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No weight gain in 9 mos old
She's A Goddess wrote: "Laura Faussone" wrote in message ... I'm not sure what Leigh's dr was recommending, but our pediatrician was recommending a high-calorie prescription formula as a supplement which is 30 calories/oz, as opposed to breastmilk or regular formula which is 20 calories/oz. So, do you give them six ounces once a day for a total of 60 extra calories? Or are you supposed to switch this in place of all breastmilk? I can't see the former making any more difference than giving an extra snack or nursing session. A complete switch OTOH might make a difference, but its certainly got its costs which will be financial, emotional and physical. I believe he was recommending a complete switchover, which I'm not willing to do, and I said as much at the last visit. Plus, my baby is *not* interested in a bottle or cup, so I know it would be traumatic for everyone involved to make such a drastic change. My baby is meeting his developmental milestones, and I breastfeed him everytime he "asks" (every 2 hrs), so hopefully we'll be able to ride this one out without the formula. Laura |
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No weight gain in 9 mos old
Leigh McCuen wrote: At her 6 mos apptmnt, my daughter weighed in at 18lbs, 2oz. At her 9 mos apptmnt, she weighed in at 18lbs, 3 oz. It seems like there are a lot of doctors that are overly concerned about weight. My daughter was born at 7lb, which was about the 50th percentile. She went up to the 75th % in height over the first few months, and down to the 5-10th percentile in weight. I really expected to be told to supplement, but it was *never* mentioned. The doctor noted that she was never in the office for illnesses, only for well baby visits. She was meeting her milestones and nursing and eatine solids well. He specifically told me not to be concerned with the weight as long as she continued to do well developmentally and ate well. At 2 years old she is 23lb and still never needed an antibiotic or had any illness other than a cold. Maybe your doctor's concern is due to a rapid drop in percentiles (obviously she was in the upper % if she was over 18lb at 6 months!) combined with the fact she *has* been sick over the last 3 months. The 4 oz bottles don't seem wrong to me. My daughter used 4 oz bottles until she weaned at 14 months. If she were hungry for more the daycare provider could always give her another bottle, or she could get another bottle at a sooner time interval (she was fed when hungry, no schedule). I found it difficult to pump, so never wanted to waste milk. Lisa PS - Hopefully she will have an acceptable weight gain in 2 weeks and relieve some of your stress about the whole situation. |
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No weight gain in 9 mos old
Leigh McCuen wrote in message ...
Tina wrote: I'd increase the nursing as much as you can. At one point, I was given the recommendation to double the times I offered to nurse my daughter, and it did make her gain weight, even though it was only a few ounces. I feel like I already nurse a lot (my daughter's a slow eater, and she eats about every 2 hours, still) but hey. The weather's getting warmer so going topless is no big deal! *grin* I know it seems like a ton! She could refuse when you offer, though, so maybe it won't be double, in reality ; ) My daughter was about 7-8 months old when I got this reccomendation, and I moved her from 8 nursings a day to 16 'offerings'. I was already using an alarm overnight, but I don't suggest that! Is your child still on the growth charts? Check head circumference and height growth, too. You mentioned s/he'd (sorry, I can't remember right now) been sick? What kind of sick? If it was gastrointestinal, I'd worry even less. If it was respiratory, I'd really try to increasae the weight before that next checkup, even by a couple of ounces. If you can do that, it will rule out a lot of stuff, and hopefully prevent some semi-invasive testing. My daughter's still on the growth charts, yes. Her head and height are remaining on a relatively constant curve (dropping slightly) but her weight plummeted. She had a stomach bug that had her throwing up everything for about a day. She's also had several colds and some respiratory issues, but those tend to resolve in a couple days. I know she doesn't have CF because I was tested (my cousin's daughter has CF), so that's a huge worry I'm fortunately spared. What a relief! That is exactly what I was worried about, and exactly what they thought my daughter had! There are very few issues related to slow/no weight gain that are as urgent as CF, from what I know, so right there you've lowered the issues by about 95%, in my opinion. And the throwing up -- my older daughter (the one *without* health problems) lost 2 pounds in about 24 hours with a rotavirus. She was 21 pounds when she got sick, and 19 when she was hospitalized for rehydration. It took a long time (months) to gain that weight back, but she was almost 2, and nearly weaned. [On the other hand, our little one was hospitalized with rotavirus related dehydration last month, and she *gained* 2 ounces on the IVs!] This is one of those times when I really wish my mom or my husband's mom had kept baby books of some sort. If I could look and see if either one of us had a similar growth pattern it would be such a relief. I was lucky in this area, because my daughters did grow to within an ounce of my own growth most months. I'm sure you're keeping close track to pass down to her! My daughters are going to be so annoyed with the amount of stuff I tracked (nursings, diapers, etc..., for months). My daughter with the health issues ended up gaining (while on the high-cal Rx supplement) something like 4 ounces in several months, and the Dr.s thought that was *great*! Good for your daughter! I was so astonished to hear that anyone thought that was good, but the issue was she went 6 months with no weight gain (12m-18m), then gained 4 ounces between then and the time I was on the phone with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation screaming because she'd been tested 4 times and we still didn't know if she had it, and they were like "Four ounces! That's remarkable!" With a relative with CF, you can probably imagine the glee in this persons voice -- it was like a sign that she'd be OK. Anyway, keep up the good work! It sounds like you're doing really well. Tina. |
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