Vincent went to his first doctor's appointment in the morning. We got good news that he had gained weight! Unfortunately it was 4oz in one day and the doctor wanted us to supplement less! Instead of supplementing 30mL each feed she wanted us to supplement 30mL one feed then nothing the next! We tried that one time and after Vincent freaked out and would not sleep we split it up 15mL each time and it went much better.
Laura and Aleks came today from Florida. They got here around 2 and we hung out and talked and oohed and awed over Vincent of course. It was weird and hard not being in bed and visiting, but it was worth it. I'm really glad they came. In the evening Laura and Aleks made us dinner. (Panko chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, and green bean casserole! YUM) I felt bad because we really didn't get to spend much time with them. Vincent had to feed about every 3 hours and each time it takes us about 40-50 minutes sooo that doesn't leave a lot of time.
Vincent had a rough night during the night. He wouldn't sleep from 3 til 7. That might not sound that bad to you. You might think Psh! 4 hours! But no. It's bad. Compile it with all the other hours of sleep you have missed. Add in that breastfeeding really takes it out of you. And don't forget that even when he does decide to sleep it's only 3 hours before you have to wake him up to do it again. Wake him up? Wake up a sleeping baby? Yup that's right. Since Vincent hasn't reached his birth weight again we have to wake him up every 3 hours even if he's sleeping peacefully. Makes it even harder because he wants to sleep. We want to sleep. But no. The clock is merciless and it feels like it's always time to feed.
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