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) This morning we caught a few photos from Maren's bath. Just seconds earlier she had been smiling at the monkey in the mirror, but it is nearly impossible to catch that on camera :-)
This past week we went to see a paediatrician for the second time. I have been worried about Maren's weight gain for quite some time. When she went for her nine month check up in June, she hadn't gained any weight since I last weighed her a month prior. In early July, I convinced a doctor in our family doctor's office to refer Maren to a pediatrician. Here in Saskatchewan babies don't go to the paediatrician unless there is a problem – everything is generally taken care of by the family doctor. Since it was considered a low priority case, we did not get an appointment with the paediatrician until November 2.
We saw the family doctor a couple of times before going to the paediatrician, and even had blood work done twice. Maren continued to not gain weight, but the blood work came back totally fine, so we were told not to worry. When we finally had our appointment, we were told to try feeding her higher calorie foods, and come back in three weeks. We have tried over and over again to feed her high calorie foods, but she just doesn't eat that much.
By the time we came back for our follow-up last week, Maren had not gained weight for six months. She has continued to get taller, and is meeting all of her developmental milestones, so all that is good, and her blood work is good. However, at this point the paediatrician let us know that she is worried about Maren's lack of weight gain. I was actually relieved to hear her say this, because I have been worried for a long time and have felt like no one else seemed to think there was a problem. So at least now there is someone else paying attention.
The doctor prescribed an appetite stimulant, which is actually just an over the counter antihistamine that has a side effect of increased appetite. The prescribed dose is lower than is generally used for antihistamine use of the drug. We have the drug for three days, and so far it actually seems to be helping. Maren is eating quite a bit more, and more high fat foods.
At this point we are hopeful. We are seeing a dietician tomorrow, and will have a follow-up appointment on December 16 with the pediatrician. Fingers crossed that this solves the problem, and that there is no new problem discovered!
We saw the family doctor a couple of times before going to the paediatrician, and even had blood work done twice. Maren continued to not gain weight, but the blood work came back totally fine, so we were told not to worry. When we finally had our appointment, we were told to try feeding her higher calorie foods, and come back in three weeks. We have tried over and over again to feed her high calorie foods, but she just doesn't eat that much.
By the time we came back for our follow-up last week, Maren had not gained weight for six months. She has continued to get taller, and is meeting all of her developmental milestones, so all that is good, and her blood work is good. However, at this point the paediatrician let us know that she is worried about Maren's lack of weight gain. I was actually relieved to hear her say this, because I have been worried for a long time and have felt like no one else seemed to think there was a problem. So at least now there is someone else paying attention.
The doctor prescribed an appetite stimulant, which is actually just an over the counter antihistamine that has a side effect of increased appetite. The prescribed dose is lower than is generally used for antihistamine use of the drug. We have the drug for three days, and so far it actually seems to be helping. Maren is eating quite a bit more, and more high fat foods.
At this point we are hopeful. We are seeing a dietician tomorrow, and will have a follow-up appointment on December 16 with the pediatrician. Fingers crossed that this solves the problem, and that there is no new problem discovered!
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