by HollyBee » Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:22 am
I can somewhat relate to you at this point. My son Graeme will be 5 months on the 1st of April, he hasn't gained anything really since beginning of February.... I tried not to freak! He grew length a bit and that's about it, he too has the soft cleft palate, we use Playtex Nurser bottles with Naturalatch silicone stage 2 nipples and the drop-ins so we can help him eat, he eats 4 oz per bottle and usally 7-8 bottles a day so around 32 oz. Graeme has had miserable eczema too and he was sick with an infection (had to have antibiotics and then had diarrea!) because of his skin so he's been fighting that. We went for the 4 month needles (immunizations) today and he has gained now 6oz since last wednesday (yippee!) I saw a pediatrician last wednesday and Graeme weighed 13 lbs and was 25 1/2 inches long at 19 weeks or 4 1/2 months, Today he weighed 13lbs 6 oz, BUT per the pediatrician I had to put him on the lovely NUTRAMIGEN formula to make sure it wasn't his other formula that was causing his skin conditions. So I guess this formula must be doing something as he's gaining, not sure about the skin part, we've got some topical stuff that has finally helped!!! We'll see when 2 weeks of it passes because that's how long she told me to put him on it for then I can try soy. I've tried giving him rice cereal and he'll take it but they tell me that at his age to give formula and not the solids. I' think he's just going to be lean.
Anyway, I know what you mean about wanting them to eat more, Graeme will not go past that 4 oz and that was a challenge! He was 3.5 forever!!! As long as he's eating something what can you do!? Good Luck, I feel for you!