My cousin's daughter is 3 weeks old. She ia not gaining weight, she has been losing. They have had daily appts and if she continues this way they are going to have to put her in intensive care.
*Update* She has put on a few ounces! They are going back friday to have her weighed again. Hopefully she continues to gain! Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers!
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@mermomo5 She didnt say. She was nursing and is now bottle feeding. She was only born a week early.
Obviously have her ask pedi but we had to a add an extra scoop of formula to every feed. It worked for delaney and she was also loosing vs gaining. Best of luck to them. They will be in my thoughts.
I think someone mentioned this to her. That they had to do this. Thanks for the idea though!
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@mermomo5 She didnt say. She was nursing and is now bottle feeding. She was only born a week early.
Obviously have her ask pedi but we had to a add an extra scoop of formula to every feed. It worked for delaney and she was also loosing vs gaining. Best of luck to them. They will be in my thoughts.
Good thinking, but adding too much formula to bottles can lead to electrolyte imbalances, so she should definitely check with the pedi on how much she can add, just like Mer said.
She could use high calorie preemie formula rather than mixing extra formula in or she could pump & fortify her breastmilk with preemie formula for the extra calories. Ts & Ps for them, it's so hard when baby's not gaining.
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