The first couple of weeks was quite exhausting. She was up every couple of hours in the night to eat (sometimes more often) and we had lots of visitors, which was expected and welcome of course. I was dreading when Ben had to go back to work... I knew I could handle it on my own, but I was just sad to not have him there. Nursing was a challenge at first. I had to get a shield because it was quite painful... once I started using that, things went much smoother. Now, I'm able to nurse just fine without it. I pump one side while she is nursing the other, and give her between 1 and 2 ounces in a bottle after she's done nursing... keeps her much more satisfied.
We've had a few bouts of colic/reflux and got some gripe water, which has helped a ton. She hasn't had it for about a week, so hopefully she's handling it better now.
She is doing GREAT at night now. Sometimes she even sleeps 6 hours straight... so nice for me :) We have been staying in Harrison the past couple of weeks since Ben is coming here to sleep at night. I'd rather have an hour or so with him than none at all... and I don't really like staying at home alone by myself all the time. We spent Easter down here too, and had a great family dinner at Ben's Grandparents' house.
At her 1 month checkup, she weighed 9lbs 15oz and was 23 1/4 inches long, which is in the 97th percentile for length!
Everything is going great!
