Weight Check

Cody had to go for a weight check appointment today (6/25) to make sure he was gaining his weight back. He was 6 lbs 7 oz when he was born and when we left the hospital he was 5 lbs 15 oz which isn't abnormal, they were just concerned cause he wasn't eating. In away this appointment was a total nightmare. Not at the fault of Kaiser but everything else around me. We had a 3:30 appointment and got there about 15 minutes early. We put Cody in the chair next to Jon and all of a sudden 2 hispanic children came running over trying to touch him. Jon told them to get away while their parents we totally unaware to what they were doing. I quickly grabbed Cody and stood up with him in the corner of the room (I was in SOOOO much pain and just wanted to sit). 30-40 minutes later we were finally called in. The nurse apologized for the delay saying the lady before me was ill. Jon was a little rude to the nurse at first and started to explain what happen while we were waiting, how I was sent home without the pain meds I needed (they were down stairs in the pharmacy waiting for me), and the over all hospital stay. At that point I was crying and upset, as was Jon. Here we are concerned cause our son hasn't been eating and was losing weight. The nurse was very sympathetic at that point and very helpful during the appointment. She listened to Cody breat-feeding and noticed that he wasn't really swallowing but latched on great. Everything else in the appointment was great. I was told to keep trying the breast-feeding and to supplement him with formula. She wants me to come back on Wednesday to check and see how he's doing. I guess only time will tell if breast-feeding is in our future.