Here we are with Griffin already a month old. It may be a cliche, but time really has flown by. How can a month have already slipped by??? I guess sleep deprevation will do that to you.
So, Griffin is a healthy little guy who now weighs 11lbs 2.5oz and is 22 inches long. He has reflux, which we have been giving him Zantac for, but it's not helping enough so starting today we are giving him Prevacid. Hopefully that will calm the pain down for him enough that he can sleep comfortably and just be more comfy in general. He also tends to get very painful gas, which we are giving him chamomile tea for. I know it sounds odd, but that was what the pediatrician told us to do. We replace one ounce of water with tea when we make him a bottle of formula.
Oh yeah...formula. My intention was to breastfeed. He only took the breast for the first 3 days. Each time he did, it was more of a fight to get him to stay latched on than it was the last time. By day 4, he refused and went to a bottle while I started pumping. Newborns should generally eat 2-3 ounces at a time. He screamed for a 4th ounce by the time we came home from the hospital. What can I say? He likes his food! Anyway, I have never been able to pump enough to satisfy him, so earlier this week I decided to stop. That decision was heartbreaking...and only lasted 24 hours at which point my boobs were screaming in pain and I just had to pump since I couldn't even pick Griffin up without pain. I decided I would pump when my boobs felt like they needed it, which has never been as often as I have pumped, and we'd go from there. He gets his Zantac mixed in with breastmilk though that will stop in a few days when the Prevacid kicks in. I hope to be able to pump enough to feed him one 4oz bottle a day. It may only end up being a 2oz bottle, but I know every little bit helps and is good for him.
In other health news, Griffin has a microcleft lip and deviated septum. The microcleft doesn't cause any problems - his palatte is perfect - and is just a cosmetic thing. The deviated septum is partially causing his snoring and waking him him when he stops snoring mid-snore and then suddenly snores again. Because of this, we will be seeing an ENT on Tuesday just to get a once-over and make sure there aren't any other subtle issues. Our doctor doesn't think anything can or will be done, especially at his age, but thought it would be a good idea to just get looked at, and I very much agree. I'll try to update after that appointment, but Bryan goes back to work on Monday so I'll be flying solo and might be totally insane by then!
Last night, at just one month and one day old, we left Griffin with a sitter and went to the movies (Harry Potter yay!) and then we got a full, uninterrupted night of sleep! Thanks goes to my sister for coming over to watch our little cutie and offering to spend the night to help us out. She got a nice dose of what it's like to be a new mommy. This is a very good thing seeing as how she's only 17 and we'd like to keep her from becoming a mommy for quite a few years! I think one night with a fussy baby is a fabulous form of birth control.
We still haven't pulled the pictures off of the camera yet, nor have we uploaded any videos. Once my laptop gets fixed and Griffin stays down for a nap long enough for me to eat, pee and then get on the computer I will at very least get them off of the cameras and ready to look through and post.
Hope everyone out there had a great Thanksgiving and is having an equally great holiday season!
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3 comments:
prevacid is great! you should see results in 3 days.
I can commiserate with the troublesome reflux. I found with Evan, he actually felt better eating formula rather than breast milk. The formula is harder to digest and with an acid tummy, that is a very good thing. I know its SO hard to stop BFing, but you are doing whats best for him and you. I hope the prevacid does the trick. Oh, and I think Evan ate much more than normal babies due to the reflux. Eating calms their tummies.
I'm hoping between the formula and the meds you get to a nice sleeping pattern soon.
Can't wait to see those pictures! Glad to hear the two of you got out. :)
Glad to hear that sweet baby Griffin is doing well and a whopping 11 pounds!!!! I had trouble getting Ethan to latch on also and trouble with my milk supply. I use two herbal supplements fenugreek & blessed thistle and those worked great. I later found out about (RX) Reglan and that alone works better than both of the supplements combined. I am now able to pump 5-7 oz 2-3 times a day. If you are intrested in increasing your milk supply, please try these. They are available at Whole foods markets, GNC stores, & online.
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