Irene You can probably guess my advice about weighing on day 3 - STOP it! It only causes stress to mothers and many midwives and doctors. Observation of feeds, output (passage of mec and transitional stools) and baby condition and behaviour is much more useful than day 3 weight to assess how well the babe is making the transition to extrauterine life. This way you identify if and what the particular problem is e.g. poor attachment and deal with that rather than jumping in with artificial comps which will create more problems.
If there is in fact a general problem with babies not adapting and feeding well you would need to look at what is happening to them in your system. I would look at the basics - narcotic use in labour, do they go to the breast within the first 1 hour of birth, are they demand feeding, rooming in with mum or being babysat at night "to let the mum get some rest"...mothers and babies do and will make this transition well and healthily as long as they are not sabotaged by our poor "professional" assistance. Good Luck Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: Irene Munro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 11:41 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Day 3 weight loss > I am finding an alarming amount of babies losing more > than 10% of their birth weight on day 3. Is anyone > else out there experiencing this and are there any > studies on this subject. This is particularly babies > of caucasian mothers. Can anyone shed light on this > for me? > Irene Munro > Alice Springs > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > http://uk.my.yahoo.com > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
