nearly all infants lose weight after birth, and those who are breastfed lose even more. The mechanisms for this are well understood. In the womb, your baby is getting nutrients and absorbing calories through the umbilical cord. Once the baby is out, he has to figure out how to eat. It is complicated (for both of you), and in the first few days, you won’t yet have a lot of milk. Colostrum may or may not be the magical substance that lactation consultants fantasize about, but there isn’t much of it (especially with your first baby). The fact that this weight loss is expected means you want to be
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