One Month Exam

Carter had his one month exam today. He weighed in at 9 lb, 10 oz which puts him in the 46th percentile. So he is now 2 lb, 5 oz heavier than when he was born. He put on 20 oz since he was last at the doctor 12 days ago. The pediatrician we saw today implied that he may be putting on a little too much weight. I don't think I'm feeding Carter too often because I've been sticking to the recommendation of feeding him every 2-3 hours. But it's obviously difficult to know how much I'm feeding him each time. So he may be getting more than he needs at each feeding. And this may be contributing to him spitting up so much. The pediatrician recommended me ending his feeding session before he stops on his own. Also, we need to try to soothe him back to sleep at night instead of feeding him when it's only been 2 hours since his last feeding. Supposedly breast milk is most plentiful at night so Carter's probably getting too much at night and this is contributing to the extra weight he's been gaining. At the same time, it's good that he's still gaining weight instead of losing it!

Carter measured in at 20 7/8 inches which puts him in the 27th percentile for height. And his head measured 37.5 cm.

I guess this all explains why Carter's newborn sleepers have started to get too small. Though the 3 month size are still big but are getting closer to fitting. Soon he'll have lots of fun clothes to wear instead of just sleepers. Sleepers were all we really had in newborn size. I've started putting a bib on Carter all the time and this is helping us not have to change him a few times a day due to spitting up so much on himself and soaking his outfit. I bought some heavy waterproof bibs and they seem to be doing a great job.


Carter has a mild case of seborrhea, or cradle cap, which is a flaky scalp. Other than that, everything else was normal at his exam.

Right before we left to go to the pediatrician's office, I had my most fun diaper change yet! I had put a fresh diaper under Carter and was going for the diaper cream when Carter started passing gas. I quickly grabbed a wipe to put under him and hopefully save the fresh diaper when poop shot out of Carter. There was so much force behind the poop that it shot out several feet. It hit everything on the end of the changing table, the diaper pail, and the wall. While in shock from this, I didn't notice that the burp cloth I was using to guard against a pee accident had slipped away. So then pee was shooting through the air getting all over the carpet. On the bright side, I somehow escaped without getting any poop or pee on me.