tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681632491042947805.post4689811384557365801..comments2023-10-21T06:45:27.501-04:00Comments on Blogging Hallie and Lea's Life: The Good and the Guardedabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403145277760263562noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681632491042947805.post-76094981736270854982008-02-28T06:19:00.000-05:002008-02-28T06:19:00.000-05:00Ugh. I hope the same for you...Sounds like you at...Ugh. I hope the same for you...Sounds like you at least know what to do to get her weight back up...It's good to know that much. So sorry you're going to have to push through the vomiting for this, but Hallie will thank you later. I hope that these teeth pop in and stop bothering her soon...<BR/><BR/>But YAY for 'Mama!!'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681632491042947805.post-7979340147529195882008-02-26T21:36:00.000-05:002008-02-26T21:36:00.000-05:00Cora, Funny you should mention the scales. Of cou...Cora, <BR/><BR/>Funny you should mention the scales. Of course, we were on the 'light' scale and I *insisted* that we visit the 'heavy' scale (turns out to be a difference of .05kg)! Sharon knew I had done this without asking. Funny how we never recheck if the weight seemed high, though!<BR/><BR/>The odd thing is that she had been wearing her Valentine Day heart outfit the night before our RSV visit and I had noticed that the jacket seemed to fit her better (wasn't pulling it up and seeming too short) than it had been two weeks earlier (when last she wore it). Now I know why.abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03403145277760263562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681632491042947805.post-2679812481049866342008-02-26T20:42:00.000-05:002008-02-26T20:42:00.000-05:00awwwww! she said mama!!!!that is so frustrating wi...awwwww! she said mama!!!!<BR/>that is so frustrating with the weight loss. it is a balancing act and so hard to deal with. we still struggle. sometimes i swear he will waste aay with what little he seems to eat at home. he eats like a horse at school....LOVES the school breakfast and lunch meals that they serve. i think it is the whole package....the cafeteria, being with his friends and all. i guess we have to take it hen we can.<BR/>hallie-bug sure is a cutie!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868536354957624922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681632491042947805.post-38152228244873086422008-02-26T16:54:00.000-05:002008-02-26T16:54:00.000-05:00I don't suppose that you made them recheck her wei...I don't suppose that you made them recheck her weight on the same scale and a different one, did you? I've gotten a weight before at the ped that had to be wrong, and I always wished that I had made them reweigh her on another scale. I'd really try not to worry too much about it, but I'd also probably re-add all those extra calories. <BR/><BR/>We feel your pain on the teething front...does it ever end?Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883049741277695883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681632491042947805.post-65411138032896872232008-02-26T13:02:00.000-05:002008-02-26T13:02:00.000-05:00You're right, the filming is a bit dizzying! That'...You're right, the filming is a bit dizzying! <BR/>That's so great to hear about her saying mama!<BR/>So disappointing about the weight loss. What did the nurse say once the number came up? I am sorry to hear that you have to go back to the dream feeding. In addition to the extra bottle at night, I guess you just need to give her the max calories in the volume she takes of purees. (which I am sure you do...)I always check the calorie content of the purees I give Nina. ..that's why she rarely gets carrots. Why give her 4oz of something for only 35 calories?Judith and Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193181745320017724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681632491042947805.post-50065576674095483352008-02-24T16:16:00.000-05:002008-02-24T16:16:00.000-05:00Congrats on "mama"! Hearing words come out of you...Congrats on "mama"! Hearing words come out of your toddler's mouth is one of the most amazing things ever!!!<BR/><BR/>I am trying to remember what things we did to maximize Aidan's calories when he was maxed out on volume. I guess we fed him a lot of high cal foods. He got a lot of bananas in lieu of other fruits since they are so much higher calorically. If I think of anything else I will pass it along. In my experience with Aidan, teething, new developmental things, etc definitely all temporarily affected his food intake. I think with all of the above he had a short period (a few weeks) where he lost weight. Then he would get over the teething or feel more masterful of the milestone and eat more and gain.<BR/><BR/>I HATE HATE HATE micromanaging food intake! It is such a pain. And all the while I was doing it, I always wondered if I was doing the right thing. Was I impacting his negative food attitudes even more? <BR/><BR/>Then add to it "well-meaning" friends and relatives who would be quick to tell me, "Don't push him. He will eat when he is hungry."<BR/><BR/>Oh really? And I guess you get that information from your vast experience with intubated preemies?! Give me a break. One of the most mentally and emotionally freeing things anybody ever said to me was when Aidan's feeding therapist said, "Lots of kids with feeding issues will let themselves starve. Kids with feeding issues don't fit the eat when they're hungry mold."<BR/><BR/>I am quite sure you and Sharon will do the right thing. You always do.<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/>LoriLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17735524011177612504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681632491042947805.post-7371691877520570082008-02-23T20:45:00.000-05:002008-02-23T20:45:00.000-05:00I am sure you were thrilled to hear "Mama!"Sorry a...I am sure you were thrilled to hear "Mama!"<BR/><BR/>Sorry about the weight loss and the panic that can cause. Eliza has had quite a few months of weight loss over the past 2 years, oddly sometimes in the very months I would not have expected it. I have tried to train myself to panic only if it is two months in a row. Except for one dark period, each month of weight loss was followed by a month of gaining. <BR/><BR/>There seems to be no rhyme or reason to the weight loss ... teething, extra activity, bad karma, who knows. Try not to panic... Hallie looks beautiful and maybe this weight loss will just have have been an off month.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07192126503448477083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681632491042947805.post-36310285676676907062008-02-23T15:42:00.000-05:002008-02-23T15:42:00.000-05:00Well, first let me tell you how excited I was to r...Well, first let me tell you how excited I was to read that Hallie is saying "mama" and clearly meaning it!!! Amazing news!<BR/><BR/>As for the weight loss, I feel terrible. I know you guys were trying not to stress as much about the eating, especially since she was gaining so well. I am sorry this stress is back, but with all your persistence, you know what will work for Hallie and that is adding the "stuff" back in. Hopefully, with the teeth in, things will turn around, and hopefully soon we will be watching video of Hallie eating chicken figers, spaghetti, french toast, and other table food goodies!!!23wktwinsmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938265379492098537noreply@blogger.com