Packing on the pounds

Wesley was a little guy from the beginning, only 6 pounds 8 ounces. Then he started losing weight, which is normal. But then he lost a little more than normal and even got as low as 5 lbs 12 oz. Thankfully, we were still in the hospital and had the wonderful support of a kind and knowledgeable lactation consultant, Kathleen S. I thought Wesley was nursing fine, but I had never nursed a baby before and we needed help. Kathleen came up with a careplan for us, which had a few components, including nursing the little guy, then pumping and then supplementing him with the milk I had pumped.

It was a lot of work in the beginning, as if having a new baby isn't hard enough! I knew I loved my husband, but his support after my delivery made me love this man so much more. He took such great care of me and the baby, even finger feeding Wesley his supplement. I stuck with breastfeeding and we've had our share of bumps in the road, but we've been on a course of smooth sailing for about the past 2 months.

I weighed Wesley last Thursday (3 and 1/2 months old) and he was 13 pounds 4 ounces! That is more than double his birth weight. Looks like our little guy is becoming a chunky monkey! That in itself is so bittersweet! I am so glad he is healthy and growing, but a little sad he isn't my tiny newborn anymore.