So, I went to the doctor today for Ruby's 4 month Well Baby visit, and it turns out I was right to be concerned. The doctor said he could tell by looking at her that she was under nourished. She had taken a dip off of the growth chart in both weight and head size. He said he can tell by her skin and the lack of fat around her eyes and cheeks. He told me to start supplementing 8 ounces of formula a day and that we should start to see a marked improvement.
Well, I have tried several times today and she WILL NOT take a bottle. She gets sooooooo mad and gags and spits it out. I am going to keep trying, but what am I supposed to do if she won't take it? I worked so hard for so long to get her to breastfeed properly. It was so much pain and frustration. . .and now I feel like it's all starting over again with the bottle. (With my boys I introduced a bottle when they were under 6 weeks of age.) So, I am frustrated and stressed and concerned that she MUST get fed right away.
Thank you all of you dear sweet friends for being encouraging! I know that all of you Moms have had your share of pain and frustration and anxiety and fear about your babies. And, I do know how truly blessed I am to have my beautiful baby--frustrations and all. I know too many wonderful women who are having trouble conceiving. . .so I definitely don't want to seem ungrateful. I am so blessed and I know somehow it will all work out and she will be okay.
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I wish I had some advice, but I don't. I tried with both of my babies to get them to take bottles that I had pumped, just for trips and such. No luck. They would not take them. I don't know. Come on Ruby, it's for your own good. Maybe call a lactation specialist? They have those funky tubes and tricks and what not. It'll all work out. Well, at least you can know that you are in tune as a mother. You are doing a great job.
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