We took Oliver in to the doctor this morning for a follow-up visit due to his jaundice issues. The doctor just wanted to weigh him and take a look at him to make sure his jaundice isn’t getting any worse. It was an appointment full of good news. Although he is still a little yellow, the doctor feels the jaundice is improving and was very happy to see that he has gained another 4 ounces to weigh in at 8 pounds, 1. 4 ounces - almost back to his birth weight! She said we didn’t have to do another blood test and just to keep an eye on his coloring and bring him in if we feel it’s getting worse. She also said that since my milk has come in (with a vengeance, by the way), we can stop using the formula to supplement and just breastfeed from here on out. That is great because every feeding with the formula was a pain in the butt since it took so long to get the supplemental nutritional system set up. Now feedings should be much shorter although the doctor did warn us that there might be more of them now that he’s only on breast milk. It’s not like we were getting much sleep anyway.
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