While we were at the hospital Madelyn didn't make a peep and didn't mind being laid down (complete opposite of Lilly). I had to wake her to feed her every two hours (complete opposite of Lilly). She only pooped about once a day (complete opposite of Lilly). When we got home she stayed really quiet and chill for about another week or two, which was great because Lilly needed LOTS of attention. I texted a friend and asked her when this baby was going to wake up and start crying.
Around week 3 Madelyn discovered that she had lungs and could use those lungs to get milk immediately. We were at the beach during this time. I basically wore my nursing tank the whole time and fed her. This is also when I started to notice how uncomfortable she felt, especially at night. She would have one good night mixed in with a bunch of bad ones (good night for a newborn means waking every 2-3 hours... Bad night was when she would wake up and not be able to get comfortable enough to go back to sleep).
We gave her gas drops because she was so gassy at night. I totally thought that was the big issue.
Once we got home from the beach it continued to get worse. My last blog was about finding out she had silent reflux. Since then she has done so much better and seems way more comfortable at night now. But I still felt like something was off. She made this loud clicking sound when she nursed and was still having a hard time latching and would pop on and off.
I had heard some things about tongue and lip tie. I didn't really know how to check for that but a sweet friend in our Sunday school class did. She gave me a lot of advice and went to the nursery to have a look at Madelyn. She was asleep so it was hard to see but she said it could possibly be tongue tie and it definitely wouldn't hurt to get her checked out again.
The next day I called her pediatrician and the lactation consultant at the hospital. The pediatrician told me to go see the LC first and then go from there. If it is tongue tie then they refer you to the ENT. So I loaded up Madelyn, Lilly, and my niece and went to the hospital.
The first thing the LC did was weigh Madelyn. 8 lbs 10 oz!!! 8 oz more than a week ago. She checked her mouth and her tongue came way out over her bottom lip which is a great sign. Tongue tie makes it tight so they can't bring it out very far. Then she watched Madelyn nurse to make sure her tongue was in the right position, and it was! The problem was that her bottom lip was tucked under instead of out and she was getting more air that way. She showed me how to help her practice getting that lip out (stroke her tongue with my finger and pull that lip down a few times before I nurse her). After we practiced a little bit that loud clicking sound stopped but she said some babies are loud nursers. She also said to stop and burp her if she popped off while nursing (something I never had to do with Lilly). When she weighed her again she was 8 lbs 12 1/2 oz!
I felt so relieved. It's just so funny to me because Lilly was the perfect nurser from day one and Madelyn and I have had to work at it a little more. I never thought I would have to go see a LC with my 2nd baby... I should be a pro at this right!? Not even close... and that's ok. Just goes to show you that every baby is different.
Madelyn slept 5 hours straight that night. I love this baby.
In Lilly news, she is really starting to love her sister. She likes to show her off and give her kisses. She has started to tune her out if she starts crying. She fussed at her in the car the other day and told her to be quiet because she couldn't hear her music. Just the beginning of back seat fussing I'm sure. I can't wait to watch them grow and bond as sisters. I think they are going to be complete opposites. :)
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