10 days old and I'm SOOOO happy!

Yesterday was a hard day! We found out that she had lost MORE weight. She went from 7.4 (leaving the hospital) to 6.5 (4 days later), and then down to 6.2 yesterday (or 5.14 on the Manhattan scale). We were SOOOO scared!

We made an appointment with the lactation specialist in Manhattan and found out that baby and I were doing everything correctly, but I did not have enough of a supply to keep her happy and gaining weight! So, we are supplementing with formula now! We have a new baby! She is happy 100% of the time now (not that she wasn't happy before, but she did cry and fuss at night)! We went back to the Dr. today and found out that she had put on 5 oz. in the past 24 hours!! YIPPEEEE!!!!

Way to go Raychel!!

In the meantime, I am taking to herbal supplements (Fenugreek and Blessed Thistle) to attempt to start a good supply of milk. They give me 4 days to get a supply started. I guess the herbs either start to work in 4 days or don't work at all! So, cross your fingers!