Jade did end up having a couple good days where she ate much better and gained back what she’d lost, so that’s at least something good, and a praise, but the past couple days, she is back to nursing poorly again.
I do think the weight loss was probably due to food sensitivities/allergies, and not her heart, in light of the fact that she gained it all back a few days later, and am thankful that she did gain it all back, but starting a week and ending it at the same weight isn’t great.
She has an appointment with her pediatrician tomorrow, and we’ll see how that goes and what she recommends.
I am beginning to wonder if we need to consult a pediatric Gastroenterologist to figure out definitively whether she has reflux, or whether it’s more an allergy thing (because food allergies can also cause reflux symptoms), or whether it’s both, and whether there may be even more foods that I’m still eating that could be causing her issues. We’re not fond of the idea of having to take her to Charlottesville just to see yet another doctor, so we’d very much like to stick with our regular doctor, especially since she’s such a wonderful one, but if that ends up being what it takes to get this resolved, well then that’s what we have to do.
As much as it would be easier in regards to my diet and what I can and cannot eat, I don’t think formula would help, because she won’t take a bottle well at all – any time we’ve tried it, and I do try it periodically, just to see if I can get her to take more milk that way. Although she has issues nursing, at least she gets something, and even has days where she does great. So, I really think sticking with the breastfeeding would be best, as long as I’m vigilant about what I eat (no wheat, no dairy). I especially think nursing would be more beneficial since her immune system may not be quite what it should be with her heart issues, so she’d definitely benefit from breastfeeding from that standpoint. Just that alone is enough reason to keep with it.
