Allie started bottles last week, and let me tell you just to get them to let her try them was a pain in the butt. They told me first she was too little to take a bottle. Then they told me she was breathing too fast. Then it was her flow was too high. Finally they just tried it. The first 2 days was just putting 2cc's in a nipple and seeing what she would do with it. Then when she flew past that trial they decided to give her half her feeds in a bottle once a day which is 10cc's. The first actual bottle she had made it look like she had been throwing them back in the womb. She is a pro at it, and loves taking them. So now we are trying to up it to either 2 bottles a day with 10cc's or one bottle with her whole feed which is 23cc's. They said it isn't her that needs to mave slow it's her gut! Plus they have to get her flow down a little to give her full feeds by bottle! i am so proud of how she is doing. I just sometimes wish i could press fast foward because i believe she would do awesome with it and they just wont give her a chance. I guess that why i am not the doctor.
I can only imagine how frustrating it is sometimes but gut issues are way too scary a risk to take with moving too fast. It would be such a shame for her to do so well this far and then have a big setback. Slow and steady wins the race. :) She is doing very well and you are a great mama...stay positive...she is moving in the right direction and the docs really do have her best interest in mind...I know you do as well. This blog will be great for Allie to have someday! :)
ReplyDeletei understand the gut issues and i dont guess it's that that upsets me sometimes it's not understanding fully why things have to go slow it just feels at time we will never move foward.
ReplyDeleteAsk the docs any and all questions you can think of! Know your feelings are normal... You are her mommy and you want her home where she belongs! She is making great progress and will be home before we know it! :)
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