Catherine Woodgold wrote:
How long you leave her at night depends on how
well she's gaining weight and how well hydrated she
is. You said 2 wet diapers in 20 hours: that sounds
like possibly too little to me for a newborn, though
it depends too on how wet they were and whether there
was another one soon after the 20 hours ended.

Let me see my chart...
Since 4:30 pm yesterday (it's now 7:09 pm, so almost 27 hours), she's
had 10 stool diapers (and pretty messy ones at that) and 4 wet diapers.



Normally, even newborns can be fed with a cup,
spoon or eyedropper, which don't interfere with
breastfeeding as much as a bottle does. In her
case, I'm not sure if she would have trouble with.
those feeding methods too. They're more work
for the parents than using a bottle.

Yeah, it's a pain, but I'll do it more if necessary. We'll see h ow
tonight goes. She's been sleeping a lot more during the day today,
going a bit longer between feeds now, so maybe I screwed up her
schedule last night!


Good luck: I hope the whole situation continues
to improve.

Thanks.