Holy cats.

Everyone remember how worried the medical pros were about how slowly Owlet was gaining weight in her first three months? And I’ve been worried lately because my supply seems to have vanished/not be enough any more, too; she does a lot of trying to nurse and crying, whacking my chest with a hand, and my pumping output has dropped drastically as well.

I talked to the doctor Monday at Owlet’s 4-month appointment (which was at 4.5 months) about my concerns with the supply issue. She asked if I wanted to go on a medication like domperidone to increase my milk supply, and I said I didn’t know and wanted her opinion. She said one 3-oz bottle of formula a day to fill her up fast so she can sleep comfortably, like we’ve started doing before a nap, wasn’t a problem, that I was still breastfeeding exclusively otherwise (including feeding a bottle of EBM before the other nap) and all the medical benefits from that would continue just fine, and we’d be starting solids in a few weeks anyway… but she usually let the mums decide, and if I really wanted it she’d write me a scrip no problem.

Then we weighed Owlet.

This four and a half month baby weighs 14 lbs 7 oz. She gained 3.5 lbs in six weeks.

My doctor went to write it down, saw the previous weight notation in the booklet, and said, “Can we weigh her again, please? I’m not sure I caught that number correctly.” So we weighed her again, and the doctor laughed and said, “I’m not prescribing domperidone for you. You’re doing just fine.”

And I just took out all the 3-6 months clothes last week. Guess what? She’s already too long for those sleepers; I have to break into the 6-9 months boxes to find ones that fit. (She’s 63.5 cm; gah. Long baby is long.) The hems of the 0-3 month nightgowns are all around her knees now, so I have to pack them away. Goodnight, sweet baby nightgowns; I love you and will miss you.

There’s a more detailed update coming in the next few days, if naps allow.