Sunday, January 18, 2009

Eating Problems

So Justin’s eating, or lack thereof, hasn’t improved. For his weight he should be eating between 20 -25 ozs daily. His daily average is 12 -15 ozs, not even close. And the addition of juice hasn’t helped make him any regular. If anything it’s caused more problems because he gags and chokes on the juice because it’s so thin and he’s throwing up more. But a post on a preemie message board I frequent got me thinking that maybe Justin is lactose intolerant. I called his doctor yesterday to discuss but she wasn’t in the office so I left a message and hopefully she’ll call tomorrow. But someone needs to figure it out because I’m tired. Tired of Justin not eating, tired of fighting to get him to eat, tired of wasted formula, tired of not knowing what’s wrong.

2 comments:

  1. Sorry to ask a dumb question but, is there real milk in the formula? Hope the doctor calls you back tomorrow.

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  2. Justin's hernia might be affecting his not being regular. And he's probably not eating more because he just can't handle more, because he's not regular.... might be a viscous cycle here. Maybe sweetned water will help regularity.

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