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crnp · 08-08-2010, 12:04 AM

My baby had two healthy boys at 3.8 oz and 2.7 oz tonight. We lost the little girl who was 1.9 oz and never could revive her at birth. I'm worried about the small guy and have had to help him latch on every couple of hours. How long should it take him to figure it out himself and should I be supplementing him and weighing him how often? He nurses well once latched and does not cry for it. I just have to squirt a little milk on his mouth and rub him with a nipple and he will soon open his mouth enough for me to stick the nipple in. He eats well each time I do this but he has not been successful at finding it own his own.

08-08-2010, 12:04 AM	#1
crnp Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tacoma Posts: 27	new litter....want advice on small pups feeding My baby had two healthy boys at 3.8 oz and 2.7 oz tonight. We lost the little girl who was 1.9 oz and never could revive her at birth. I'm worried about the small guy and have had to help him latch on every couple of hours. How long should it take him to figure it out himself and should I be supplementing him and weighing him how often? He nurses well once latched and does not cry for it. I just have to squirt a little milk on his mouth and rub him with a nipple and he will soon open his mouth enough for me to stick the nipple in. He eats well each time I do this but he has not been successful at finding it own his own.