Lily is 8 lbs 1 oz! Such a big girl. She's started cooing and smiling quite a bit. When she first came home from the NICU, it was taking about an hour to feed her. Her doctors put me on a non-dairy, non-soy diet to see if it would help her feeding discomfort level. However before my new diet could kick in (or make any difference for her), she improved her suck/swallow/breath coordination on her own. Gradually she's been feeding much better. A good feed will only take 30 min now and she's taking more volume. Thus, after seeing her doctor again yesterday, I am trying to go back on Soy (and later dairy if the Soy goes well). I had a Grande, Decaf, Single, Soy, Gingerbread Latte at Starbucks! It was delicious! Life is still tiring - but I think we're starting to try and get the hang of it.
Lily doesn't nurse well. That's the one thing I wish I could alter. We're trying (a bit half-heartedly I admit). She get's really frustrated trying to latch and then when she does latch, I think the change in flow throws her off. Hopefully this will get easier for her.
