My apologies to the makers of Pampers Swaddlers, as it turns out, they hold pee as they promise to do. Apparently, I had been making the rookie mistake of strapping on diapers as fast as possible with no attention to positioning. I did a little research and apparently everyone but me knew about he little boys "point down" rule. After spending the past several days making sure everything was tucked in Southward bound, I'm proud to report Beck and I have both only needed to wear one outfit a day. I'm not so proud to report this has lead to me wearing the same outfit for the past 3 days...
Modeling his diapers and newly umbilical-cordless belly button
In other news, Beck did not have to be hospitalized! His jaundice is clearing up which explains his new little white boy appearance.
We went back to the doctor on Thursday for his 2 week checkup. All was well and there's really nothing exciting to report except our little man now weighs 8 lbs 3 ozs! The doctor was shocked by this big weight gain and even told me to cut back to feeding him every 3 hours instead of every 2 like I had told him I'd been doing. Now here's my question (that I didn't ask him- dumb, I know). I'm not waking Beck up every 2 hours to feed him, he's crying every 2 hours or less and demanding to be fed- what am I supposed to do? Everything I've read says feed newborns on demand and I certainly don't want to make him cry it out for another hour. I don't want him to be obese but I don't want to starve my 2 week old baby. So I've continued feeding him every 2 hours (except for 2 days ago when he slept for 4 hours!! MIRACLES!) Any ideas? If you agree with me, I'd especially like a comment telling me I'm right- I'm going insane and would appreciate the confidence boost.
8lbs or 80 lbs?
And finally, I'm starting a new job when I get back from maternity leave, which means new insurance, which means a new pediatrician. Any suggestions?
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