Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Rory gained!

I took her to be weighed this afternoon because I was SURE she had lost weight....she just looked skinnier to me....It must be because she is growing taller. Anyway, she weighed in at 18lbs 1 oz!!! Which is fabulous. I just don't know how she gained almost a pound in less than a month....it is so not like her!!! And she barely eats food. Today she drank 26oz of formula though, and last week there was one day she drank 30 oz....so it has to be the formula. Which is why I'm so scared to cut back on her formula.....it wouldn't matter as far as hunger goes either. We had been trying a new schedule for the last 2 weeks where we cut out the afternoon bottle in lieu of water, so she would go from 12 to 5 without eating....nada, didn't help at all. And it gave me super anxiety because I was making her go 5 hours with eating. But we had to try it to prove to ourselves it's not hunger based. So I added the afternoon bottle back yesterday. We didn't really cut down her formula....just pushed the afternoon bottle to supper time....now we are just skipping a bottle at supper time. She is currently getting 5 bottles of formula a day: early morning, breakfast, lunch, afternoon and bedtime and at night if she wakes up!! Probably why she keeps gaining I guess. I CAN"T WAIT TO TALK TO THE NUTRITIONIST!! Maybe she can help me figure out a better schedule. It's not that I need permission, but I can't cut down her only source of nutrition without some guidance. Wow, this got long.....I must admit though, journaling in this blog has really helped my stress level. :) Mike fed Rory supper tonight too!!! Well, she didn't eat....but it was nice to hear him complain about her eating too. We need to be on the same page, and it's hard for him to understand my level of stress and concern for Rory if he doesn't experience it himself. I LOVE that he is wanting to feed her lately, and I'm really hoping the feeding clinic will request him to feed her more! :)

1 comment:

*Jessica* said...

I hope the dietician at the feeding clinic can give you real guidance. I was amazed how they told us here to cut back on pureed foods and give more cow's milk. It looks to us when Jedd is naked that he is gaining this past week.

I am soo glad she has gained for you WHOOHOO!!!!! I hope the next few days pass fast so you can get to you rappt. with the clinic...how exciting!!!!!

Jessica