Now for something cute. We've been unpacking and trying to find spots to put stuff away in our house. Upon doing this, I came across a hand stitched bonnet I had purchased at a lace shop in Belgium. (I wanted to get a tablecloth, but it was way too much, so I got this cute bonnet for a girl I'd have someday.)
Yesterday we had a block party. It was really wet-humid, but nice to meet a lot of our neighbors. One of them asked the fire dept. to come over and so they did! Apparently you just have to call them and ask. Zach loved looking at the fire truck, but didn't want to turn on the water hose or get too close. Always cautious. I am sick, sick, sick. Avery left the hospital taking 26 calorie formula, but that's not the sick part. They gave me a recipe to make it at home and I've been doing that for a week. I thought that it looked watery, but my mom and I checked and double checked the recipe. This week she has been losing weight. Yesterday I pulled out the recipe to make another day's batch of food and then I read this on the recipe, "to fortify breast milk"! What?! I am using formula, only. So this whole week, Avery's been having water with milk sprinkles (okay, not that bad, but about 13 calories. Normal milk has 20 calories. Soooo, that explains why Avery has slowly become lethargic and stopped smiling, because I've been starving her! I feel awful.
I called the hospital in MI and told them all about it, and a nutritionist finally called back and now I've got the right recipe. Poor Avery.
3 comments:
Ah, Renae!! It's so hard to be the mama and try to do everything right. The bottom line is that sometimes (as you now know!) you just won't -- thank goodness you figured it out. Now Avery will turn back into her happy little self. And don't beat yourself up -- at least you figured it out!
Bute bonnet and cute house. Trust me that you are not the only parent to inadvertently not give your child enough calories, we did the same thing to Maisy.
Poor you also, that must have been so-o hard to go through and not understand the problem. Well now you've got it right and she will be doning better.
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