FTM — Is my 5 day old getting enough milk? Should I switch to formula?

My baby boy is breastfed and his pee count today was 3 diapers and 1 poop so far. A nurse from the hospital I delivered at suggested I give him formula to see if it increases but i’d rather breastfeed or pump and bottle feed She said to try formula because he might not be getting enough milk from me.

It seems like he is though because our feedings are going well, he passes out after a feeding and i feed him every 2-3 hours. and i hear him swallowing while i feed him. the nurse over the phone was really pushing me to give him formula when she called this morning but i waited a bit and then he started peeing back to back. He also had his NB appointment with the pediatrician yesterday and she said he’s doing great so far. Any advice or opinions?

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My pediatrician told me that a baby that is fed exclusively by breastfeeding can poop 0 in 3 days or 8 times in one day and that’s completely normal. So that gives me so much peace

In the hospital I was push to give my baby formula and I was so scared that I agreed, even we buy formula and we make a bottle, my baby didn’t even eat it, I’ve been breastfeeding and in her second visit to the doctor she gain a pound!

So trust in your gut, nobody knows your baby better than you, you made that baby from scratch, trust on you

I just had my baby April 25th. I'm also a FTM. She didn't poop for a couple days and had very little pee. I finally started seeing progress at day 5 or 6. Her dr said because her belly is so small at first, they only eat about the size of a cherry tomato if that. You got this. Don't stress.

Is baby back to birth weight? I’d contact an IBCLC and do a weighted feed to confirm that baby is transferring milk well! When we were having issues I’d feed baby at the breast and the pump after and offer a bottle of the pumped milk to see if he was still hungry

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