So, Riley's first doctor's appointment was this morning at 9 am. She now weighs 7 lbs and 5 oz. She is 20 inches long and her head is 34.8 centimeters. She is doing very well, according to the doctor. When we got there, they had us strip her down to just her diaper. They weighed and measured her, asked a lot of questions and then the doctor came in and checked all of her reflexes, vision and hearing. She wasn't real happy being exposed to the cold air and was pretty vigorous in her protests (physically and verbally). I talked to the doctor about her possibly not getting enough breast milk and he said she seemed to be fine for now. I told him I had to take a break to let my nipples heal and had been pumping and feeding her from the bottle for 24 hours. He said to try and power through with the breastfeeding until she was four weeks and things should improve after that. FOUR WEEKS??!!! Is he crazy? As if the agony of labor, child birth and an almost 4th degree tear weren't enough... now I have to endure this excrutiatingly painful process. Not sure I can, but I'm still trying. For now though, it's the pump and bottle until I can stand to have my nipples touched again and they heal a bit. They were dried, cracking and starting to bleed and I just couldn't take it anymore.
Anyway, the nurse then came in to the room to give Riley a Hepatitis B shot in her left thigh. Oh, Riley REALLY hated that. That was the longest, loudest scream I've heard out of her yet. We changed her diaper just before we left, redressed her and then made her next appointment for next Tuesday at 2:15pm. By the time we put her back in the car, she was sound asleep. Amazing recovery. She's done really well all day long. The bottle feeding fills her tummy completely and she's a very happy camper. She's a lot more alert now too. She'll look around and watch everyone for about half an hour after she's done eating, then she falls asleep for anywhere between 2 to 4 hours. She loves her swing and sits in there for her naps most of the day.
That's it for now. I'll keep everyone updated as the days go by. Kelli goes home on Wednesday, but mom is sticking around until the end of the week at least. I don't even want to think about that yet. They are helping out SO MUCH.
Normal Development for Newborns: ages 0 to 2 weeks
Reflexes
- Reflexive actions: crying, grasping, yawning, swallowing, sucking, blinking, coughing, gagging, sneezing
- Grasps whatever is placed in hand
- Sucks whatever is placed in mouth
- Is startled by sudden noises and movements
- Jerky, mostly uncontrolled motions
- Waves arms, kicks legs, wiggles and squirms
- Cannot turn body or support head without assistance
- Cannot sit without support
- May turn head from side to side while lying on back
- Usually sleeps from 17 to 20 hours per day
- Cries and fusses about 1 to 4 hours per day
- Is alert and quiet about 2 to 3 hours per day
- Cannot focus clearly
- Sees best at 8 to 10 inches
- Smiles spontaneously and unselectively
- Discriminates between some smells
- Begins to turn in direction of sound
- Begins to distinguish the human voice from other sounds
- Is more sensitive to high-pitched voices, especially mother's voice
- Is best calmed by a soft, rhythmic voice
- Cries a lot
- Makes tiny gurgling sounds when content
- Shows preference for the human face
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