Squidipa - big honey - as the others have said you are doing a wonderful job! I went with my gut in regards to putting Kye on formula. YES I really wanted to keep breastfeeding but with the lack of supply it was stressing me out and in turn Kye was unhappy and unsettled so I did what what I thought was right for the both of us. I agree with what Calebsmum said you're a mum to four children, you have done this enough to know that you are doing all you can for Josh.
Sometimes I get the feeling that the nurse I go to thinks I dont have a clue when it comes to feeding Kye. Yesterday she was quite blunt with me - only weighed him, didnt even do his length which I thought was a bit slack. I have found it hard to find a decent MW/Nurse that is willing to provide the support I think I should be getting (specially as a first time mum).
The Lac Consultant at the hospital was really helpful; I saw her a week after we came home but havent seen her since because you have to pay $30 a visit. Just a tad expensive, to take him down there each week just to get weighed and measured. She really reassured me though and was real informative, I felt comfortable with her. I have decided that I will take him back to her for the next "health check" (think its 4 months) though.
I was looking at Kyes Health Record Book yesterday after we got home and it turns out that he didnt put on 650 grams last week like I thought, I read it wrong. His WEIGHT was 6.5kg so in fact last week he only put on 210g (6.29kg to 6.5kg)
Hmmm average gain for him he weighed 3900 grams at birth and is now 6980 grams so total gain is 3080 divide by say 8 weeks = 385 grams per week average, not too bad I guess!
Rach - our boys are on par with each other. Do you get the "hes a big boy" cr@pola, sometimes it really gives me the $hit$
Off to see my OB this afternoon for my 6 week checkup; just a couple of weeks late He has been on holidays and as everyone knows they are always majorly booked up the first week back off holidays so I thought "hmmm I'm in no rush to go back to pay him $80 to see me for all but 2 minutes" LOL No doubt he will be running late again.
Kye has been a velcro baby today. He is quite snuffly in the nose again, hope he's not coming down with a cold
I will be so glad when he is over this 'wind' phase, thats if he does in fact grow out of it. Sometimes I still struggle to decifer his hungry vs his pain cry.
honey - as the others have said you are doing a wonderful job! I went with my gut in regards to putting Kye on formula. YES I really wanted to keep breastfeeding but with the lack of supply it was stressing me out and in turn Kye was unhappy and unsettled so I did what what I thought was right for the both of us. I agree with what Calebsmum said you're a mum to four children, you have done this enough to know that you are doing all you can for Josh.
he weighed 3900 grams at birth and is now 6980 grams so total gain is 3080 divide by say 8 weeks = 385 grams per week average, not too bad I guess!
He has been on holidays and as everyone knows they are always majorly booked up the first week back off holidays so I thought "hmmm I'm in no rush to go back to pay him $80 to see me for all but 2 minutes" LOL No doubt he will be running late again.
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