Friday we went to the pediatrician's office for a checkup. We were hoping for a nice weight gain, but we were realistic because Cooper had a few days where he wouldn't finish his bottle or take solids. We put him on the scale and hoped for the best...At his last visit, just over a month ago, he weighed 12 lbs 4 oz. Friday he weighed 12 lbs 10 oz...... Bummer!
A six ounce gain in 30+days is not very good. I was a little bummed. BUT he grew over an inch and a half!! He is now 25 and 1/4 inches long, so that is a good thing! :) Now we have devised a plan to help maximize his weight gain. We are upping his formula and stretching out the time between bottles. This may seem like a "no brainer" to many of you, but Cooper is on a restricted diet. He is only allowed to get a certain amount of fluid each day. He also loves his night sleep (Thank God!!) and refuses to eat in the middle of the night which forces me to get all the liquid in during the day! I have been asking to stretch the time between feeds, but was told not to by the nutritionist. So, we carried on, feeding him 5 ounces every 3 hours for him to eat between 3-5 ounces and maybe a few bites of his vegetable or cereal. We are hoping that this new plan, which will give him 6 ounces every 4 hours will be better AND so far so good!!! He has been finishing 5-6 ounces each bottle! We will add back solids tomorrow (I didn't want to stretch his tummy too far!) Thank you Dr. Bill for listening!! We love you! :)
We basically have a week to see if this new plan works. There is another option if he doesn't do well with this schedule, but it involves medication, so we are praying this works!! Here goes nothing!!
