three quarters
16 lbs 8 oz and 27 7/8 inches long
Last week was a mess with Sam battling a virus/stomach bug and teething. But her 9 month dr appointment last Monday went great! The dr seemed please with her weight gain (still 10th percentile) and encouraged more finger and table foods. She was happy with her developmental milestones and I felt really good leaving the office. I felt accomplished and proud of the little lady. Then all hell broke loose an hour later with the bug but we're making it through slowly but surely.
my sweet string bean
I debated writing this because I really feel stupid and don't really want to talk about it. Then again I'm a new mom and allowed to make mistakes. I think. Anyhoo, here it goes.
In six weeks Samantha did not gain one ounce. Not a singe ounce. Her weight check was today and we had the same pedi we did for her 6 month appointment. I really really like this pedi and am a little sad she'll be on maternity leave soon but back to my point. Turns out I probably still haven't been feeding her enough and there are still questions about my supply. For the next three weeks I'm going to increase the amount of food per meal (solids that is) and introduce a third meal if she'll take it. I'll give her rice (or oatmeal) cereal with two of those meals, not just one anymore. I'm going to keep tabs on my supply, maybe it is that I'm not making enough to satisfy her. That makes me really sad so I'm hoping that the increasing the amount/frequency of solids will help. Also, the dr said we can introduce meats which I'm a little hesitant about because the thought of puree-ing them makes me want to gag but I'll do it for my baby of course.
If we get to our appointment in three weeks and she's still not gaining weight we will have to start supplementing with a little bit of formula and run a few tests to make sure there's nothing wrong. I got tears in my eyes just thinking about the last part of the sentence but I'm hopeful that we don't get to that point. The next three weeks things will turn around and she'll start gaining some weight. It's not like she's not growing, in the same six weeks she went from 25 3/4 inches long to 26 1/2. WOW. That put her in 9 month clothes length wise per the tags. I noticed her sleepers seeming a little bit snug in the feet/shoulder areas but not too bad. I'll wash her 9 month ones and phase those in. She's one long slim lady. Slim with rolls on her arms and legs, haha. Thank god she still has some chub to her : )
Six Months Old
Samantha is six months old today! Hard to believe. Here are the stats from the dr.
14 lbs 14 oz, 25 3/4 in long
She's dropped quite a bit in weight percentile wise. She was in the 75th, this appointment her weight puts her at the 25th percentile. The dr wasn't concerned at this point but we are going for a follow up weight check in six weeks. Hopefully the addition of another solid feeding during the day will help and I am going to try to up my supply by eating and drinking lots and lots of water. She doesn't seem hungry during the day so we'll see if she stays at the 25th percentile or continues to drop. I was of course freaking out and upset but I know that will definitely not help with my supply. And since the dr wasn't concerned yet I'm going to chill about it. Otherwise, the appointment went great. The dr came in while Samantha was playing on the table. There was a mirror at the perfect height for her to sit and look into it so we were doing that. The dr was very impressed with her sitting skills. She gave me some advice about the progression of solids and encouraged me to give her practice 'chewing foods' sooner rather than later. We talked mostly of food and sleeping but we talked for a while in general. After each appointment I like the pediatriciansmore and more. I've met four of the six and really like them all. They are so easy to talk to and extremely helpful and relaxed. The nurses are wonderful as well. It's a great practice and I'm so happy with our choice! Samantha did so well with the shots. She cried for only 5 seconds at most and the moment I picked her up she stopped crying and just looked at the nurses. She's taking baby tylenol for the next 24-48 hours per the nurses advice. They could have said that at the other appointments and I missed it being so caught up in the anticipation of the shots.
Once we got home it was as if we had never been at the dr office. She played on the floor and watch Brody and I mess around. Much better than after all the other shots already. Just goes to prove one more way that she's growing up. We took a few pictures to mark the big day. They'll get posted one day.