Getting Settled In

After making it through the Jaundice and getting settled at home--things have been great. The first few days home were tiring! I have never been able to close my eyes and instantly go to sleep, but that first week I sure could. I was falling asleep in the car on our daily trips to the hospital when they were keeping an eye on her jaundice levels. After that first week, I finally caught up on my sleep for the most apart, atleast enough to fully function. John was home with us that first week, but had to go back to work. He was, and still is such a great Dad to Madison and is willing to help even after his long days at work.

We have had visitors on and off since being home, but has died down. We have also had another doctor visit to check her weight. At her last appointment, on Sept. 4th she weighed 7 lbs and 14.5 ounces. We had reached our birth weight of 7.9lbs and actually exceeded it. I finally felt like I was good to go on exclusively breastfeeding, finally.

Exclusively breastfeeding was a challenge at first. She was used to bottles and clearly had nipple confusion. In order to feed her I had to use a shield in order for her to eat and would not eat without it. She was getting a bit frustrated too, because she was used to the fast flow bottle and not having to work so hard to eat. So, I had decided to go to a breastfeeding group at the hospital that following week after her appointment. It was nice to meet with other moms and have the time to share your exact story. Getting feedback from pro's and those who are in the same situation as you was nice. In result, a few days later she was successfully eating without the shield after weening it away within about 2 days. It was no longer needed after those two days.

Also, since being home we had her pictures done when she 12 days old. My best friends step sister came to our house, which was awesome because I did not want to take her out. I was love them and have been waiting to catch on the blog in order to share them!

Jesi Leigh Photography