The Baylor Family Blog

Sorry its been so long since I’ve posted to the site! Many of you have been asking for pictures and updates. Needless to say, our lives have been a bit hectic around here trying to fit in lots of feedings and time for sleeping and showering and eating and whatever else.

So the good news for Eli came on Tuesday at the breastfeeding support group. He has gained another 9 ounces and weighed 6 pounds even. Matt and I can see so many differences in his features as his body is filling out! Its a relief to us to hear he is growing as probably the biggest focus for us is getting enough food into his little body! He now has upgraded to Newborn diapers…and continues to wear preemie clothes and few small newborn onesies.

So with the good news for Eli, I also learned some frustrating news, as well. Though Eli is doing better with breastfeeding, he still is only getting half of what he needs in a feeding from breastfeeding. In fact, he can breastfeed 5-10 minutes longer on each side than a week ago. However, he still is getting the same amount of milk in a feeding as he was a week ago. So we need to continue the long feeding regimen of breastfeeding, bottle feeding with breast milk, bottle feeding with formula, and finally mom pumping at the end of the feeding. We also need to continue waking him up every 2-3 hours. The hard part is that his feedings take 1-1.5 hours, which doesn’t leave much time for sleep. And it looks like we’ll have to continue this for at least another 1-2 weeks as we eagerly await for Eli to improve his sucking abilities. We’ve been working so hard with Eli on feedings…so continue to pray for endurance for the Matt, Eli, and I. Matt has been getting up with me more regularly at night to help shorten the feeding time for Eli and I so we can get a little more rest…unfortunately, its less rest for Matt. My energy level has been super low…and with Matt’s help these past few nights, I’m doing much better! I couldn’t do this parenting thing alone, that’s for sure!