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1123420 tn?1350561158

5 days old and eating?

I know this isn't the right forum and it might get deleted but the parenting 0-6 month forum hasn't had any activity in a week.  

So my daughter is 5 days old and she sleeps all day which I know is normal.  But I don't feel like she's eating enough.  She wakes up starving then falls back to sleep while eating.  She eats about 1-1.5 oz every 2-3 hours. Is That enough? I'm worried.  Doctor said he wanted her to be eating atleast 2 oz by her appointment on Thursday.
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It could be. I would wait and see at the appointment if there has been any weight gain.
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1123420 tn?1350561158
That's during the day.  At night she is wide awake from midnight to about 3 or 4 am.  And after that gets up every hour or so just to eat .5-1oz...
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That sounds normal to me, their tummys are so small and she's feeding at every feed without being hungry inbetween (not screaming to fed again 30mins later), but if worried tell your dr. He'll weigh her at the appointment and let you know that way if she's not getting enough.
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7552771 tn?1469929649
Well 1.5 oz is close to 2 she should be fine. You can't force baby to over eat or she'll throw up or gain to much. She'll want more soon. My son was like that and by 2 weeks old he wanted 4oz
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