Let's talk about Truitt up until now. I breezed over reporting at 1 month (pic included in last post). From birth, he was a typical newborn. He was generally fussy, not uncontrollably fussy, but particularly in the evening. He slept 2 or 3 hours at a time at night (sometimes 4 hours). He'd have a wakeful time between 4 and 6 am most nights, so we'd sit up and walk around or stare at each other. I got some good Facebook hours in, which is unusual for me. It's funny how newborns don't talk at all or even grunt. He was either silent or fussing or screaming his lump off.
Nursing went well right off the bat, but after a week or two, I felt like I was not gaining in supply and he was gaining in appetite. Basically I wasn't keeping up with him for some reason and I had to start supplementing with formula (or pumped milk from the first week). It was frustrating since this is what happened with Tristan, with whom I lost my milk supply completely early on. I tried many things to boost my supply and was on the pump or feeding frequently. Nothing seemed to help much and I felt like I was just loosing ground still. Thank goodness my mother or mother in law were here to help with the other kids so I could do so much pumping with my time. This went on for 4 or 5 weeks.
I talked to my lactation specialist who suggested some vitamins. I tried some and after a couple weeks, I suddenly didn't need to supplement with formula for a whole 5 or 6 days straight. I'm back again to supplementing once or twice a day though . I wish I knew what was the cause of this and what I can do to fix it. I will keep hoping and trying. Doing extra pumping though is kind of out of the question without having extra help here. Who has time for that?!
Truitt has been very generous after about 1 month he began sleeping for 5 or 6 hours at a time at night! What a huge blessing. He doesn't usually settle down for the night until 10 or 11 pm.
From around 1 month he became interested in looking at toys that dangled in front of him. He sat up in his bumbo very early on and held up his head surprisingly well at such a young age (before 1 month old). He loved his swing a lot in the first month, now he likes his bouncer a bit more. He only sleeps well in his car seat at night (won't sleep more that 2 hours at a time unless he's in the car seat). This last week being solely on breastmilk, he developed a bad regurgitating habit. He used to not spit up at all. Now he unloads almost all of what he drinks sometimes, especially if he chugs a lot at night.
He has begun to smile and coo and gurgle, which is so sweet! I love to talk with him. The kids absolutely love him too!
His stats:
1 month: 10.38 lbs (63%), 21.6" (62%), 14.5" head (48%)
2 months: 11.62 lbs (37%), 23.25" (64%), 15" head (22%)
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What a cute little man! I looked at that first picture and said, "He looks just like everyone else in his family!" :D So what is your answer for the car seats, etc? Just driving the van when everyone is together or will you have to get a bigger second vehicle too?
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