So Big!

Today Lily weighed 4lbs, 15 oz - almost 5 lbs!  She also measured 18 3/4 inches long.  She is getting so big so fast!  Her next appointment is in another month when she'll have her two month vaccinations.  Her doctor expects her to be 6-7 lbs by then. 

He also noted that all preterm babies have reflux.  The valve between the stomach and the esophagus is underdeveloped in all babies but extremely underdeveloped in preterm babies.  This means lots of spit up!  As long as she's gaining weight and not screaming all day long, her doctor is not concerned.  He said no caffeine for me - I'm already going through Biggby and Dr. Pepper withdrawals.  We can also try thickening her milk using rice cereal since breast milk is typically "skim" compared to formula.  If her reflux gets super unbearable, he would prescribe baby zantac (I seriously think she stole my heartburn) and we might try introducing formula.  As for now, he advised not to wear anything that needs dry cleaning for the next 4-6 months.  AWESOME.

As for visitors and outings - we are still under a bit of quarantine.  Limited visitors are ok as long as they are healthy and wash their hands.  Still no interaction with little kids and still no outings in big group settings.  Her doctor said we'd only have to suffer a few more weeks until her original due date but ideally he'd like us to wait until after her vaccinations.  Good thing both of those are right around the corner!