Sleepless

First week of parenthood went by as a blur.  Maya has actually been incredibly easy going.   But we hardly ever put her down and I've been feeding her every two hours around the clock - so what's to fuss about? Last week, we were trying to keep her from loosing too much weight.  This week, we work on getting bigger. Most babies (unless they are formula fed?) loose 5-7% of their body weight on the colostrum-only feedings in the first few days before their mother's milk comes in (10% is considered safe) and then they start gaining back. They are born with extra stores to get them through that so a 7 pound baby can safely loose 6-12 oz. But we figured Maya didn't have much to spare (10 percent of Maya's birth weight is only 7.6 oz.) so we made an extra effort to get lots of colostrum into her (which also ensures prompt arrival of the full milk supply). First mommy triumph was Maya weighing in at the pediatrician's on Friday only 4 oz (5%) lighter then when she came into the world.  Go kid!  More Maya pictures in the Flickr album previewed to the right.

www.flickr.com Studiojmm's Baby Maya photoset