OK, since I kept being told that it has been forever since I updated here goes:
Today was Landon's 1 month check-up, I cannot believe it has been a month already! He is 8 lbs 2 oz and 20.25 inches, the doctor says he is gaining over an once a day which is very good.
This last month has been very stressful as far as feeding Landon. I started in the hospital nursing him and ran into some difficulties as far as Landon being weak and tongue tied. Well the tongue tied saga continued since the last time I talked about it. It turns out that the other ENT doctor in the practice heard about Landon's case and had his office call and schedule the procedure. So a week ago Landon got his tongue clipped, and all went well. Since it hsa been a month I was hesitant to start attempting to nurse again especially since I am not producing enough milk for a feeding...so I continue to pump.
Lately though pumping has begun to get tiring and difficult to do when Landon gets upset and I am the only one home. Sometimes it is 12-15 hours between pumping and I am only producing about 1 once every 2 hours. I talked to the doctor today (who by the way is a speaker for Similac) who says that if I am hating it to stop. Andy talked to other nurses today and we have decided that I will continue to pump when I think about it and want to and when I dry up, I dry up. As it is Landon is only getting about 3-4 bottles of breast milk a day now.
The good news is I finally can fit into pre-maternity fat pants! I have one pair of jeans that fit, I have lost about 30 lbs (obviously I gained a little more than suggested) but have a few more to go. Andy says we are going to work on our "dun lap" problem together. (Our belly's 'dun lap' over our pants)
My goal is to get the photos off of our camera soon...so more pictures coming I promise!
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Finally!! You just can't keep us long distancers in the dark! We're missing everything!! Kelly posted some pics yesterday so I did get a look at Landon - so cute. Hey pretty soon he will weigh as much as Maren & Kelsey at birth - can you believe my little peanut (Kels) was 9 pounds coming into the world - ouch! She laments that she is apparent;y finished growing and won't be taller than mom. Sounds like you are doing well. At least with the pumping he is still getting some of the benefits of breast milk. Sorry it turned out to be a stressful experience for you. Can't wait to see you in a few weeks. Love Aunt Monique
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