We brought Emmy in for her first doctor visit. Basically, they just checked her weight. She wasn't gaining the weight that she should have been. Typically, newborns should be back at their birth weight by their first doctor visit. Emmy was a little below her birth weight. She was born at 6 lbs 13.5 oz and dropped to 6 lbs 4 oz when we left the hospital. (it's common to lose up to 10% of their weight after birth). At her 1st doctor visit, she weighed 6 lbs 8 oz. So, her doctor put us on a feeding schedule for a week to see if she would gain weight. I breast fed for 20 minutes, pumped for 10-15 minutes and then gave her an ounce of what I pumped. At her next visit, she gained 7 ounces within 5 days! (Newborns gain about an ounce per day). Her next doctor visit is her two month check up.
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