Aleeshya has recently stopping drinking milk for the most part which has gotten both of us a little worried. A drop from 21oz to under 6oz of milk has resulted in us being both anxious on her weight gain (since she has always been a little on the smaller side) and by proxy of that her long term development. This coupled with her throwing up much of her food has also put us both on edge.
I have always been concerned whether we had been overfeeding her and my wife has been concerned whether we have been underfeeding her. Amazing how parents can have such deferring views over the same facts.... but then again, we are only human.
Thankfully, my wife's persistence to find a solution had resulted in us realizing that she is no longer comfortable with the baby bottle teat she had been previously using. A smaller size teat has clearly helped significantly although gone are the days that she is taking 18+oz of milk a day.
We have finally come to a compromise that we shall try to space out her feeds a little more and settle for her taking about 10oz to 12oz a day with the condition that we will also be seeking the pediatricians advice on what to do if she doesn't put on any weight. I had worked on my mac to come up with a simple excel sheet to plan a more spread out meal plan and also to track how she is managing on her meal intakes.
Let us hope and pray that Aleeshya continues to develop her mischievous little self and the reduced milk intake is a natural part of her growth.
I am off to Bangalore tomorrow on work. So until the next time.
-pshasi
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