Just got back from the Dr. It was really surprising, considering my older girls are (and always have been) both off-the-chart small for weight. Here are the stats:
Sassy was 5lb 2oz at birth, dropped to 4lb 13oz at discharge, and is up to 6lb 9oz. That's an average gain of 1.5oz/day! She's 25%ile for weight--actual age, not adjusted for preemie!
Monkey was 5lb 12oz at birth, dropped to 5lb 8oz at discharge, and is up to 7lb 4oz. Also an average gain of 1.5oz/day! He's a whopping 50%ile for weight, actual age!
Obviously, with such great gains I have room to play with the amount of supplement. I estimate I'm making about 25% of their combined needs right now but expect that to increase. It's been interesting and challenging tandem nursing at every feeding, but we get the job done.
2 comments:
Wow - such great stats Jen. Looks like mommy is doing a great job! :)
That is great! Good job.
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