Mommy and I had our 1 month check up today. Everything is A-OK!
Even though I’ve only been out a few times, I’m getting used to it. I was very good during the car ride to the hospital and I was very patient in the waiting room. Mommy had her check up first so I waited with Daddy. Then it was my turn. The doctor checked me over from head to toe, so I cried a little from the cold when I had my clothes taken off, but other than that I was really well behaved.
There were a lot of mothers with babies at the hospital, so there was a lot of waiting. During that time I was looking at the other babies. Some were obviously older than me, but there were a few that had to be the same age as me. I don’t know if it was just me, but they looked a lot smaller than me. To be honest there were some older babies who could hold their neck up on their own who looked a lot smaller than me. I guess I’m just a big boy. And I have data to back that up.
For the check up they weighed and measured me. I grew a lot in 1 month.
| June 11th 1 Month Old | May 10th Birth | Increase | |
| Weight | 5210 g (11.49 lbs) | 3926 (8.65 lbs) | 1284 g (2.83 lbs) |
| Length | 58.5 cm (23.03 in) | 51.5 cm (20.27 in) | 7 cm (2.75 in) |
| Abdominal Circumference | 41 cm (16.14 in) | 36.5 cm (14.37 in) | 4.5 cm (1.77 in) |
| Head Circumference | 39 cm (15.35 in) | 38 cm (13.96 in) | 1 cm (0.39 in) |
So that confirms it. I’m a big baby. It looks like I gained an average of 50 grams (1.76 oz) a day. According to several online resources, the average daily weight gain of newborns is about 1 oz per day. I guess I’m an over achiever. I don’t know if I mentioned it, but I’m pretty much off the bottle. Sometimes I have supplementary formula once or twice at night, but there are also times where I don’t have any. Well, based on my weight gain, we definitely do not need supplementary formula anymore. It looks like Mommy has some super healthy and nutritious breast milk and I am getting everything I need, and more.
Of course, the doctor noted my size, but it was nothing to worry about. If anything, it is a good sign of my health and that breastfeeding is going well. She went so far as to say that we don’t have to be so strict with my feeding schedule and I can be fed as needed. So far I’ve been eating about 9 times a day, about every 3 hours, but we can push that up to 12 times a day or about every 2 hours.
The bottom line is I’m healthy, Mommy is healthy, and I have been given the go ahead to eat as much as I want. Okay, that last part is not really true, but I think I’ll be feeding schedule will be loosened up a bit to fit my needs.
Wow! That first month really flew by. I feel really old now. I had better start thinking about my future and about what I’m doing with my life. There are many things for me to ponder.
