Thursday, August 11, 2011

Weight....UGH

Well...I was hopeful when we went on Wednesday that her weight would be up.  Really hopeful.  I weighed her on two different scales and both showed she was over 18 pounds.  Yep...you guessed it...she actually showed a weight loss on their scale.  It is a different scale, so I am blaming it on the scale.  Something I have come to hate for many years for many different reasons.  Now I just get to add another reason to the list.  We started getting in more calories the day after the appointment.  We realized 1200 was too much after having only 500-700 prior to that day.  She threw up a couple of times and I know it was because it was too much.  We are now trying to make sure she gets between 800-1000 every single day.  What does this mean?  A whole lot of liquid because it packs a whole lot more calories than most food.  I create an 8 ounce concoction every morning that contains 800 calories.  I make sure she drinks at least an ounce as often as possible during the day.  She also drinks a high calorie juice every day which packs 250 calories.  So far she has done pretty good with the concoction, but still has not finished one whole one in a day...but I keep trying.  Today she got in 6 ounces, so that was pretty good.  I give her food during the day, but she doesn't eat that much and I am realizing how few calories she was probably getting before...500 may have been the normal.  Pretty scary when you really think about how few calories she was getting.  Anyway...we head back to the same scale at the same time next Wednesday.  I am hopeful it will be a better experience.  It has to be or I don't know what will happen...I don't even want to think about what will happen.

5 comments:

  1. I hope next Wednesday brings more weight! That concoction sounds wonderful. I may need to ask you for the recipe. DQ only gets 30 calories per ounce.

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  2. Oh Paula- I am frustrated for you. We struggled with Aly's weight really up until her Fontan. Something I never would have thought would have been an issue when we found out about her heart. PRAYING for Hope to pack on the pounds soon. You're doing the best you can Mama- hang in there!! (((hugs)))

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  3. Praying for Hope! I know how frustrating the weight issues can be! And yes, I would love the high calories recipe for the drink too! And the name of that juice =) Prayers and hugs!

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  4. I am so sorry to hear that you guys are struggling with weight gain. I know how hard it was with Sarah, for different reasons. She just was not able to hold anything down. I am also sorry to hear that she is not eating much. Last time I saw her, she loved to eat. All of the liquid probably keeps her pretty full. I will be praying for sweet Hope! Keep us up to date! Love you guys! XO Beth

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  5. Bring your scale with you for the next weigh in =)

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