I can’t believe she’s already two weeks old. Went to the pedi for her weight check and I totally messed up. Our appointment was at 9am, and I thought it was at 2pm. They didn’t call to confirm for whatever reason, and I blew it. So instead of seeing the doctor we usually see we saw an older Indian man, and I’m SO glad we did. He was way laid back, which is how I generally approach things. The newer doctors, not so much. Last week I was told if she’s not back at her birth weight by today I’d have to look into supplementing more as BFing alone wouldn’t be cutting it. She weighed in at 8lbs 9oz and a little more so just under 2oz shy of her birth weight. (She was pretty hungry when we arrived and had I been able to nurse her before instead of after, I’m confidant she’d have been her birth weight and even a bit more as she’ll drink 2-3 oz at a time according to LC weigh ins.) Last Wed she was 8lbs 5oz. This doctor wasn’t concerned with the numbers in the least. Or rather they weren’t the end all be all. He said he was more than satisfied with a 4oz gain in 5 days and wasn’t really concerned that she hadn’t hit her birth weight yet. Everything checked out well, see you in 2 weeks for her month check up.
Her belly button is just fine. I assumed as much, but the constant weeping and bleeding made me nervous. I’ve had it cauterized twice to no avail. Apparently this is very common. There are no signs of infection and he OK’d baths at this point too. Said not to be afraid to really wash it well with soap and water. \o/
Only bad news is that she has tort too. No where near as bad as her sister (Elaine went through surgery to help correct it), but it’s there. I noticed a tilt last week and told myself I was imagining things. Manipulated her neck over the weekend and was sure at that point I wasn’t. Had him look at it just to confirm. He suggested some repositioning (which is near impossible already as she can pick her head up and turn it to what side she wants) and at 6-8 weeks they’d make a call on if she would need PT. Going through all this with Elaine and starting PT at two weeks, we’ll be working with her off and on at home in hopes to avoid it all together.
