I'm wondering if anyone has experience with what metabolic or other types of disorders could cause this...trying to figure out if something is going on with DD2!
She is 8wks old, gained weight very slowly up to 6wks (only 4oz above birth weight), then by 8wks had lost weight to 3oz below birth - 6lb 11oz. She is very alert & happy, good muscle tone, otherwise healthy and meeting developmental milestones, nursing practically non-stop, but just isn't gaining weight!
She has plenty of wet/poopy diapers, so I know she's getting enough milk (plus all 3 sibs were EBF and gained fine). But her stool is runny & oily-looking, not quite what I remember from my other babies.
It just seems like whatever she's taking in just is not "sticking to her ribs", and she's scary-thin. Dr ordered blood work, which didn't show anything alarming - just slightly low blood sugar & slightly elevated liver enzymes. Still waiting on the thyroid test results, and Dr is consulting with a specialist at Children's Hospital, so we're trying to get this figured out.
Very worried about my sweet baby - just wondered if anyone has any thoughts?? TIA!!
She is 8wks old, gained weight very slowly up to 6wks (only 4oz above birth weight), then by 8wks had lost weight to 3oz below birth - 6lb 11oz. She is very alert & happy, good muscle tone, otherwise healthy and meeting developmental milestones, nursing practically non-stop, but just isn't gaining weight!
She has plenty of wet/poopy diapers, so I know she's getting enough milk (plus all 3 sibs were EBF and gained fine). But her stool is runny & oily-looking, not quite what I remember from my other babies.
It just seems like whatever she's taking in just is not "sticking to her ribs", and she's scary-thin. Dr ordered blood work, which didn't show anything alarming - just slightly low blood sugar & slightly elevated liver enzymes. Still waiting on the thyroid test results, and Dr is consulting with a specialist at Children's Hospital, so we're trying to get this figured out.
Very worried about my sweet baby - just wondered if anyone has any thoughts?? TIA!!