Update from Dr. appt.

I don't know whether to continue crying or....

Wed. she weighed 11.6 and today she weighs 11.12. Yes. 6 ounces in 4 days....She gained weight. How? Because my husband and I have been force feeding thats how. I am happy she is gaining but with that gain no Dr. is going to think something is wrong. I got the whole "make sure she is on an incline" crap. Really? You think thats new info for me?

I seriously think they think I am crazy. "Make sure you burp her after every ounce". I think thats when he could tell I wasn't very happy when I almost yelled, "I can't even get an ounce down her at a time!"

She has had about 3 ounces since 4 this morning and now its almost 12. I tried the Alimentum again and she will not latch onto the bottle to even eat it. She just sits there smiling at me. I had my grandma try and nothing.

They did switch her meds to Prilosec (after I had to somewhat demanded it).

The newest thing is if I hold her head slightly still (just enough to get her attention, but nothing forceful) she will latch on and eat (she just drank about 3 ounces!).

Also, she was crying so I ran to her crib thinking maybe she is hungry. Nope. Her new trick is she rolled over from her back to her tummy and was stuck. This child is going to give me grey hair and a heart attack

 

:hug99: I wish I had some other advice for you... hopefully some of the other mommas will.

 

:hug99: No real advice here, either, but I hope things get going better for you really soon. :hug99:

 

I feel for you, hang in there. Remember, one day at a time!

 

I remember being there it was a screaming match for the beginning of DD's life to get more than few oz's down her so I can relate and unfortunately all I can say is that there is a light at the end of the tunnel b/c she is now a pretty good eater (doesn't like to eat large quantites at one time) but NO MORE Screaming...

hang in there it gets better

 

Sorry. I am sure you are going to throw tomatoes at me (I am ducking)...but have you considering trying Nutramigen (the Enfamil spinoff of Similac's Alimentum). We started with Nutramigen and Derek wouldnt touch it, but he had no issues with the Alimentum and the nasty cheez-it smell.

I hope the Prilosec works for you all!!!!!

 

Our DD sounds like yours.. She's almost 5 months (3 months adjusted) and it has been hard to get her to eat her whole short life. Every feed is different. Sometimes I have to swaddle her, sometimes she takes it (at the 5 am feeding at least), and sometimes I have to walk around with her (not in the cradle position, but me holding her facing me with the bottle held steady with my chin!), and sometimes I just feed her 1/2 to 1 oz at a time. Some days I think I'll go ballistic.

Oh, and of course she spits up most everything anyway... I've been giving her 3 bottles of EBM and 2 bottles of formula and no formula change or my diet change helps.

One thing I've realized is that she's on the growth charts for her age (adjusted) and is happy when she's not eating, so I need to relax a little. It's hard though becuase her brother is such a good eater and always has been--and rarely spits up. He's now 2.5 lbs bigger than her (they were less than a lb apart at birth), but I can't keep comparing them.

Anyway, know you're not alone!

Alechia

 

:hug99: I think that I wrote your post about 1 year and 9 months ago. The docs didn't believe how bad it was, because they were gaining weight, albeit slow. What they failed to realize is that every drop I got into them was a battle! I completely understand. Are there other docs in the same practice? I went through several to finally get someone to listen to me, and it ended up being a LRNP.

I hope the Prilosec works for you. I really know what you are going through and it's so hard. :hug99:

 

I don't have advice either. It sounds like you're doing great. Your doing everything you can. I hope everything is better soon :hug99: .

 

I think my son was about the same age when I remember stroking his cheek trying to get him to eat. I know it's scary. Do you happen to being doing "dream feeds?" My son would go to bed around 8 and at around 11 I would go in and feed him in his sleep and lay him back down. It was the bottle he always drank the most from. Maybe worth a try. Good luck!

 

Yep, I just started doing this to get some more nutrients in her. I didn't do this before two weeks ago as I was hoping she would STTN.

However, the other night I noticed a new pattern....(she always gets up twice a night, 12 and 4). I did a df around 9ish and then she woke up at 1 and that was it. So, the df is not exactly working to get "extra" in her, just replacing another feed (which, as bad as that sounds it was soooooooo nice sleep from 12-6).

 

You may have tried this or just not want to. I know some people don't want to give their babies juice. When my DS was refusing to eat at daycare, if we put a little pure prune or apple juice in the bottle it helped. I was putting just enough for him to taste it. Obviously you don't want to do this with every bottle, but maybe it could help get a little extra in once a day or so. :hug99:

 

Well I guess it was good news that she is gaining and not losing weight-but frustrating that you have to force feed her. Maybe getting a second opinion would be a good idea, it is not like you can keep this up for long. I hope you find the answers you need soon!