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09 Aug · Wed 2006

Send Her To Therapy
Sadly, the napping did not continue. And, unfortunately, the numbers were not so big this week, either. She gained 3 and a half ounces in the past 12 days, waaaaay down from the 18 ounces in the previous 9. A half to a full ounce a day would be ideal. It is probably due to my dosage of Reglan (the med I'm on to increase milk production) going down, but it may also be due to the fact that she is not downing as much formula with the SNS. She just doesn't seem to finish it, and we're not sure if its because it is too hard to suck, or if the tube is posoitioned poorly or something, or what. I was hoping that she was just getting more breast milk, because she is on the breast longer with the SNS. Because of this, and because she does seem take FOREVER downing bottles sometimes (though not other times, so what gives?) and is pretty much on the boob continuously (yet not getting it out,since I can immediately pump more afterwards?), she is being referred to occupational therapy for suck training. Ha. My kid's in therapy at 3 months! I'm also upping the dosage again of Reglan, but am planning to switch to the other med, Domperidone, when it comes to me in the mail later this week. Dom is a more effective drug and with much fewer and less serious side effects, because it doesn't cross the blood/brain barrier, and can be used more or less continuously, unlike the Reglan. And its approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics (Reglan isn't) though not the FDA (Reglan is). Can't we just catcha break, here? I'm dreaming of a day when my life is not ruled by feedings....

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