So after going up by 10grams on Friday and then another 10g on Saturday, she lost 20g on Sunday. We also expect her weight to hold steady today, even though her feeds have increased to about as high as they are going to go for a while. Why is she having “problems” putting on weight? One simple word…
Poop
That’s right. Our little angel is pooping up a storm. Now, we aren’t talking about a lot of little poops. That wouldn’t be that bad. What we are talking about are poops of biblical proportions. She literally flooded a brand new diaper Tori was putting on last night. Granted, as a preemie, her diapers are pretty small, so I suppose it is a bit deceiving. But still, it was probably one of the most surreal things either one of us have experienced in our entire lives.
Ah, the joys of parenthood.
Of course, we are very excited about this development. Not because we like poop. But because Kaitlyn’s direct bili is high and has been going up for the past week. Nothing dangerous (yet), but certainly disconcerting. Pooping is probably the best thing she can do to get it down.
So poop away, my little princess. We promise we won’t show anyone the pictures. Well, maybe your future boyfriends, but that’s it.
-Dad