Friday, June 26, 2009

Count this, time that

Since the day Alex was born I've been told to time how long she eats, asked how many wet diapers in a day and how many poops in a day. "What colour is the poop? Is it seedy?"
Every time a nurse came in to our room after she was born they asked how long she fed for. "Is that 20 minutes each breast?" NO!! That is 2o minutes total. This question started me worrying that she wasn't eating enough. Thankfully Alex's pediatrician cleared that up by assuring me that Alex gets all she needs in the first five minutes. And if she continues to gain weight everything is fine.
I've stopped counting and timing, I just go with the flow. If I notice that Alex ISN'T wetting diapers then I'll start to worry.

1 comments:

Melissa said...

Trust your mommy instincts!

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