Samuel has made it back up to his birth weight!!! Let me back up a bit...at his two week appointment (he was only 12 days old) Sam only weighed 6 pounds 5 ounces. Which is only 3 ounces gained from leaving the hospital (9 days). So the doctor said to come back in a week and she would determine then if I needed to supplement him with formula. I was scared because I lost my milk with Anthony and it took me six weeks to bring him back up to his birth weight. I really did not want to start giving formula, so it was a quest for me. It was kind of like in school when I had to get a good grade and that was my only focus. So I started writing down when he ate and for how long. Plus I started being a lot more determined to make him eat rather than just getting him back to sleep. And our appointment to check his weight was Tuesday. The results 6 pounds 14 ounces!!! Wahoo. The doctor was shocked that I got him to gain 9 ounces in 6 days. In fact I think she didn't believe me. But I just told her that I really didn't want to give him formula. Plus I feel so much closer to Sam, it is quite a feeling to be able to feed my child and have it be beneficial to him.
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That's awesome. Good for you to be so determined too :)
That's so awesome Mel!! You're such a good Momma. I hope you bring the new little Sam to lunch. Can't wait to see ya!!
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