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Will’s Pediatrician Visit Today August 15, 2008

Will had his “one month” pediatrician visit today. He weighed in at 8 pounds! We were such proud parents. His weight gain is fine, his jaundice is slowly getting better and everything else checked out good. I asked my usual prepared list of questions and got my questions answered and my fears alleviated. I always feel better after these visits.

I have been keeping a breastfeeding log since Will was about one week old to make sure he was feeding enough and pooing and peeing sufficiently. First it was to get a handle on the jaundice, then it was to make sure the breastfeeding and pumping was working out for Will’s health. So, every time Will did any of these things we had to log it. It feels a bit discombobulating not keeping that log as it was so much a part of my everyday life and I used it to refer to so that I could guess when he would wake and want to feed. It also helped me pick which breast to feed on next. Sometime he would only take a breast for a short time so I would pick the breast that had the least time suckled. There are varying theories of which breast to use next… I think I will try out some different ones now that all is going well and I don’t have to worry about Will’s health.

Here is a early version of the log I created in Excel: