We went to the pediatrician's office again for a weight check to see if Ali is back to her birth weight of 6lbs, 12oz. Great news... not only has she surpassed her birth weight, she's up to 7lbs, 6oz! What this means for me is that I don't have to continue the crazy 2 hour feeding schedule with breastfeeding, pumping and giving her a bottle. Wahoo! Now we can be normal and let her eat every three hours during the day without the extra bottle supplement, and we can let her sleep during the night up to 5 hours if she'll do it. So far, the longest she has slept is 4 hours, but I'll take that. Hopefully, this also means that the absurd number of diapers she has will also decrease. We were changing her diaper 18 times per day (normal is 10 dirty diapers per day.)
Look at how our baby has grown! Compare this to her 1 Week and 2 Week pics. She's almost as tall as Bunny in the chair!
2 comments:
Cindy - you are a champ for doing those '2 hour' feedings! Wow! I hope you get some sleep now that you can let her go longer! It is amazing what 5 hours of sleep can do!
Yeah, Yeah Ali for packing on the lbs (and for in turn giving your parents a break)!
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