Monday we took Tucker to his first doctor's appoitment and Tuesday we had an appointment with the lactation consultant. Both appoitments were great and very reassuring.
What we learned:
Tucker is healthy! He regained his birth weight after only 5 days.
Tucker is dealing with some gas issues which is normal, but painful.
To deal with the gas, we were shown a number of holds and specific massage techniques to help soothe the babe.
Tucker is getting 3oz of breastmilk per feeding and is latching on like a champ.
For every oz of breastmilk, babies will usually sleep 1 hour (we can now expect Tucker to sleep 3 hours straight which is about his average and if I can stratch out the feedings to be a bit longer, he may sleep longer during the night).
Tucker is great- but we already knew that!
Life is good. Owen continues to be very helpful and sweet, we're figuring out sleep patterns, and so far, Tucker is just a doll. We are happy and just love our boys. We even have a couple more days with Kris at home before he goes back to work!
Hi Amber - Happy 1 week birthday for Tucker! Sounds like everything is going great. I was hoping to make it out to visit him this week, but work has been crazy. We'll try to come by sometime soon -- next week, I hope! (I'll give you a call first, of course)
ReplyDeleteSo glad that everyone is doing so well! That is great that he is latching on like a champ. How do you know how much breastmilk he is getting during a feeding?
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ReplyDeleteI'm so proud of you for talking with a consultant and I'm thrilled to hear that Tucker is doing so well. That's awesome that you were given ideas for how to deal with his gas... its awful when you know they are hurting!!
Hugs!
That's my girl! I am so proud of the fantastic mommy that you are, See you soon boys and I am bringing TONS of love with me! Love Granny
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