I took Virginia in for her weight check on Monday. It had been 6 weeks since we last saw the doctor. I was hoping for over 15lbs but no dice. She is only 14lbs 13oz at 10.5 months old which is only a 7oz gain in six weeks time. She was sick, but the doctor said even if she did lose a few ounces last week, she is still not gaining enough. He told me she is definitely not failure to thrive because she is meeting all her milestones. Her muscle tone is good and she is bright and alert. But he wants me to see the nutritionists at Primary Children’s Hospital next week for a consultation. I have no idea what they will say. I only hope that they will not make me wean her and just help me to power pack her solids. I have nursed all of my biological kids for a minimum of two years and some much longer than that and I hope to do the same for Virginia. But I have to make sure she is getting enough fat and calories for healthy brain growth as well.
On a happier note. Virginia has really started communicating with me. She asks to nurse by saying “zuh zuh” (nuzzles which is what I call it), she definitely calls Da Da by name, she is trying to repeat words like toy, and bye bye and she now knows the sign for “all done” and can say “ah duh” while she’s doing it. She does sometimes use the same sign for “more” though.
by Tamra
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