NOVEMBER 7, 2006 - I got to hand it to Karen: she's been great just staying up, breastfeeding and pumping milk to make sure the baby's got the supply she needs. It's tough but we're determined to get the pounds (our ounces) on this kid.
Here's a photo of the SNS (supplemental) nurser and bottles of pumped milk with the date and time of extraction. We use this breast pump, which is pretty good (www.medela.com).
This morning the lactation consultant (www.ilca.org/) came to the apartment for a personal visit. She brought in her own scale, pictured here with Kristen trying it out. Our goal was to gain some weight before the doctor sees us later that afternoon.
By the time Samantha was weighed in Dr. Gandhi's office, she gained an ounce. This was welcome news and we were quite confident that she'll start gaining weight from now on. We were scheduled to go back for a weight check in 3 days.
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I can't wait to meet my Midwestern-bred friend, Todd! I hear he has a really cute niece who will play with me!
-Kristen
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