard some babies can take 3 weeks to regain birthweight.
Perhaps the ped is less worried because the baby was big. My dd was 6lb 3oz and when she'd lost 10% by discharge, the peds had me going back for daily weight checks.
When is her next weight check? If the baby is still losing, I'm sure the ped has scheduled a follow up appt, right?
If she's a new nervous mom, then I'd recommend she go to LLL, ring up a leader. Are you geographically close to her? Does she have anyone around her who is/has BF and can reassure her? Does she have access to a hospital LC who can evaluate her BF? Just to put her mind at rest. When I had dd, it was hard for me to know when she was swallowing, and she was sleepy so the LCs were very helpful.
