1st trip to the Doc

Weight: 6lbs 10oz

I freaked out at the hospital when he dropped down to 6 lbs 15oz overnight after he was born.

So you can imagine that when we went to the pediatrician for his 5 day checkup and he was even less that I went into full panic mode. 

The Dr. didn't seem too worried about it. And we figured he would start gaining soon. 

We went back to the Dr. when James was 14 days old for his circumcision, and he had only gained 3 oz!!!  He weighed 6lbs 13oz and the Dr. wouldn't do his circumcision because he wasn't gaining well.  He had been such a good baby and seemed to be doing so great that I couldn't believe he wasn't gaining! 

I started pumping all his feedings and feeding him bottles, plus a little formula. By the next Monday (6 days later) he was 7 lbs 2oz. The Dr. said he needed to be 7 lbs, so we were on the right track. Newborns are supposed to gain around 1/2 oz a day, so he was doing great!

We went back in on Wednesday for his circumcision and he was 7lbs 5oz! 

And one week later he was 7 10oz! Finally reaching his birth weight at 1 month old!