Baby Lucien has just turned 3 weeks old. And what a week it was. Just when you think you are starting a routine the 3rd week comes around with more crying, gas, and fussiness. The spit up also started this week. Also, congestion set in and little Lucien had trouble breathing a few times. We contacted the pediatrician and made an unplanned visit to the doctor to check on the congestion. The only advice that we received to clear his head was to give him saline drops. The spit up was of more concern to the doctor. She noted that if he is spitting up most of his meals then we should probably thicken the breast milk with rice cereal. This was a shock because I thought solid food should not be introduced until the 6th month. We also haven't even tried using a bottle yet. The doctor also suggested using Enfamil AR. Formula!? I think I will continue with the breast milk and keep an eye on the spit up to see if he is experiencing reflux. We did notice a huge weight gain (maybe because he is sucking me dry), the nurse even weighed him twice to double check. Lucien weighed in at 8 lbs 8oz.
We decided to see how Lucien likes the bottle. After some time at the pump, Pau Pau gave him his first bottle. He had no trouble sucking it down. That's a relief - now Mom can get out of the house. I just have to figure out how to produce more milk to pump.
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