We took Hudson for his first Doctor's appointment on Tuesday, September 14th. He did so great! He had weighed 7 lbs 4 oz at birth. When we left the hospital he weighed 6 lbs 13 oz. Then at his first appointment, he had already gained a tad and was up to 6 lbs 15 oz. Our Dr. was super happy about this! Dr. S said everything with our little man was looking great, but she was a tiny concerned that he may have some jaundice, so she wanted to do bloodwork to check his bilirubin levels. He got his little heal pricked and unfortunately not too much blood was coming out, so it took the nurse awhile to get enough blood, and they had to prick him a second time. Shu Shu was a trooper though and she held him while he cried his little heart out. We really like Dr. S and know she will be a great pediatrician for Hudson.
Here are the rest of his stats from the first appt:
Weight: 6lb 15oz (25th percentile)
Height: 19 1/4" (25th percentile)
Head Circumference: 35 1/2 cm (45th percentile)
After our appointment, we went upstairs to my OB's office so we could introduce Hudson to our nurse Katie. We loved Katie and wanted to make sure she got to meet him!
That afternoon we got a call from the doc's office and all was good with his bilirubin levels, so we did not have to do any phototherapy! Yea!
(The pics aren't the best quality because all I had was my blackberry)
Yea! Healthy baby!
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