Momma took me to the lactation consultant. The good news is there is nothing actually physically wrong with me (tongue tie or physical defect, etc...) The bad news is we're not exactly sure WHY nursing isn't going well. I am still way under weight. I am still hovering around 5 lbs. 10 oz. but I should weigh at least6 lbs. 8 oz. today. The lactation consultant said that little girls are supposed to be back at the their birth weight by 1 week and then gain at least 1 oz. every day after...so I have some catching up to do. She said that I have two strikes against me because I was born early AND now I am underweight. She thinks that if I get a little older and gain some weight I might catch on. For now Momma has to be very patient and try to nurse as best as I am able and push the calories by feeding me from a bottle, to help me gain weight.
She told Momma all about feeding cues, and explained that is why I like to have my hands so tightly fisted up by my face all the time. It means I am very., very hungry. I need to keep eating at each feeding until there is no tension in my arms. They need to be completely floppy...and my eyes need to be droopy and rolling back into my head. Completely relaxed and happy. She calls this being "Milk Drunk." When we got home Momma fed me my first bottle and then for the first time in my life I was indeed "Milk Drunk" ...and boy, does it feel good!
She told Momma all about feeding cues, and explained that is why I like to have my hands so tightly fisted up by my face all the time. It means I am very., very hungry. I need to keep eating at each feeding until there is no tension in my arms. They need to be completely floppy...and my eyes need to be droopy and rolling back into my head. Completely relaxed and happy. She calls this being "Milk Drunk." When we got home Momma fed me my first bottle and then for the first time in my life I was indeed "Milk Drunk" ...and boy, does it feel good!
No comments:
Post a Comment