hi gem gem
Austin was 6lb12 too and dropped down to 6lb10 which was just amazing! however a week later he still was 6lb10 so i went back to birth centre for a few nights just to check he was feeding properly. after a couple of days he'd put on a few ounces so we went home. but then he started serious cluster feeding in the afternoon and evenings and i was just knackered so i spoke to the health visitor and although his weight was good she did say that maybe i needed to up my calorie intake so that he got what he needed in one good feed instead of 10 lol! i also introduced a night time bottle just before bed and his weight has been fantastic. he's back on the 9th centile line that he was born onand last week at 5 weeks he weighed 8lb6 (still 9th centile) so heavier than spencer. but if spencers weight was an issue then ur hv shld have said something but try upping ur calorie intake and make sure ur eating and drinking regularly ie brekkie, elevenses, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner and supper once i did this it all fell into place, and maybe introduce 1 bottle a day to enable u to keep on breastfeeding longer rather than fully bottlefeeding.
also re the clthes sizes as kel says don't rely on them as Austin is now in 0-3 but purely cos he's long and he's toes curl up in newborn lol but the body bits are massive on him hehe.
xxxx
Austin 21/3/09 Phoebe 13/12/10
