update, nolan's 1 month appt... woo hoo!!!!!!!

[kennedydp5]

once again, any breastfeeding concerns i had can be completely kicked to the curb!!!  today nolan had his 1 month appt...  he has gained almost 2lbs in 2 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  when he was born he was 6lbs 14.6oz...  when we left the hospital he was 6lbs 11oz...  at his 2 week check up he was 7lbs 9oz...  and today he was 9lbs 6oz...  OMG!!!!!  oh, and he has grown 2 inches since birth!  and he is exclusively breastfed!  this is my first successful attempt at breastfeeding one of my children and i was almost in tears to know how good he is growing w/ me just breastfeeding!  i am so happy w/ this so i just thought i'd share!!!!  :)

jen

[LauraB78]

Yay!! You must be so excited it's working out this time!! =)

[kennedydp5]

hey...  i hope it goes well for you too!  4th time was a charm for me so maybe it will be for you too!!!! :)

[LosingMyMindInGA]

congrats! that's awesome.  With my first i bottle fed...with my last two i attempted BF'ing and ended up having to supplement with formula.  This time around i'm going to try again to exclusively breastfeed.  I hope mine goes as well as yours is!!

[mamaofonetrying42]

WOW, I cant believe its been a month already!!!! Glad to hear all is well :o)

[kennedydp5]

well, i hope his weight gain continues to be this good!  i love having fat babies!  all my girls got fat on formula so it will make me very proud for him to be a fatty on breast milk!  and its totally worth all the work, too!

k, if i don't go to bed i'll be too pooped for night feedings, lol!!!  i'm out!!!  :)

[Michele, Katy, TX]

It is a very rewarding feeling I know.  I have breastfed all 5 of my kids; all for different periods of time.  And I am always so "proud" when they have those first appointments because they seem to gain weight like crazy.  It just feels so good.  I don't know how to explain it but it sounds like you know exactly what I am talking about.  Keep up the good work!!!  I'm sure Nolan is happy with all your hard work :)  And heck, it is hard work!!!

[kennedydp5]

thank you!  and it actually physically feels better too...  i mean like when i pumped w/ my girls i was constantly engorged.  the only time i got relief was right after i pumped and would be comfortable for like an hour before i started to feel too full again.  w/ him breastfeeding its not like that...  i sometimes feel really full but not to the point of painful engorgement and its only like maybe  once in the nightime and only a couple nights a week.  

[Michele, Katy, TX]

That is wonderful!!!!  I am soooooo happy for you!!  So glad that you are feeling more confident in your decision and how well you are doing with it!!!

[kennedydp5]

i can't even begin to say how happy it makes me...  w/ all 3 of my girls i was unsuccessful at breastfeeding...  so w/ them i pumped (1st 2 i pumped for 4 months, 3rd dd i pumped for 2 months).  now that i am doing it right this time i keep asking myself...  why in the heck couldn't i do this before???   and it is soooo much easier to get ready to go somewhere and not have to pack up bottles and liners and nipples and formula and a mixing bottle...  oh, the list goes on!  but we'll see how i'm still doing once his teeth start coming in and i get bit!!!  that might end up being another story, lol!!!

[nursekim]

Congrats to you mom.....sure makes a mommy proud I am sure.  Keep up the good work!

[JoyRenee]

That is so wonderful!!! Good job, Nolan!