Sara took Ashley into the doctor on 8/26 before our trip to California because she had a wet barking cough that just wouldn't go away. Well the doctor took a listen and said her lungs were clear, so were here ears! However, the biggest concern was her weight loss.
On 8/1 she weighed 18lbs
On 8/14 she weighed 17lbs (different scale than 8/1)
On 8/26 she weighed 16lbs, 12oz (same scale as 8/1)
Eek! We can hardly believe it given that she nurses at least 6 times a day and has 2T of rice cereal mixed with water and 5oz of various baby purees 3 times a day but the scale doesn't lie! Ugh!
So our pediatrician wants Ashley to clear her cold and then bring her back for a weight check. It could be that she isn't nursing as well because it's hard to breathe when she does nurse or it could be that she has an allergy that we don't know about that is causing havoc on her intestines and causing her not to absorb nutrients properly. We are praying it is just her cold that she's had since late July but will not introduce any new foods to Ashley until her weight check mid-September. Sara is also going to add Brewer's Yeast to her morning breakfast to see if that might help boost her supply but the pediatrician doesn't think that Sara's supply is the issue because she pumps over 11 ounces just in the morning if Ashley doesn't wake up before Sara feels like she is going to explode. If she just had bottles during the day, she'd need 24-28 ounces of pumped milk so with her feeding 6 times a day, she's definitely getting more than that given 11 ounces is just in one feeding! So, we'll act like detectives and see if we can get to the bottom of this. Please pray that her weight goes up soon!!
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