Brief Answer:
Not a cause for concern.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. Let me assure you that it is normal for there to be an initial drop in weight around 2 weeks of age and it will gradually come back to birth weight before it starts picking up again. It is not a cause for concern.

About care of the baby, let me emphasize on the fact that breast milk is the best possible milk for a baby and there can be no alternatives for the same. Most formula milks are cow milk based and hence difficult to digest. Moreover they make the child more prone to complications and infections. Mother's breast milk is produced on the demand of the baby. Hungrier the baby, more vigorous is the suck. More is the suck, more is the amount of breast milk produced. Giving formula automatically reduces the demand of the baby and thereby the production of breast milk. All you need to do is to switch back to exclusive breast feeding and the production will increase automatically. All you need to do is to monitor the urine output. If the frequency is more than 6 times in 24 hours, you would know that the amount of feeding is adequate. If the amount of passage of urine is less or if the child is lethargic you would need to take the child to a doctor without delay.

Other than that, you need to keep the baby warm and clean. Follow the immunization schedule.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

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Brief Answer:
Glad to be of service

Detailed Answer:
Feel free to write back directly to me if you ever have any further queries or any other sort of health related queries. I would be there to assist you.

Regards

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