Okay, we all know that I don't know a whole lot about babies, but I do know about math.

She started out at 8 lbs, 4.8 oz, right? She's lost 15 ounces. That puts her at 7 lbs, 5.8 oz, which seems to me to be a perfectly respectable weight for an 8-day-old baby.

I feel certain that with the help of the lactation consultants (who I am sure have nice absorbent shoulders), Alex and you will do fine.