Feeding Clinic Appt

Rory had her feeding clinic appt today at lunch. She did very well. She ate 1 1/2 oz of soup cube mixture and 2 small bites of banana off the spoon, 1 of which she fed herself. They were quite impressed, as was I for the fact she ate some banana. Also, while we were in the waiting room a little boy offered her a raspberry and she stuffed the whole thing in her mouth....she later spit it out, but I was impressed because she was very put off by the raspberries mommy had offered her days before.

Weight gain: 2 months ago she weighed 8.34 kg, today she weighed 8.41 kg...I think that works out to 18lbs 5 oz today...three weeks ago she weighed 18lbs 4 oz, but on a different scale. They seem to think any gain is fine, that she is following her curve, sooooo.....I can start doing some things "cold turkey" with her, like, NOT warming the bottle and NOT feeding her the bottle myself. They said she can afford to miss a meal or two because it's more important to develop these skills. Should be interesting.

They also told me NOT to feed her soup every day for lunch, to always try different things. I do always try different things, but there is NO WAY I'm going to stop feeding her the ONE thing I KNOW she'll eat everyday...SORRY!!!!

I know she's come a long way, but I just get the feeling that the clinic is disinterested, like, not at all concerned about the fact that she eats less than 4 oz of food a day, 2 oz of which is SOUP!!!

Anyway, they suggested that I not feed her before bed, and not to feed her when she wakes up at night, and not to feed her the bottle if she won't do it herself....I'm trying to stay positive, but it is counter-intuitive to me. I am going to try hard to adhere to their suggestions. I also got a talking to about using "tangible" reinforcers if I want her to move beyond soup. I'm going to buckle down and try to whip her in shape before daycare starts. But I swear, if this child loses weight.........

We go back on Friday, Sept 19th to "tie" things up and talk more about how she is doing in daycare. I didn't want to book her for an appt after she's in daycare because I can't miss time my first two weeks at work. The psych didn't think we'd know anything after a few days, but if she doesn't do well, I can always take time off to see them again. I think she is actually going to do well there. I'll probably cancel the feeding appt....all they tell me is the same old stuff.

Anyway, please pray that Rory continues to improve her eating so she can transition easily to daycare and please pray that I have the strength to allow her to learn to feed herself. :)