Just a quick update. We had Brooks' weight check follow up appointment today, he is actually 16 days old. If you remember, earlier this week, on Monday, his weight was not on track, and he only gained 3 ounces in a week, and was still not up to birth weight. The ped was concerned and wanted him back in today to see if we could get his speed to pick up.
I love a good ol' breastfeeding challenge to avoid bottles or formula supplementing. So for the last four days I have been nursing him every 2 hours round the clock and doing any and everything to wake the boy up and promote him to nurse! He actually responded well.
Drum roll please....
Mr. Man gained 8 ounces in four days, so 2 ounces a day! The goal is 1 ounce per day at this age. EXCELLENT! Whooo hooo! One proud Mamma and a victory dance in the ped's office as I saw his weight: 8.6.5 ounces ( with a new diaper on)...so he probably has a true weight of about 8.3.5 ounces. BACK TO BIRTH WEIGHT,TOO!
So it worked. Sooo blessed and feeling peaceful. We're still going to keep with the every two hours until he is more awake, as he is still sooooo sleepy and it's a struggle to get him to nurse as much as he needs.
But definitely a step in the right direction!
Thankful!
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