Landon's 1 week appt to "weigh in" went well! On day 4 I found out from the lactation consultant that the first 3 days newborns are expected to lose weight, day 4 stay steady and day 4 is the first day of really gaining anything. Hopes are that babies gain about 1oz per day. Well - Landon weighed 7lbs 10oz at birth, left the hospital at 7lbs 2.4oz on day 3, day 4 was 7lbs 3oz and after 1 week he was 7lbs 14oz. HOORAY!!! 3oz over where he really "needed" to be. I was pretty excited - when nursing one never knows how much a baby is eating and sometimes Landon was acting like Grant did. When I nursed with Grant he didn't gain and things just did not go well - I was so hoping that wasn't going to happen again.
Anyway - happy to report 7lbs 14oz at week 1. Way to go Landon! Keep it up!
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