We had some struggles last week with Madi. She decided she didn't like to nurse and would purse her lips ans close her eyes when I tried so, she won and she gets to eat from a bottle. She was having some trouble going #2 so we switched to Enfamil Gentlease hoping it would help. She consistantly ate an ounce each time she ate but on Thursday she stopped eating all together and I was worried so I took her to the doctor. She was exactly two weeks old and had lost more weight from the previous doctors visit. She was 6 lbs. The doctor wanted us to make her eat at least 2 oz. every 3 hours and said she had to gain by Tuesday or we would need to figure out a way to get her to gain weight. We were persistant and it took her about an hour and a half to eat her two ounces each time but when I took her yesterday she weighed 6 lbs. 9 oz.! Yay! She's back to her birth weight. We have to bring her in to check her weight next week but we are confident she is improving. She is eating a little better and starting to go to the bathroom more regularly. She has been such a wonderful little girl and we are so glad to have her in our home.
oh these sweet babies and the stresses they cause us.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad she's back up and i'm sorry nursing isn't going so well.