all good in the seymore hood

EVERYTHING IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today we had our follow up appointment with Dr. Blanke and the EEG came back normal. So what are the next steps? We really don't need to worry about Reed's passing out and seizer like episodes unless they start happening more often. Which he hasn't had one since the 10th of Feb!!!! He said he might just have Breath Holding Spells which is causing him to pass out and he will grow out of it! The one reason why he was so worried, was the seizer like episodes that followed his last two episodes. But now that all the test have come back normal we can relax.

So now we focus on his weight, he isn't really concerned but does wants to keep an eye on his weight gain. I talked to him about what I've been doing since my laxation visit on Friday. Feeding more frequently, pumping after each feeding, and waking him up two times in the middle of the night! One comment I loved that came out of his mouth, "why wake a sleeping baby"? I told him that I did have some concern that he was only taking in 2.5oz each time he ate. The only two times I've tested it was at test feeding on Friday and Jeff gave him a bottle on Sunday or should I say he tried to give him a bottle. He wasn't alarmed!!! He did suggest that If I'm producing more than he is taking in we need to find a way to get that good hind milk (the last part of your breast milk) in him. I can do 2 things.... pump off the fore-milk (first part of breast milk) then nurse him, pump and just give him bottles. I'm not really sure what I'm going to do.

Something that we have to remember is he has had a really rough week, first he got sick and had a cold and then got a bunch of test done one of which he had to be put under for. All of which can decrease his appetite!

I go in for a weigh in on Friday morning! And I'm sure I will have many more weigh-ins in the near future!!! And if he notices that he just isn't gaining weight then we will look closer at that issue but right now he wants me to go back to normal and NOT WORRY!!!!!!!!!!

I did ask him about a heart problem since I had a lot of people tell me stories on which not gaining weight properly linked to heart problems. He said he really didn't think it was that. Reed has really has only had ONE BIG dip on his growth curve and if it was a heart problem then we would have noticed big dips at the beginning. And he reassured me that everything else is growing his head and height are right one track with his growth curve!

So what is my plan? Good question!!!! I really can't answer that right now. I can say I will not set my alarm for 1am and 4am anymore and I will also say I will not be feeding the boy every 2-3 hours. I will let Reed tell me when he is hungry!!! I will no longer be waking up the boy from naps to eat!!! Not sure about the whole pump thing.