Postpartum Part 1: Jaundice

Albert and I tried to exclusively breastfeed in the hospital until he lost greater than 10% of his body weight and started showing signs of jaundice. This made me sad, but the lactation consultants said it's likely the size and shape of Albert's lips and mouth that are giving us difficulty maintaining a good latch. He struggled with a bottle too. 

On a positive note, bottle feeding has been a good way to observe and correct his latch and I am pumping to help encourage my milk production. We were doing breast, formula and then pumping at each feeding (every 3 hours) and now we're alternating pumped breastmilk and formula at each feeding (every 3 hours).

Photo credit: Armando from Bella Baby Photography