Pediatrician- One month checkup

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We went to see the doctor today for Bailey’s one month checkup. Bailey was a good girl and didn’t cry except for when she was naked on the scale. She didn’t really like having the tongue depresser in her mouth, but she just scrunched up her eyes and nose and made the Bailey noise. (Yes, we have a name for the noise she makes because she does it ALL the TIME!)

Temp was 98.6
Head circumference was 14.5 inches (50th percentile)
Length was 20.5 inches (25th percentile, she has grown 3/4 of an inch since birth)
Weight was 8 lbs 11 oz (30th percentile, she has grown 1 lb 4 oz since birth)

Heart, lungs, ears, eyes, mouth, hips, tummy, etc look good– great news about her heart because my one month checkup was when my pediatrician found my murmur!

She can go as long as she wants during the night without eating- we don’t have to wake her up anymore which is great because she’s gone 5 hours before I have had to wake her up, so I think she will go even longer… but we are still supposed to wake her up during the day after 3 hours so she doesn’t mix up days and nights.

I am going to talk to my OB about taking either an herbal thingy or a prescription to increase milk supply so that I can quit supplementing with formula. Right now Bailey gets about 4-6 oz of formula per 24 hours, so not a ton, but it’s just frustrating to have to use it to fill her up the rest of the way! There are two things the pediatrician said would work, but she said the OB usually wanted to be the one to tell me which one to try.


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  1. Karaoke Diva on May 16, 2007 11:02 pm

    Talk to your OB for sure, but I used Fenugreek for a while when I was nursing and it really helped to increase my supply. It made me and the baby smell like maple syrup, but it did help me make more milk.

  2. tubelessstl on May 16, 2007 11:26 pm

    kangaroo kids on manchester has fenugreek and blessed thistle caps to help with increasing the supply. They have breastfeeding groups that meet there also so you might be able to hook up with other moms that have had success with supply increases. mothers milk tea, fenugreek, blessed thistle are three that I used to help with the adoptive breastfeeding protocol. Domperidone (attainable overseas or by compounding pharmacy in the US) is another option. Reglan is a drug many ob’s prescribe, but it has nasty side effects. Also, check into eating oatmeal for breakfast too. Have you tried talking to a LLL leader in the stl area? Man, I wish you luck with building your supply.

    Great pictures

  3. Hyser Family on May 17, 2007 1:53 pm

    Hey there. Whole Foods has an herbal tea that I heard works great. It’s called Mother’s Milk Tea… I have some if you would want to try it. And anyway… I need to get you guys a meal so I can see that little squirt! I’ll send you an e-mail and we can work out a good time for that. :)

  4. barbara on May 18, 2007 12:13 am

    One word: OATMEAL

    Weird as it sounds, it really works to increase your supply, plus it’s good for you! Raspberry team is supposed to work too. (I made iced tea out of it.) Also, drink a lot of water.

    All the best to you!

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