Daddy & Johnny

Daddy took Johnny to be weighed today. All by himself! He's still at the DR's office, but he did call me. He said that Johnny has lost an ounce. He weighed 4 lbs. and 3 oz. Damn. How upsetting! We've been feeding him the 22 Calorie formula the last few days too. All I can think of is to blame it on the Lactation Consultant who told us we were over feeding him. She told us that he was getting more formula than a 5 lb. baby would need to gain weight and that the hospital over did it with him. I have to believe at this point that she was wrong. If she wasn't wrong then there is something wrong with my baby. I am disappointed. Very much so. I spoke to the DR over the phone. She said he needs to breastfeed until he gets sleepy or lazy about it then he needs to bottle-feed, it doesn't matter if it's the formula or breast milk from the bottle. It will be formula though, because we returned the breast pump, although she did recommend that we re-rent one. We need to bring him back on Tuesday to be weighed again and if he hasn't gained weight by then we will need to add some caloric oil to his bottle. I made the mistake of informing my mother about the news with him, so now she is lingering in my doorway with her advice and opinions and worries and woes. Great. On the bright side she has offered to buy some KFC for dinner tonight. Yum. Guess I have to forgive her annoyance for now, lol. Oh yeah, and I told the DR about the PKU newborn screening test that needs to be redone and she said she could do the draw in her office that day. Cool, got that knocked-out of the way too. I also called my husband back and told him to inform the DR about our meeting with the Lactation Consultant and the advice that we had followed from her. I promised my little girl a bath in my huge bathtub, so I'm going to try to get that done right now before Daddy and Johnny get back in a few minutes.