Two Weeks Old

Weeks two and three were a little rough with Miss Evelyn.  After losing so much weight and fighting jaundice, it was clear that our "tongue tied" baby needed to have her tongue/frenulum clipped.  Evelyn's latch wasn't great which had made feeding her very difficult.  Even using a bottle wasn't the answer.

Since the procedure isn't very invasive, we decided to do it.  All seemed to go well, she cried very little, until three or five days after the clipping.  Our somewhat content baby was very difficult.  During this time her mouth was often open because she was screaming.  We were given ample opportunity to see her frenulum and it was looking less and less normal by the day.  In fact, we took her to the pediatrician and he called in another doctor because he had never seen anything like it.  This forced us to trek the hour long journey back to Lankenau to see the Dr. Clip It.  He was surprised at how bad Evelyn's tongue looked.  She was badly burned from the cauterizing agent.  The doctor mentioned that she was most likely in a lot of pain.  He even called me on a Friday night to see how she was doing and clearly felt bad.

Long story short, the tongue healed and Evelyn became less fussy.  She still isn't the best latch but feeding has become easier.

Here is a picture of her waiting for Dr. Clip It

Here are some very cute two week old baby pictures. . .

 Her two favorite things.  A swaddle blanket and swing.