Today was Gabriel's first well baby check up. My midwife Dale checked him the last 3 days. Rather than pack everyone up and head out to the pediatirican's office we had a home visit from a local nurse practitioner. Julie was recommended to us by my midwife Dale.
First she gave us her background, why she chose to start a home visit practice and why she is doing what she does. Right from the start I felt right at ease with Julie. She spent about 15 minutes getting to know us and our family. Then she proceeded to checking on Gabriel. Diagnostically all the same things checked for and reviewed in the pediatrician's office are also done at home. Like with my homebirth being at home versus a sterile cold environment made a big difference.
She was with us for almost an hour, allowing us time to ask questions and talk about some things that were on my mind regarding our homebirth and so forth. She probably would've left sooner but my dad was here chatting her up.
I was concerned about Gabriel's weight loss but I was assured by her and my midwife it was normal of babies who weren't supplemented by sugar water and formula in the hospital to lose quite a bit of weight. Also I was reminded to keep in mind that Gabriel was a large baby at birth so the weight loss wasn't significant in terms of his overall growth. My milk has come in and he is eating.
It was a great visit and I'm looking forward to seeing Julie again for Gabriel's next visit.
4 Days Old Stats:
Weight: 8 lbs 8 oz
Height: 21 inches
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