We went to see Teresa-OT this morning. We talked about feeding difficulties and tried several different nipples. Lydia seemed to do pretty well with the orthodontic nipple, so I took a couple with me. Of course, when I tried it later...not much luck. Lydia has really not been putting down a whole lot lately, so I took her to be weighed this afternoon. Not good news...she gained only 2 oz in the last 10 days. Since she just started having feeding difficulties within the last several days, I would venture to say that she probably had gained some weight and then lost it. Needless to say, I felt very stressed about this situation. I came home absolutely determined to beef her up. I just keep thinking about what every doctor and therapist keeps telling me...weight gain is critical for brain growth. I decided to try cutting nipples again. I just feel desperate. This time, I cut a little hole in the Y cut nipples. It does not gush out as fast as it did when I cut the lines longer last time. So far, so good! She ate 4 oz of formula with 1/4 tsp oatmeal per oz in 20 minutes!! Not sure if cutting the nipple was right or wrong...but, I figure I'll worry about working more on her suck pattern later...right now, she needs to get the food in her tummy. (Teresa....let me know how you feel about this.)
Can't remember if I updated about all of the test results yet...
Chromosome study was normal.
Lactic acid level went down.
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