1.23.2010

Sweet Girl

Well, after 2+ weeks of craziness, things seem to be settling in a bit more. In the haze I don't think we mentioned it here, but Finley was born with a tight frenulum, which is that piece of skin under your tongue that holds it in place. Basically hers prevented her from being able to stick her tongue out over her gum, which means trouble for nursing. So at 4 days old, we went to an ENT and had it clipped, well, burned actually, hoping to give her tongue a little more freedom. And no, I did not watch the procedure. Justin did and thought it was pretty interesting. I sat in the hallway and tried to keep it together. Side note that I don't want to forget...Justin, Mr. I-Don't-Do-Blood-Or-Anything-Like-It not only watched the frenulum being burned but also cut Finley's cord. I couldn't believe it. So, anyways, because she couldn't nurse well those early days, she lost too much weight, got a mild case of jaundice, and we began our lactation consultant sessions. Linda Donovan at Peaceful Beginnings rocks. We owe her big time. We tried a ton of different things and it has been a crazy two weeks in it all. She has slowly gained weight back and it finally basically back to birth weight, which is a huge praise. So now I pump and we mostly bottle feed, still trying to nurse a few times througout the day hoping that she'll figure it all out eventually. Here she is, her first bath and then hanging out in the bouncy. More updates and pictures soon!




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5 comments:

Heather said...

Oh Millie - we went through the frenulum thing too! I watched Travis get his clipped (with scissors) and I lost it. Travis, on the other hand, cried for 3.2 seconds and then went right back to sleep. So it apparently is not as traumatic as us moms think it is. I hope nursing works out for you and Finley! Travis got too used to his bottles and would never nurse. He was a week old when his was finally clipped - I think we'd have had better success if we had gotten it done sooner. But I have high hopes or nursing with baby 2!!

Meredith said...

mille, love her name! praying for you guys & have to agree that linda is a precious gift regarding all aspects of being a mom. we took some classes with her before grady was born & i also owe her big time :)

Anne Smith said...

Finley is so beautiful and generous gift from the Lord. I praise Him for her precious little life, her mom and dad and sweet big sister Grayson.....from the very happy - delighted MayMay.

Atkinson said...

she is so beautiful!

Kristin said...

She is so sweet! I am so glad things are improving! Both the girls are so precious.