Two Week Stats

I'm still working on the birth story.  It'll probably be coming in installments because I have quite a few thoughts I'd like to share.  In the meantime, today marks 2 weeks since R. cruised into the world!  It's so hard to believe.  We took her to the pediatrician yesterday for her 2 week check, so while we didn't quite get the official 2 week stats, here's where she is at compared with birth:

Height: 
at birth: 19.5 inches
at 13 days: 20.25 inches (51%)

Weight:
at birth: 7 lb 3 oz
discharged from the hospital 40 hours later: 6 lb 7 oz
at 4 days old: 6 lb 8 oz (14%)
at 13 days old: 6 lb 14 oz (12%)

Head circumference:
at birth: 12.75 inches
at 13 days old: 13.75 inches (26%)

She is definitely growing, though she still seems so little!  Two weeks in, we're still sleep deprived and feeling a little clueless about this whole parenting thing.  Don't get me wrong, we are enjoying it immensely, but are constantly reminded about how little we know.  I'm trying to go with my instincts, but sometimes that's hard as well.

Her pediatrician said she should be gaining 0.5-1.0 oz every day, and it seems like she has been doing that since we brought her home.  The problem has been we've been needing to wake her up for almost every feeding.  The pediatrician said we should be waking her every 2-3 hours, so she can eat, so we had been waking her every 3 hours.  From a scheduling standpoint, that 3-hour schedule has been nice to know what's coming up, but from a happy baby/happy parents standpoint, it hasn't been working so well.  She's so sleepy that it's harder to get her to nurse, and then when it's time to put her down again, she's awake and fights sleep.

After her appt. yesterday and seeing that she is gaining an ok amount of weight, we decided to let her go 4 hours between feedings overnight, which meant she was sleeping 3 hours in a row.  The first segment she actually woke up herself and the 2nd one we had to wake her.  I think our goal now is to have her be the one to wake herself up for most (all?) of the feedings because things seem to go so much better.  I have a feeling though that this will mean she doesn't get her 8-12 recommended feedings because she's only getting 8 right now when we wake up for them.  Any advice from seasoned mommies out there regarding feeding and letting her sleep?

I also starting pumping yesterday because I've been concerned about my supply.  When my milk first came in, I was engorged big time.  I should have pumped that 1st week, but honestly, everything was so new, I didn't want to add the stress of pumping to an already full schedule where it felt like I hardly had time to eat.  My milk seemed to decrease/even out with what R. has been eating, but then I sort of had a few freakout moments this week about what if I don't have enough.  Given my PCOS, I know supply can be an issue, and I know I'm getting ahead of myself with worry, but I just want to be proactive given I feel strongly about trying to breastfeed as long as possible.  I know some people have taken fengugreek, gone back on Metformin, etc., and while I'm not at that point yet, making sure she's getting enough milk is at the top of my priority list.

I'll take all advice you're willing to give:-)  I'm going to have our doula come over again tomorrow to discuss both of these issues and give some tips, but I'll take any more you have to give.

And because I know you want another picture, here she is wide awake.  This was probably taken at 11pm, since that seems to be her most awake time:-)  I'm still waiting to get the CD of her newborn pictures.  I'll post more pictures after that.