... gaining weight!
it is handy having a resident midwife here. aunt katherine weighed caroline on monday and we learned that she had lost exactly 10% of her birth weight. that is considered normal and so we just kept on keeping on feeding frequently, whenever she roots... and yesterday katherine said "ooh... I want to weigh her again already, look she's getting a bit of a double chin!" to which i responded "let's wait until tomorrow as you originally planned!"
so... today... caroline took another elevator ride in aunt katherine's sling and she is up from 6 pounds, 14 ounces on monday, to 7 pounds, 5 ounces today. apparently babies are given two weeks to regain and as tomorrow she'll be one week and we're only five ounces off birth weight I think we're in great shape.
the transition to nursing has been much smoother than i anticipated and for that i give great thanks.
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Way to go, Mama and Caroline! By the way, you're allowed to take credit for every little roll that shows up on her body. ;)
way to go mama! Love, Mamie daisy
Nice going mom. You're going to benefit from that nursing too. Love, Great Aunt Sherry aka GAS
I always found it just incredible to look at my nursing infant daughters and think, "I am feeding them and they are growing so well," - it is an amazing experience. Glad it is going so well for you......
Yes, I remember the awe I felt that my babies were growing so well on something that my body produced. That I could sustain them and nurture them, with "just me". :)
So happy for you. :))))))
(and I like my "word verification" word for this post -- "fedgessi" -- heehee... not sure why it appeals to me.)
this is awesome. so cool.
Wonderful! That is SUCH great news that all is settling in (and filling out!). Way to go Sarah! Caroline! Katherine! Kevin!
Hooray!
The word verification is "proozi."
Very cool. We were terrified with the initial transition to breastfeeding--it took several people and several days to get a good latch. It can feel like a game of chicken with the medical community. I'm so glad you're in such a great place (home) with such great people. Prayer and Blessing to you and the fam.
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