June
2008
Friday+1 Weigh-In
Weight: 8.15kg (18lb 0oz)
Height: 64cm (25.20in)
Head: 43.5cm
A pretty big jump in her height, probably mostly due to the fact that she was in a pretty good mood, so she wasn’t squirming and fighting while the nurse measured her. Also another respectable gain in her weight, which means she is probably still gaining ground on reaching a normal baby weight.
Overall, I would have to say we had a pretty good week. She’s still throwing up a little more than she was before we switched to the NeoCate, but the amount is tolerable. She’s also been pretty playful when she’s not having gas pains, which is nice.
We had a surprise visit from Dr. Optimist and her nurse to see how Dorrie is doing and to take blood for labs. The results weren’t as good as I had hoped — her bicarb was down, but not far enough to justify weaning her ventilator settings — but there wasn’t anything else exciting enough to report except that her hemoglobin was slightly lower than normal, so I’m not complaining.