Weight problems...again?

Well...I felt much better after my cry yesterday. Lydia sure is a lot tougher than I am. She was not bothered by it all nearly as much as I was.

We've had a busy morning. Elise started her speech therapy at LSU for this semester this morning. The nurse called to say that she was waiting on us while we were buckling in the truck at LSU to come home. Teresa (OT) arrived as the nurse was still here. It's been hectic! And needless to say, Lydia was too pooped to do much for her therapy this morning! Teresa fed her and did a little oral motor stuff with her, but she sacked out as soon as she finished the bottle. She did a little less crying with this bottle...that seems to come and go, though it comes a lot more than it goes.

A new worry, or shall I say re-visited worry: Weight gain is not what it should be. Her weight today was 12 lbs. 4 oz. It is hard to say with absolute certainty that she is losing weight because each nurse has her own scale, so we are comparing different scales and it's hard to compare day to day. The nurse suggested that we look at what happens over a week's time: not good news...one week ago today, she was 12 lbs. 5 oz. Then, she went up to 12 lbs. 6oz. then 12 lbs. 7 oz. then back down to 12 lbs. 6 oz. now 12lbs. 4 oz. She should at least be gaining some weight, and the scales can't be off that much. I am extremely puzzled by this...although she hasn't been happy while she eats lately, I have been making sure that she gets it down. She has been taking about 24-26 oz each day, and if she only gets about 22 oz in a day, she usually wakes up at night to eat. So, she is eating enough and the time span for each feeding is reasonable...20-30 minutes. I have no explanation for the lack of weight gain. I am going to call Dr Wood today to find out how his measurements compare with these. He was not concerned at all yesterday because her weight was in the 10th percentile which is really good for Lydia. Confused and frustrated!
I plan to call Dr Alberty at the end of the week to let him know that there are no significant changes with her feeding. Hopefully, he'll have some more advice. (or even better...I hope her feedings improve on her own by Friday...please continue to pray for comfortable feedings.)