Wednesday, September 17, 2014

1 Month Foxy Hiccupotamus

Our hungry little milk monster has morphed into an uncontrollable hiccuper this week, earning him a new nickname...all credit goes to the hubs for that one. Brilliant! Apparently, the intense hiccuping I'd felt in the womb for the last half of the pregnancy is sticking around for a bit longer. Preston is getting pretty tired of it, and I was wondering if it was normal. Well, come to find out it is a normal newborn thing. The pediatrician says it could last until 6 months of age, so we have a ways to go before we say sayonara to hiccups and hello to some other nickname making fun of Preston's bodily functions.

Hard to believe, but P will be 1 month old officially tomorrow! He wanted to look foxy for the occasion...



He's already wearing 3 month clothing and has outgrown much of his newborn and 0-3 month stuff. This is probably not the most accurate way of weighing a newborn, but hubby weighs himself holding Preston, and then weighs himself without Preston to get P's weight. According to our very scientific calculations, he's about 12 pounds by now. Is that even possible? Um, I'm thinking YES with the amount of food that he's eating. Our new favorite line is "He can't be hungry again!"

I'm pretty sure when I wrote my last post, he was going through a growth spurt and was consuming a ridiculous amount of milk. Since then, I've really tried to make sure he's giving solid hunger cues before handing him a bottle. We're getting better at distinguishing his different cries, and even one which resembles a dolphin noise. Not even kidding, he sounds like Flipper, which makes us laugh every time. I'm not sure if it's because we're being better about trying other comfort measures before the bottle, or because his growth spurt died down, but his eating has normalized slightly and he's not requiring quite as much to satiate him the past few days. I WISH I could say the same about the amount of diapers he's blowing through (literally).  

Yesterday was quite a record breaking day. 15 diaper changes...an all time high. Preston tells us immediately when his diaper is wet and does NOT like sitting in it! We are not keen on just letting him fuss in the middle of the night and hoping he'll settle back down either. I mean, I wouldn't want to sit in wet diapers, and I don't feel right letting my kid do it either. 99% of the time it's guaranteed to escalate way past a wimper anyways. I'm hoping there will come a time when a tiny little wetness in his diaper won't create a blood curdling scream as if he's about to die, but for now we're at his beckon call changing diapers faster than a NASCAR pit crew.

It was also a good day, because for the FIRST TIME EVER I pumped enough breast milk to meet his needs. He drank 26.8 oz. of breastmilk & I pumped 29.5 oz. Get I get a hallelujah?! I won't say it was easy. I pumped around the clock every few hours, and it took 8 pumping sessions followed by hand expressing to get there, but I finally did it. Realistically, there isn't a huge enough surplus that I am confident I can do that every day, and I don't expect to. 30 oz/day is good on a day he's being a mild eater, but on days when he's absolutely frenzied and eating his hands off every 2 hours, I just don't see how I'll ever keep up. Still, I will keep trying my best and enjoying the feeling when I can give little to no formula. Preston enjoys those days too. His tummy is more settled, and he's happier and less fussy overall.

And on that note. I've got to run. I'm past due to pump, and the hiccupotamus needs a diaper change!


19 comments:

  1. That's a cute lil nick name!! Poor thing I bet that is super aggravating for him. It sounds like you are doing a fantastic job Momma!

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  2. Sounds like everything is going well! Raegan is a hiccup queen too! Hers is due partly to her cleft palate, but also our pediatrician said it happens sometimes when they've been on their back too long. So we always try to lay her on her side to help. Hope that help Preston! He's a doll!

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  3. So cute! And congrats on increasing your supply! That is great perseverance with the pumping!!

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  4. Oh I just love all the foxes. So cute!

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  5. Could he be any cuter?!?! Congrats on the 100% breast fed day... it sounds exhausting, so kudos to you for sticking with it and giving yourself grace when it doesn't work out!

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  6. So cute! Glad you are figuring everything out!

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  7. Yes! Hallelujah!!! How is he one month already? I need to meet this cutie! So awesome that you got more milk and I agree- no one wants to sit in wet pee!!! Talk about a lot of diapers, whew!!! Great hearing from you, as always!!

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  8. Love the 1 month photos!! They sure grow quick. Awesome job on the milk production.

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  9. He is SO cute!! Congrats on all the milk :) Paloma hiccuped a lot in the beginning, and she would get so fussy when she had them. That's so great you are able to distinguish his cries... in the beginning I fed her pretty much every time she cried, which was probably too much.

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  10. Lol. Love the way you're weighing the baby. So cute! It's great that you were able to pump more milk. Hope the next time you don't have to work as hardand your body just gets with the program.

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  11. I just want to snuggle him! He's too precious!

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  12. So cute!! Happy one month Preston :). My husband weighs our boys the same way!! Hehehe

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  13. Love those pictures! He is adorable! You are amazing with all your pumping! So glad everyone is happy and healthy :)

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  14. He's so freakin' cute! My son hiccuped for a good 3-4 months...and he got so MAD when they wouldn't stop lol. He also went from NB clothes to 3-6 month clothes almost over...we pretty much skipped 0-3 month sizes.

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  15. He is so stinkin cute! And 15 diaper changes! Wowzas! I need to send you a supply of diapers! Love ya! xo

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  16. Whoa, you go girl! I feel like a milkmaid when I'm lucky enough to pump 15 ounces, haha.

    Can we talk about that fox outfit and accessories for a sec? Cutest. thing. EVER.

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  17. Aww time is flying and he is so adorable! You are doing so great mama!!

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