Little Swimmer

Easton the Eater

Our little one was born on a Monday -  my milk came in the next day and he has been gaining weight ever since.  He regained enough weight to get back to his birth weight in just 5 days ,  and two weeks later he had gained 2 pounds.

As of last Tuesday May 10th he weighed 12 pounds.   He is bigger then any 6 week old I have met yet !

Mallory's 1st Birthday

One month mark - and colic begins ????

Almost exactly one month to the date little E started to get fussy. He seemed to grunt a lot and always seemed to be passing gas and struggle to get the farts out. I was about to try giving up dairy and pass on the jalapenos but then I stumbled across this article. Day two of the new feeding schedule and he seems much better. I guess that I was switching him from one side to the other while breastfeeding to help with the pressure on my boobs but never letting him empty the full amount on either side and therfore he wasn't getting enough fatty hind milk, and this was putting way too much lactose into his colon.

He has had many of the other symptoms of this for example choking while feeding, and a lot of weight gain (almost a pound a week) Now we are only nursing one side per session and if he wants more within that two - three hour period then I put him back on the same side he just finished. I express a little milk from the other side (not saving it) if my breast is too engorged.

It's only day two but I think we are on to something!