Growing boy and Three Weeks Old!

We had our follow-up visit with the pediatrician on Thursday. The first was last week, so it's been nine days since we were there last. At the first appointment, Knox had lost some weight, which is normal, and he was about 6lbs 14oz. This week, he weighed 7lbs 11.5 ounces. That's a weight gain of 13.5 ounces in only nine days!! Great job, Knox! The doctor was very pleased with this, and said Knox looks great, overall. He also said "He's got some hair, doesn't he? That's so cool." It cracked me up. We go back again in a month, around the same time we have a follow-up with the cardiologist.

The initial cardiologist visit on Monday went great, too, and the doctor anticipates no long-term issues with Knox because of the SVT. We were very happy to hear that! He will stay on his medicine for six months and then go off of it. They did an EKG on him when we were there, and it looked great. Basically, most babies grow out of this fast heart rate, and that's what they think Knox will do, as well. We have not seen any evidence of another Tachycardia episode since he's been on the medicine, which is definitely a good thing.

Today, our little guy is THREE weeks old! How did that happen?? I do believe he is in the midst of a growth spurt, as well. He wants to eat constantly. He had been going about four hours at night between feedings, but now, he doesn't go two and a half before he's wailing for more. That's fine by me, he's a growing boy and needs more food! I really love breast feeding, and I feel like things are improving on that front. My right nipple is feeling much better- I think it must have been bruised or something. It still hurts when Knox latches on vigorously, but feels better when his latch is correct. Sometimes I have to re-position him five or six times, but it's worth it for a pain-free nursing session.

We re-visited the lactation consultant this week because of the nipple pain I was having, and to check on Knox's latch and how much food he was getting. Everything looked great. If your hospital has lactation consultants available when you have a baby, utilize them! It makes me feel so much better to know that he's getting enough food, and I'm doing things right. Breast feeding doesn't always work perfectly right away, and it really helps to have a pro show you the ropes.


Lifting his head all by himself: