diaper count

PipSqueak0313

How many wet diapers per day should a 4 month old bf baby have if pretty much sleeping through the night?

mrs.jenRN

I got this from kellymom.com   ~~~ AFTER 6 WEEKS ~~~

WEIGHT GAIN: If baby is gaining well on mom?s milk alone, then baby is getting enough. More on weight gain. Average weight gain for breastfed babies:   0 ? 4 mo 6 oz /week 4 ? 6 mo 4 ? 5 oz/week 6 ? 12 mo 2 ? 4 oz/week

WET DIAPERS: 4 ? 5+ sopping wet diapers per day. To feel what a sufficiently wet diaper is like, pour 4-6 tablespoons (60-90 mL) of water into a clean diaper (if baby wets more often, then the amount of urine per diaper may be less). Diapers may be wetter in the morning, especially with older babies. Urine should be pale and mild smelling.

DIRTY DIAPERS: Depends on your child. Number ranges from many per day to one every 7 ? 10+ days. After 4 ? 6 weeks, some babies switch to an infrequent stooling pattern. This is normal as long as baby is gaining well, and stools are soft and profuse if several days have passed. More on infant stooling.

OTHER POSITIVE SIGNS: After a feeding, mom?s breast feels softer and baby seems reasonably content. Baby is alert, active and meeting developmental milestones.

PipSqueak0313

Thanks.

Since ds was bottlefed for most of his first 3 months, and I am now home all day, I feel like Im nursing a newborn at 4 months....Im adjusting to having him attached to my boob for what feels like all day. Good thing he is starting to sleep through the night. I cant just hand him off to feed.

So in a house with no tv, and a lot of things needing to be done and a tailbone that is painful to sit on.....what to do while nursing?

BTW, my nursing pillow is getting more use under my butt to keep my weight off the tailbone than it is under LOs butt.

PipSqueak0313

And I am having the new mom nursing "am I doing it rights?"