This despite BFing on demand since birth. He nurses about 8 times a day on average and still wakes up around 3 times at night to nurse (we co-sleep).
He was born a month premature. He is technically 15 mo old, but his "corrected age" is 14 mo.
He just had a ped appt today and the dr is concerned that his weight keeps falling off. His height is in the 50th percentile, but wt is not keeping up and he hasn't been on the charts since about 6 mo of age. He only gained 1 lb 4 oz in 3 mo and is only just over 18 lbs. She said at the 50th percentile, he should weight 25 lbs! She would like to see a 2-3 lb wt gain by his next appt in 3 mo or he will need to be deemed a failure to thrive.
I started him on solids at 7 mo, but he has never developed a ravenous appetite and I'm usually hard pressed to get him to eat much. He is very picky and I find I have to trick him to eat more. He loves avocado though (which is great) and I have to pretend to be scooping from the avocado, even though it's a different food on the spoon, just to get some other stuff in him.
I try to give him whole milk yogurt daily for breakfast. It usually takes him lunch and dinner to finish it up. It's maybe 1/4 c of it or less. I mix in applesauce usually. Then, I still have the challenge of getting him to eat what I've made for lunch and dinner. I make his baby food, so most is frozen purees of various beans, fruits and veggies, supplemented by some store bought baby food for variety. he gets chunks of fruit and cut up green beans too.
I just bought whole milk to give him in a sippy cup which his ped suggested.
Ironically, I previously posted about my concerns about his lack of eating as I was totally stressed out reading about what other kiddos his age were eating and the majority seemed to think that I shouldn't stress about it and that BM was sufficient for his needs. Well, unfortunately, that may not be my particular case because I would presume he would otherwise still be thriving. Of course, we can only surmise it's because he is not getting adequate nutrition and it's not some other underlying issue. His ped suspects it's simply food.
I am a vegetarian and probably don't get as much protein as I should be getting, though I do supplement with whey protein powder and protein bars. Now that I think about it, I probably do get a decent amount of protein. I also eat lots of nuts. However, I've always had a low fat diet, aside from all the nuts. In fact, I was just planning on cutting the nuts out because I was gaining weight from snacking on them too much. Everything else I eat is fat free.
His ped also said that all the brain growth takes place in the first 2 years of life, and that it was a concern if he wasn't getting adequate nutrition, but that there was still time to make up for it up until he turns 2. She assured me that no permanent damage has been done. But still, it worries me that his brain may not have developed as it could have if it were well fed essentially, and no one can know for sure whether it's full potential has been hampered.
His ped also said that his milestones accomplishments are the equivalent of about a 9 mo old based on my answers to some standard questions. He is not walking yet. Can't point out any body parts when prompted despite us pointing out his nose, eyes, ears, etc for months now. He apparently should have a vocabulary of 3-5 words by now, but only says mama and dada and doesn't know what they mean, which doesn't count apparently. He doesn't make an effort to walk when I try to hold him up and walk him, whereas most kids his age will put weight on their feet, something like marching in place.
He had done 3 mo of weekly physical therapy between 4-6 mo of age, but it was worthless because he would cry hysterically the whole time. We pulled him out and he eventually caught up.
I also just had an Early Intervention rep here last month and she deemed him normal and not needing any assistance.
His issues could be due to him not getting the proper nutrition, as I googled and read that lack of vital nutrients could cause developmental delays. However, he has not been around other babies (just joined a play group), so that could be a major part of the developmental delays as well.
In any event, I feel like a failure as a mom. I research like crazy about baby stuff, but yet, he's still going through this because of me. And, being a stay at home mom, where I interact with him every day, how could this happen right before my eyes?
Just wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this, what may have caused it, and what you did to resolve it.
He was born a month premature. He is technically 15 mo old, but his "corrected age" is 14 mo.
He just had a ped appt today and the dr is concerned that his weight keeps falling off. His height is in the 50th percentile, but wt is not keeping up and he hasn't been on the charts since about 6 mo of age. He only gained 1 lb 4 oz in 3 mo and is only just over 18 lbs. She said at the 50th percentile, he should weight 25 lbs! She would like to see a 2-3 lb wt gain by his next appt in 3 mo or he will need to be deemed a failure to thrive.
I started him on solids at 7 mo, but he has never developed a ravenous appetite and I'm usually hard pressed to get him to eat much. He is very picky and I find I have to trick him to eat more. He loves avocado though (which is great) and I have to pretend to be scooping from the avocado, even though it's a different food on the spoon, just to get some other stuff in him.
I try to give him whole milk yogurt daily for breakfast. It usually takes him lunch and dinner to finish it up. It's maybe 1/4 c of it or less. I mix in applesauce usually. Then, I still have the challenge of getting him to eat what I've made for lunch and dinner. I make his baby food, so most is frozen purees of various beans, fruits and veggies, supplemented by some store bought baby food for variety. he gets chunks of fruit and cut up green beans too.
I just bought whole milk to give him in a sippy cup which his ped suggested.
Ironically, I previously posted about my concerns about his lack of eating as I was totally stressed out reading about what other kiddos his age were eating and the majority seemed to think that I shouldn't stress about it and that BM was sufficient for his needs. Well, unfortunately, that may not be my particular case because I would presume he would otherwise still be thriving. Of course, we can only surmise it's because he is not getting adequate nutrition and it's not some other underlying issue. His ped suspects it's simply food.
I am a vegetarian and probably don't get as much protein as I should be getting, though I do supplement with whey protein powder and protein bars. Now that I think about it, I probably do get a decent amount of protein. I also eat lots of nuts. However, I've always had a low fat diet, aside from all the nuts. In fact, I was just planning on cutting the nuts out because I was gaining weight from snacking on them too much. Everything else I eat is fat free.
His ped also said that all the brain growth takes place in the first 2 years of life, and that it was a concern if he wasn't getting adequate nutrition, but that there was still time to make up for it up until he turns 2. She assured me that no permanent damage has been done. But still, it worries me that his brain may not have developed as it could have if it were well fed essentially, and no one can know for sure whether it's full potential has been hampered.
His ped also said that his milestones accomplishments are the equivalent of about a 9 mo old based on my answers to some standard questions. He is not walking yet. Can't point out any body parts when prompted despite us pointing out his nose, eyes, ears, etc for months now. He apparently should have a vocabulary of 3-5 words by now, but only says mama and dada and doesn't know what they mean, which doesn't count apparently. He doesn't make an effort to walk when I try to hold him up and walk him, whereas most kids his age will put weight on their feet, something like marching in place.
He had done 3 mo of weekly physical therapy between 4-6 mo of age, but it was worthless because he would cry hysterically the whole time. We pulled him out and he eventually caught up.
I also just had an Early Intervention rep here last month and she deemed him normal and not needing any assistance.
His issues could be due to him not getting the proper nutrition, as I googled and read that lack of vital nutrients could cause developmental delays. However, he has not been around other babies (just joined a play group), so that could be a major part of the developmental delays as well.
In any event, I feel like a failure as a mom. I research like crazy about baby stuff, but yet, he's still going through this because of me. And, being a stay at home mom, where I interact with him every day, how could this happen right before my eyes?
Just wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this, what may have caused it, and what you did to resolve it.
Mama, I am so sorry you are having such a rough time. I also wonder if his developmental delays were not somehow caused by his prematurity? Have you had him evaluated for any type of sensory disorders, or neurological issues?
