Tag: infant

4 Must Ask Questions for your Pediatrician Office: Infant

Appointment set for 1pm. Exactly 2 1/2 weeks after birth. The Second follow meeting was ready.

There were FOUR different measurements we were most interested in finding out.

  1. Weight
    • Is your baby gaining weight?
    • Many infants loose weight in the first few weeks, this is a normal healthy trend.
    • According to The Mayo Clinic, From birth to age 6 months, a baby might gain 5 to 7 ounces (about 140 to 200 grams) a week. Expect your baby to double his or her birth weight by about age 5 months.
  2. Length
    • Is your baby growing in length?
    • According to The Mayo Clinic, From birth to age 6 months, a baby might grow 1/2 to 1 inch (about 1.5 to 2.5 centimeters) a month.
  3. Head circumference
    • Is your babies skull expanding and growing to allow normal brain development?
    • Growth at any remeasure is a good sign. There are charts on the CDC website for growth by percentile
  4. Bilirubin
    • Is your babies liver at full power yet?
    • Most newborns will be jaundice for 2 to 4 weeks.
    • Remedy: Lots of indirect sunlight, eating and further development of your babies growing liver.

https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/html_charts/hcageinf.htm

Items we forgot for this trip…

Ready eat formula 50oz bottles

Car charger for the breast pump… and the Breast pump.

Items we recommend:

  • Uppababy car seat
  • carrying bag

All In All

A very successful trip to the doctors office for our little one. She is hitting all the marks!

PS. Ask for more formula! If you are supplementing your Breast feeding with formula, your pediatricians office will help provide you as much as you need.