Well today was a good day at Jack's doctor's appointment! He now weighs a whopping 7 pounds 2 ounces! Yes, he gained 7 ounces since Tuesday which is totally awesome! He is now 19 1/2 inches long too!
While we were at the hospital this week we had an ultrasound done on his kidneys to check their size and today Dr. Mijares said that the right one still showed as slightly enlarged, but within normal variance so no worries there! She said we will still follow up on them in a few months, but she doesn't think there is going to be any problems!
Jack has also been a little gassy/constipated since switching to the formula, so we got some tips from the doctor on how to handle it! The least invasive is to take his legs and do bicycle movements with them, give him a warm bath, give him up to 4 ounces of water a day (the extra fluid will help soften his stools), and lastly put some Karo Syrup in with the water, also you can take a rectal temperature (inserting the thermometer will cause him to push). So hopefully one of these will work in the future so that we can avoid another night like last night (he was up screaming and straining until 3AM!).
All in all he looks to be back on track - we are so relieved!
xoxo
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