Dr visit

First let me say that one of the worse places to work after anykind of bad weather is an insurance agency.....we have been swamped with claims, and usually the only time people want or need us is when they have a claim....if they would remember to be a little nicer all those other times...well you get the point.

Avie had her 4 month Dr visit today, she got 4 shots which she handled pretty well. She weighed 10 lbs 9 ounces which has us concerned. She grew 1.5 inches and gained about 3 ounces. She went from like 15% on the growth chart to 3%. Of course my immediate thought is that they told us in Atlanta to stay on track for surgery she cannot fall on the growth chart. So we talked about her feeding she eats between 3-3.5 ounces at a time. Now she was up to 4 ounces but her stomach just could not handle it and she would spit/snot up frequently so we backed it down and she hardly spits up. Dr Megow said if it was reflux it would affect her no matter what the amount was.

Now I did ask the following questions so nobody has to suggest these:

-Amelia is small maybe Avie will be the same, Dr Megow advised Amelia was always consistent on the growth chart. And I looked at her baby book when I got home, she was a cow compared to Avie, at 4 months she weighed 12lbs and 13 ounces and was 25 inches long, Avie was 23 today.

-Could we change to a higher calorie formula. Dr Megow was hesitant since she handles this formula so well and if we switch and she has a hard time adjusting could put us back further.

-Cereal. yes we were giving this to her to make her sleep all night then we stopped. Dr Megow advised we can get more calories by increasing the formula than the cereal.

So for the next 3 weeks we are increasing her formula to water ratio and then she will go back for her weight to be checked. I asked if we needed to call CHOA, she said lets see what happens in 3 weeks and then we will decide. Please pray that Avie can gain some weight so we can stay on track for her surgery.