We've been lamenting Caley's slow growth recently (thanks at least in part to her reflux), but today let's take a look back at how far she's come.
Weight
May 31: 620 grams (1 pound, 6 ounces)
July 18: 1120 grams (2 pounds, 7.5 ounces)
Length
May 31: 13 inches
July 16: 14.5 inches
Diapers
May 31: swimming in Preemie XS diapers
July 18: belly too big for Preemie XS; swimming in Preemie S diapers
Food
May 31: TPN & lipids through a PICC line
July 18: 6 ml of formula per hour through an NG feeding tube
Clothes
May 31: none
July 18: micro-preemie clothes (for 1-3 pounds) finally fit!
Photos
May 31
July 12
So we're trying to feel good about how far she's come in 7 weeks. Her food volume was increased to 6 ml per hour today, and is going up to 7 ml by Wednesday morning. Caley gained about 16 grams last night, which is better than she had been doing. Keep on growing, Caley!
Finally, just a note that we're thrilled to only be worrying about reflux and eating right now. As several of you have pointed out, this is a very normal newborn problem. And thanks for all of your helpful advice on how to manage it. Here's to a little normalcy!
Oh my gosh she is really growing! She is so cute!
ReplyDeleteCaley has grown so much! What an amazing comparison! She's just getting stronger and stronger every day.
ReplyDeletelook at that chunky monkey! She's come a very far way. And really, she's probably not going to stretch out fully for a little while. Even term babies go from being all squished up to super long during those first 3 months. So yeah, I'm so happy that she is doing so well. I have so much admiration and sympathy for all that yall have been through so far. I cannot wait for you to take that beautiful girl home. And my big ol chunky sefu couldn't tolerate anything for about the first two years of his life and was a continuous spit up fountain. But now he's a 50lb 3 year old, lol. So yeah, I'm thinking shes already more normal than him, lol. Actually, I am sure that every child is more normal than Sefu. :) My point is thank GOD for all the awesome formulas for high maintenance babies and thank heavens that babies are so darn resilient. And have I mentioned how beautiful Caley is? Okay okay...I'll stop now.
ReplyDeleteYay! way to go Caley!! Glad she's doing well! Just love those big eyes of hers! Thinking of you guys everyday!
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