11/14 Newborn Check In

[lilyelayne]

Welcome! This check in is for mom's for babes brand new through about a month old. Please join us!


How old is LO?

How's everything going?

Questions/concerns/cute stories to share?

Who is your biggest BF cheerleader?

GTKY: what career did you dream about as a kid, and did you end up doing it?

[kaliRN]

Thanks for the check in lilyelayne!

P is 3.5 weeks/25 days old

Things are going well! He's eating a little more efficiently, although still a lazy nurser who takes like an hour to feed every 3 hours. He's growing tho and seems content. I'm also pumping and have quite a freezer stash going.

He makes me smile so big when he latched initially and grabs on with both hands and ferociously latches on like he's never been fed before. I giggle every time.

I have a really good support system but DH by far is great. He tells me all the time how proud he is of me and that he's so impressed with my strength. It's a good feeling.

GTKY: as a child I wanted to be either a missionary, social worker, or specifically a social worker for a pediatric oncology floor. I did start some education in social work but ended up as a nurse, and currently a pediatric nurse. Nursing is a much better fit but I am totally loving the peds world!

[penguin129]

How old is LO? HL is 3 weeks

How's everything going? things are going ok. I'm trying to find a new normal outside of the NICU. I pump & supplement with pumped milk and nurse. I can't even tell you how many times I give her a bottle.

Questions/concerns/cute stories to share? H and I are pretty sure HL has GERD. She had a very scary episode tonight while I was out with the girls alone at McDonalds and I had my in-laws come meet me and settle me down. Thank goodness they are only 5 mins awau.

Who is your biggest BF cheerleader?
I would also have to say my H.

GTKY: what career did you dream about as a kid, and did you end up doing it? I wanted to be a teacher and I am, I'm just on a long long leave.

[WittyLittle]

hey! I missed a few weeks sorry. 2u2 and work combo are kicking my ass!

How old is LO? 9 weeks

How's everything going? Ok, we just had a check-up, her growth was a bit slow but that is probably reflux related rather than a nursing problem.

Questions/concerns/cute stories to share? The other day she pulled off of the nipple and made a noise that sounded really close to 'aaaaaaaaaah' super cute.

Who is your biggest BF cheerleader? I don't really have one! I guess DD she's all about the boobs.

GTKY: what career did you dream about as a kid, and did you end up doing it? I wanted to be a theater designer but found out at my high school finals that I actually suck at art. It was my lowest grade! Now I'm just finishing my PhD in Strategy

[lilyelayne]

waitwhat this board has mixed feelings on gas drops but I felt like they helped my kid. You can try bicycling his legs or look up infant massage for gas. Sometimes I got better burps by laying DS on his stomach across my thighs, just be sure to have a burp rag under his mouth for the spit up!

penguin129 hope you can wean off the bottles soon so things are simpler for you. When can you see her pedi about the GERD?

WittyLittle haha I love LO being your biggest cheerleader.

[penguin129]

lilyelayne Thank you for the tag I saw the pedi yesterday. He told me the GERD symptoms were because she was overeating. She is now over her birth weight and I was told I can stop supplementing her with the bottles. Now we will either do pumped milk in a bottle when H feeds her or nursing from me. Not both. I'm nervous because we won't see how much she is getting all the time.

[emmyg65]

penguin129, yay! It'll definitely be an adjustment for you, but you can look at wet diapers to be sure she's getting enough. You want 6+/day.

[kaliRN]

Nov 17, 2016 10:40:01 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

lilyelayne Thank you for the tag I saw the pedi yesterday. He told me the GERD symptoms were because she was overeating. She is now over her birth weight and I was told I can stop supplementing her with the bottles. Now we will either do pumped milk in a bottle when H feeds her or nursing from me. Not both. I'm nervous because we won't see how much she is getting all the time.

Two weeks ago we also dropped the bottles after breast. It was weird but it's been so much nicer. I got on my home scale with him today just to see and he's definitely gaining. I agree to keep track of diapers and trust your baby and body to the process. It's hard to do sometimes!! Good luck!