Pauline had taken Benson into our normal clinic on Monday the 15th due to some dry red skin blotches on his face and chest. The doctor had referenced that she was worried about his weight and wanted Pauline to supplement with formula after the normal nursing, and then at the normal appointment for the 18th they would see where he's at.
One big blessing is that I was able to get out of work early to be able to go to the doctor's appointment with Pauline. After I got tickets to Mary Poppins for next Thursday (so pumped!), Pauline picked me up and we proceeded to Benson's appointment. I felt we did a pretty good job of feeding him so I was sure that he gained some weight. We got there and the nurse weighed him and did some normal checks, we waited a relatively long time for our doctor, but when she finally got in she said, "I don't mean to drop a bomb on you, but I am a little worried about Benson's weight," not the best language to hear from a doctor. She referenced that she wanted us to check into the hospital and have him observed for a couple days to see why he is not gaining.
To be honest I was a little frustrated at first, I felt like there should have been a little more they could have referenced for us to do, rather than check us into the hospital. Also I suppose that I was being selfish that this was going to take up my birthday time and plans that we had. We got to the hospital and the doctor was very reassuring that it is not something where they were worried about any other part of his health besides his weight. And since he is growing length-wise, head-wise, etc. that they weren't worried about doing any extra tests, but just wanted to observe a set feeding schedule and make sure that he gains weight.
After following the schedule the whole rest of yesterday and even doing it overnight, they weighed him this morning and he was up to 8lbs .4 ounces! Which was a full 3.4 ounces more, which is what they were hoping for. They do still want to keep him here tonight to make sure it is consistent and that he remains that gaining pattern.
He is already looking better and seems to be very happy! We will keep you posted on any further updates, but everything appears to be good! Thanks for all your prayers and support!
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