Ds is 21wks and 10lb 11oz.
His birthweight was 6lb 11oz.
He was 'following the line' until 10wks but has only gained 13oz in the last 11 weeks.
He has 5 (sometimes 6) breastfeeds a day. I tried giving him more on the advice of the bfc but he was much more unsettled and didn't gain weight.
I have tried switch feeding but he won't go back on the first 'side' again.
I do breast compression.
I am feeding him to routine mostly has he does not demand to be fed.
I wake him for his last feed, if I didn't he will sleep 12 hours.
He hardly ever crys or becomes unsettled.
I think my supply is ok.
He doesn't have a thyroid problem, celiac disease, allergy or chromosomal abnormalities. He has had a lot of tests which have shown nothing but he was severly aneamic at birth and is recovering from that. He has slight developmental delay (but not much and he is bright/alert).
He hardly ever poos.
It does look like I am starving him but I really feel like I'm not. I can't make him feed more often or for longer, he just pulls off.
I really don't want to give him formula and I am sure that I will have to have a conversation about it tomorrow.
I am flummoxed so please, please give me some ideas. He is tiny.
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failure to thrive ds being admitted tomorrow. Any ideas before we see pead and dietician?
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noodlesoup · 03/08/2009 18:21
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