It’s been a hectic week so far.
I brought Lauren to a dermatologist’s office on Monday 01/30 to have a birthmark on her neck checked out. It turned out to be nothing, the dermatologist told me that if I want it removed, I should do that later, when Lauren’s older, and only if it becomes infected or discolors.
On Tuesday 01/31, I brought Lauren to her pediatrician for her second well-child visit. Things again turned out well, I was told by Lauren’s pediatrician that she’s progressing, gaining 1.5 ounces everyday, which is the upper limit. I also learned that Lauren’s height is in the 50% percentile, her weight is 25%, and her head is slightly less than 50%. I also got a chart from the doctor so I can check her percentile at home.
JY’s parents also arrived on Tuesday, I fetched them from SFO in the morning. So far, they’ve been a great help, taking care of the baby, feeding her, and feeding JY. It really gave me some time to catch up on chores and pay a few bills. Hopefully I can continue to manage my time, spending as much time with Lauren as possible, but at the same time, getting more stuff done.
Couple of things I learned this week. Avent bottles don’t work well for Lauren. Although they are cleverly designed, but it’s very difficult to get the right tightness of the cap. If the cap is too tight, then air won’t be able to enter from the tiny holes around the nipple, if too loose, then milk leaks. After struggling with it for couple of weeks, we decided to switch to Dr. Brown’s bottles, and couldn’t be happier.
JY also had a fever on Tuesday, and since then, her milk supply has been dramatically reduced. However, due to the excellent care that her mom provided, her milk supply is gradually returning to normal. We think Lauren just had a growth spurt. She went from eating on average 25 ounces a day to 27+ ounces on Thursday, it’s pretty dramatic increase. She seems to be back at the 24-25 ounces/day level, but we’ll make sure she doesn’t go hungry.
We’ve made some more adjustments to the feeding rules we laid out initially. We were trying to steer Lauren to feed less and more frequent during the day, and more and less frequent at night. It worked out well, but since her appetite has increased, we are adjusting the amount we give her each time. We also made a new rule that even in “cluster-feeding” situations, we’ll always give her 3 oz to begin with instead of 2 oz.
People keep on telling me Lauren looks like me, but prettier. I happen to agree, what do you think?
I don’t have any new photos to post at this moment, and hopefully will take some more over the weekend.
Please continue to pray for our family.