Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Roller coaster weight

Kiera is not yet 20 lbs.  When she was 100 percent tube fed, she did reach 20 lbs but that was back in January 2011.  With weaning, her weight drops every time we drop the number of calories we tube feed her but then as she eats more and more, she manages to put on the weight that she lost.  However, she has yet to gain more weight than she loses.  We weigh Kiera every week and I was surprised to find that she had gained half a pound this week - she is still not 20 lbs but she actually put on a little more than she lost last week.  We send the weight every week to her feeding doctor who either suggests we drop, maintain, or increase the number of tube fed calories.  I know she will suggest dropping.  I'm thrilled!  Another step forward on the road to having no tube.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow, this is very exciting! It's great to read of Kiera's progression to eating and what that all means for you as a family. May the weight gain continue and also wish you a smooth transition to September (Piper in school?). All the best!
Jayson G

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