Somehow I have been finding it difficult to find the time (or the free hands) to update the blog. Bad blogger! Shocking I know, that someone with a newborn might lack the time to blog...please note the sarcasm here. I find myself cruising the interwebz when I am feeding little man. But often when I am feeding the little one I only have one hand free at a time. Which makes typing more than 2 sentences complicated and annoying. Thus the absenteeism.
Jake is doing well. After an EXTREMELY difficult and stressful start to breastfeeding and life in general we have hit our stride and are getting into a very loose, and likely to change at any time, routine. He eats every 2-3 hours, and is getting breastmilk first and followed up by formula. After trying to exclusively breastfeed I have come to terms with the fact that my milk supply is not enough to sustain him. When I lowered the formula supplementation his growth was not adequate, and when I upped the formula intake his growth is now where it needs to be. At the pediatricians office today he had gained 7oz and grown 1.5 inches in one week. The previous visit he had only gained 2oz. The pediatrician stated that he should be gaining about an ounce a day, which he was not even close to when I lowered his formula. Unfortunately my body is just not supplying enough milk to feed him with exclusively. So I will continue to offer the breast first so that he can get at least some of the "liquid gold" that I know breastmilk is, and follow up with the formula. It works for us, and truthfully it allows us the freedom for my DH or my MIL to feed him when he is hungry. I have started going back to school 3X a week for a short time to work with my target group of students for my practicum. I have 4 more weeks of this left. My MIL is graciously (THANK YOU MIL!!!) watching little man on her lunch break. I am SO SO grateful that she is doing this for us. If she couldnt I dont know what I would do. But since he will take a bottle this allows me to be stress-free when I leave knowing he can be fed if he gets hungry when I am away. Since he is not so regular with his schedule yet.
As for me, I am still digesting the fact that we are parents. And that he is here. And that he is no longer in my belly. And that I will never sleep again. That last one may be a stretch but that is what if feels like. I knew when I got pregnant that babies are hard work, and that sleepless nights were in my future. But that first week home was one of the hardest things I have ever done. You simply cannot be prepared for it. The hormones surging through my body rendered me likely to cry over anything, seriously dropping my hairbrush might have caused me to wail like a baby. And only sleeping 3-4 broken hours a night is unreal. I still havent gotten used to that yet. But around week two things improved, he got onto more of a schedule and we sorted out the feeding arrangements. Things have steadily gotten better and now I am feeling almost normal again. He is a blessing, and we are so in love with him. I cannot wait to see him as he grows and changes. Right now he tends to smile in his sleep, which melts my heart. I cant wait until we get to see a real smile.
Stay tuned to the blog for the upcoming newborn pictures (taken by the wonderful Kelly Day Photography), and his one month "birthday."
And to finish up.....
Jake with his new friend Mr Seahorse. I mean tell me that isnt the most adorable thing you have ever seen. Yeah, you cant.
Jake is doing well. After an EXTREMELY difficult and stressful start to breastfeeding and life in general we have hit our stride and are getting into a very loose, and likely to change at any time, routine. He eats every 2-3 hours, and is getting breastmilk first and followed up by formula. After trying to exclusively breastfeed I have come to terms with the fact that my milk supply is not enough to sustain him. When I lowered the formula supplementation his growth was not adequate, and when I upped the formula intake his growth is now where it needs to be. At the pediatricians office today he had gained 7oz and grown 1.5 inches in one week. The previous visit he had only gained 2oz. The pediatrician stated that he should be gaining about an ounce a day, which he was not even close to when I lowered his formula. Unfortunately my body is just not supplying enough milk to feed him with exclusively. So I will continue to offer the breast first so that he can get at least some of the "liquid gold" that I know breastmilk is, and follow up with the formula. It works for us, and truthfully it allows us the freedom for my DH or my MIL to feed him when he is hungry. I have started going back to school 3X a week for a short time to work with my target group of students for my practicum. I have 4 more weeks of this left. My MIL is graciously (THANK YOU MIL!!!) watching little man on her lunch break. I am SO SO grateful that she is doing this for us. If she couldnt I dont know what I would do. But since he will take a bottle this allows me to be stress-free when I leave knowing he can be fed if he gets hungry when I am away. Since he is not so regular with his schedule yet.
As for me, I am still digesting the fact that we are parents. And that he is here. And that he is no longer in my belly. And that I will never sleep again. That last one may be a stretch but that is what if feels like. I knew when I got pregnant that babies are hard work, and that sleepless nights were in my future. But that first week home was one of the hardest things I have ever done. You simply cannot be prepared for it. The hormones surging through my body rendered me likely to cry over anything, seriously dropping my hairbrush might have caused me to wail like a baby. And only sleeping 3-4 broken hours a night is unreal. I still havent gotten used to that yet. But around week two things improved, he got onto more of a schedule and we sorted out the feeding arrangements. Things have steadily gotten better and now I am feeling almost normal again. He is a blessing, and we are so in love with him. I cannot wait to see him as he grows and changes. Right now he tends to smile in his sleep, which melts my heart. I cant wait until we get to see a real smile.
Stay tuned to the blog for the upcoming newborn pictures (taken by the wonderful Kelly Day Photography), and his one month "birthday."
And to finish up.....
Jake with his new friend Mr Seahorse. I mean tell me that isnt the most adorable thing you have ever seen. Yeah, you cant. 
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