Today was an ok day. I took Bay to the doctor for her 1 year check up! She weighed 15 lb 3 oz and was 27 inches long. This was not a good weight gain but I will talk more about that later. Bayley's umbilical hernia is back It is not bad and really is just one little side. Dr. Tindle said it may get worse like it was right when she was a few months old or it could completely go away again. She said that Bayley probably pushed the bowel out when she was having a tummy ache and said taht was fairly common and nothing to worry about. We did get some good news. Bayley did her gagagagagagaga babbling for Dr. Tindle and she also gave me love (patting me on the back when I am loving on her). Dr. Tindle was impressed with her and said that ever though she isnt technically saying a word yet that the patting me on the back is a form of communication and so she said we would wait until her 15 month appt and reevaluate her then. if she isnt saying 1-3 words by then we will have to go to Children's for the evaluation but I really think she will be saying dada anyday now! Bay got great marks on her physical accomplishments and Dr. Tindle was thrilled with her walking behind toys. Now for the not so great part. As I said Bay is 27 inches long which is good and puts her in the 5th % for 12 month olds. Her weigh is the not good part. She isnt on the chart at all for a 12 month old and is only in the 5th percentile for 9 month olds. Dr. Tindle wasnt happy with this at all. On April 18 she weighed 14 lb 6 oz so in over a month and a half Bayley hasnt even gained 1 whole pound. We talked IN LENGTH about her food schedule, when and how we feed her, etc. Unfortunately there were only minor changes in diet suggested. We are going to try to increase her to 3 containers of food consistently at lunch & dinner (some days she wants it others it is near impossible to get them in her) We are also going to try different combinations of foods/table foods in an effort to try to find things that she likes better adn will eat more of. The only things she suggested staying away from was eggs until her corrected 1 year (Aug 13) and NO peanut butter until atleast 3 years old and also NO juice as it is just empty calories and we need to prove that Bayley can gain and maintain her weight on her own. I had hoped we could move around her eating times as it intereferes with Bible class times but no such luck for now. We also are going to continue the 10pm bottle. I also was anxious to see if Dr. Tindle suggested for me to continue pumping or if it would be ok to stop...that answer was a very strong CONTINUE because she starts daycare in less than 2 weeks and she will need the antibiodies. After I left from the appointment I looked at her charge ticket and saw what I had prayed wouldnt happen. Bayley's diagnosis was Prematurity/FTT. I called Brenda (one of the nurses) to see if the FTT happened to mean Future Teacher of Tomorrow but unfortunately it was Failure to Thrive. Please keep Bayley in your prayers specifically for some MAJOR weight gain in the next few months and if anyone has any suggestions on weight gain please let me know!
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Listen, ain't nothing wrong with that baby and when the time comes she will gain weight. I say fill her full of that high calorie formula and add a little Karo syrup! Seriously, she has such great body control and she is obviously very bright, so being little ain't that bad. Be real- Sydney and Brodie aren't exactly knocking on the door of the heavy-weight championship! There will come a day when this little issue will be a thing of the past!
this is daniel's mommy. i recieved your comment weeks ago and i am just now getting back to you. sorry. i wanted to let you know that daniel was diagnoised with FTT, i think i talked about it on his blog before. anyway, he started seeing a nutrionist around 1 year and we found lots of "tricks" to add calories. the nutrionist suggested yogurt (yo baby yogurt) is high in calories. daniel has not always been able to tolerate a large amount of food at a time so we would (and still do) find ways to add calories in throughout the day. the nutrionist suggested us to try duocal, its a powder that is tasteless and adds calories to liquids, puddings, baby food. avocados are also high in calories and refried beans. the nutrionist told us that a lot of preemies who start out so small require a lot more calories to "catch up". daniel is going to be 2 on the 21st and he is just now hitting the 20 pound mark. hang in there, weight gain can be so stressful.
happy first birthday bayley!
I know things are going to get better for that girl. She will be eating everything and anything bdfore you know it. Joe started out little and I know he is a boy but I thought he was never going to gain weight but he did. It is so hard but just keep up the good work and give her all the fat foods that she can have and will eat. She has a great little voice on her I can tell and she is so happy. Well May God Bless you and give you the strenght that you need to make it through all of this and you will I know you will.
I think it is hilarious that Bayley & Hannah are doing the same thing in the picture. I agree with Granna. Bayley is little but doing great. One day we will all be jealous talking about how we wish we could be as skinny as her. :)
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