Five Pounds! 3/12/13
Melissa
Hattie hit 5 pounds! She weighs 2,298 grams, or 5 pounds, 1.06 ounces. When she was born weighing 1 pound, 13 ounces it was hard to imagine she would ever weigh five pounds. We are so proud of our little piglet. Hattie slept through her last two feedings yesterday. She ate her whole bottle at 7:30 a.m. She took a break at 10:30 a.m. and then for her 1:30 p.m. feed she was ready to eat! She nursed and ate 20 cc! We kangarooed all afternoon and it was lovely.
Dr. Alexander said Hattie looks wonderful! He said we expect a little more from her because of her weight and we have to remind ourselves her brain is still immature. He won't be concerned about her inconsistent nippling for another two weeks when she is 37 weeks and considered full term. He apologized profusely to me and to Hattie for the problems she had with the formula fortifier. It's normal course of business for babies to switch to the formula fortifier prior to going home because the formula is much cheaper and easier to obtain outside of the NICU.
I spent quite some time today arguing with insurance about my breast pump. I am supposed to use a hospital-grade pump because of how often I have to pump. The hospital provides a grant pump until Hattie reaches 34 weeks and then payment for the rental is supposed to go to insurance. My doctor wrote a prescription for a hospital-grade breast pump but my insurance denied it because "it isn't medically necessary." Thankfully the hospital is letting me keep the grant pump until insurance sorts everything out. I sure hope this isn't foreshadowing any insurance issues in our future!
Hattie ate her entire bottle for Chris at 7:30 p.m. They kangarooed tonight; Chris slept very soundly (I think he's still catching up from his extremely long day at work yesterday) and Hattie was a little restless. She wasn't in the mood to eat so she got her 10:30 p.m. feed through her feeding tube.
