Happy Baby, Happy Family: Learning to trust yourself and enjoy your baby

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To my family Amy, Takbir and Ava

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If your baby is still having lots of wet and dirty nappies and is feeding well and is content, it is fine to let them go at their own pace – they’ll gain in the time that is right for them, and sometimes it is unreasonable to expect them to do this in the immediate postnatal period. Some babies take up to two weeks to regain their birth weight, but if your baby is not keen to suckle and not feeding well, then get them checked at the doctor’s in case jaundice is making your baby sleepy and is affecting their intake of milk.

Mostly, with perseverance and patience they will start to put weight on – then keeping pace with their appetite will be your next challenge! Don’t forget: if they are weighed with a full tummy, having just fed and not having pooed yet, they will weigh a little more than a baby who has filled their nappy and is waiting for a feed.

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