[blparent] Remus is here, finally

[Tammy, Paul and Colyn]

HI,

Actually, he was 8 pounds ten when he came out of the hospital on Sunday, 
and on Wednesday he's gone up to 9 pounds again.  So although i'm not giving 
him formula at all, he's feeding well from me, and from a bottle.  I'd like 
to breast feed exclusively, but this way works, and he's gaining weight, so 
we're doing fine.  The doctor wasn't even concerned with his jaundice at 
all, in fact I mentioned it to him, and he said it was because I was breast 
feeding and that it would go away and not to worry about it.  I did get some 
vitamin d drops for Remus, and the doctor said they'd help with the 
jaujndice and he should have them anyway.  But he didn't have any concerns 
at all, so I guess the next time we'll see him unless there's something 
unforseen is when Remus gets his two month needles.

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anjelina" <cruz.anjelina at mchsi.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally


> Tammy I know how you feel.
> I was having some of the same problems when Kloei first came home. I was
> constantly pumping because I couldn't get her to latch on and it was
> extremely painful. She also is a bit jaundice.
> Her levels have gone down but I was told by the doctor that breastfed 
> babies
> bodies might take up to a month to get rid of the yellowish tent 
> completely.
> We've been using the lying side by side position and this seems to work. 
> At
> her appointment she gained five ozs so I guess breastfeeding is working.
> Let us know how his appointment goes.
> Anjelina
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tammy, Paul and Colyn
> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:41 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally
>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks, I'll do that.  We have a doctor's appointment this afternoon which 
> I
> hope will show Remus gaining weight.  We found out yesterday that he's a 
> bit
> jaundiced, and I'm having trouble latching him on to breast feed him, so 
> I'm
> very worried he's lost more weight.  We've been giving him bottles that 
> I've
> pumped, and he's drinking okay, but he did go from 9 pounds 4 ounces to 8
> pounds ten in the hospital.  I had a health nurse come out to help me with
> latching him, and I am following her advice, but it's not working all the
> time for some reason.  He seems to latch on okay sometimes, and then other
> times he'll latch on for three seconds and pull off again.  It's so
> frustrating not to be able to feed him, and I absolutely refuse to put him
> on formula unless medically necessary.  It's times like these when I just
> feel inadequate.  Sorry for the long ramble!
>
> Tammy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at worldnet.att.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 12:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally
>
>
>>
>>
>> Congratulations, Tammy, on Remus's arrival, and on Colyn's welcoming
>> attitude toward his little brother!  Please keep us posted!
>>
>> Debbie
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
>> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 12:49 PM
>> Subject: [blparent] Remus is here, finally
>>
>>
>>> HI all,
>>>
>>> Our little boy finally made it in to the world at 8:53 pm, on Thursday
>>> the
>>> 19th of February.  He was born naturally after about 12 hours of labour
>>> and about six pushes.  He weighed 9 pounds 4 ounces, and was 21 and a
>>> quarter inches long.  I stayed in hospital with him until yesterday
>>> because I tore a little bit and they wanted to make sure I was 
>>> physically
>>> ready to go home.  The hospital staff were great, they even took remus
>>> both nights so we could get some uninterupted sleep.  We had a few
>>> feeding
>>> problems in the hospital and we're still struggling with breast feeding 
>>> a
>>> bit, and have had to suplement feed my milk, but all in all things are
>>> going well.   Colyn is liking being a big brother, and we're all 
>>> settling
>>> in and getting used to the new routine or lack there of.  I'll write 
>>> more
>>> when I can.
>>>
>>> Tammy
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