Almost 5 pounds!

We had 2 appointments today. The first was a check-in with the doctor for a weight check and a general check-up. He passed with flying colors and the doctor was pleased with his weight gain of 9 ounces in 8 days! He weighed-in at 4 pounds and 15 ounces! So close! I was convinced he was going to break 5 pounds. His Dr. mentioned that he has a small hernia in his belly button but that this is not unusual and that he will in all likelihood grow out of it.



Jac and Grandma at the doctor's office


After the weight check we went downstairs to wait for our lactation appointment. Jac has gotten pretty darn good at eating from a bottle now (a huge change from when he was released from the hospital) and now we would like to work on breastfeeding more directly. Pumping and then feeding is very tiring and time consuming and I would love to have him breastfeed. I am very glad that I have a good milk supply so that even if he is never able to directly breastfeed he will have plenty of breast milk to drink - but - it would be nice to take a more direct approach!

The lactation appointment was with a lactation consultant to help Jac and I learn how to breastfeed. Jac has gotten very used to eating from a bottle - with a very low flow - but a bottle nonetheless. We are using a nipple shield to help Jac get a good latch on something that feels more like a bottle. We are supposed to try this several times a day at around 3 hours after Jac's previous feed before he has gotten ravenously hungry.



Jac in his car seat on the way home