Hello all!
Here is Henry's four week old pictures - he was not very happy when they were taken!!
Kati is here now visiting and it is SO nice to have her here! She is teaching me tons of tricks of the trade to help soothe Henry and make everyone's lives a little happier. She's also making food for me, doing laundry, and taking the morning shift with Henry so I can sleep. It is amazing. And Wilbur loves having her here too because she spends a lot of time playing with him...attention he's been missing from me lately. We went to The Lady and Sons (Paula Deen's restaurant) tonight and are all stuffed full with fried chicken, mashed potatoes, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, and banana pudding. :)
We went to see the lactation specialists today and had a great appointment. They showed me how to tell if he's latched on properly and techniques to get him to eat more. They also weighed him so we didn't have to wait until next week to see how much he's gained...he's up to 7 pounds, 4 ounces now! Amazing! Nearly two pounds above his discharge weight. They weighed him each time after I fed him so we could see how much breast milk he was taking. Unfortunately, after about an hour of nursing (and nursing properly under their watchful eyes!) he only got 8/10 of an ounce. So they agree that we need to keep suplementing him until I get more milk. I can go back any time for another appointment to see how we're doing - it is such a great resource to have.
That's all for now!
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