alexist

Both of us were very sleepy today. VERY sleepy.

Aliza isn't feeding well, and hasn't been for several days--not much on the poo front either. I asked the health visitor at the clinic the other day and she said not to worry but I'm starting to--I'm now keeping track of her feeds (for now, amounts left over, because I'm not 100% sure of how much formula I'm actually starting with. It's 170ml water plus the powder, but it foams up when shaken and it's hard to tell exactly how much there is total. I'll mix the next one up in advance so it can settle and I can get a measurement.)

She was fiinishing her 140mL bottles consistently (with maybe 20mL left over); then we moved up to 170, and she's leaving a LOT over at almost every feed--we're talking 80-100mL at times. She needs 125-150mL/kg/day; that means 720 - 860mL/day total. Now, you shouldn't be too paranoid about intake, but she's coming nowhere near that at the moment. She's got 5 bottles a day, and if she's averaging 120mL, that's only 600. And a change in bowel habits isn't great. She's always been self-regulating--she drinks what she wants and then she's done, no persuading her otherwise. That's good as a rule (no worries about overfeeding) but if she wants less than she needs...?

Part of me wants to put it down to moving her up, but that doesn't quite work: she's leaving over more than 30mL. Once in a while, she'll suck down the whole 170, but that's rare, and the overall intake is still down. I'm not sure how much to be worried... and if I should take her in to the GP or not :/