Bulking Up

Little Jillian may have been born at 7 lbs 11 ounces, but within a couple days, she had dropped to 7 lbs 4 ounces, which the doctors said was normal. She would eventually end up losing about 7% of her original body weight, dropping to 7 lbs 1 ounce, but she has since bounced back up, with the most recent measurement coming in at 7 lbs 3 ounces. That reading was taken almost a week ago, and we've really seen a big difference in her weight gain the past few days just by looking at her. Her cheeks are getting chubbier, her belly is getting rounder, and her arms and legs are filling out. A lot of this change is due to both Heather's milk finally coming in, and a better feeding plan that we received from the lactation nurse at SWMC during a breastfeeding support class that Heather attended on Thursday. Now, Jillian is getting full on mostly breastmilk, and she is taking less and less Similac formula as a supplement. This all adds up to a much happier baby!