6 Month Check

Hannah's 6 month check was yesterday.  This girl has been in the 50% for everything, so I was very surprised went he Dr. came in and said the words 'We need to talk about Hannah's weight'.  She had dropped down to the 18% for her weight.  Not a good sign for babies.  So of course I got worried.  They asked how many times a day she eats and how many ounces each feeding.  She is taking three 5 ounce bottles each day at the sitter.  Well, they think that is what the problem is.  A baby should be taking at least how many months they are (6) in ounces at each feeding, plus one ounce.  Hannah should be taking around 6-8 ounces. 

So...they are going to give me 4 weeks to get her weight up.  First thing is to up the ounces.  So I called the sitter last night and told her that she needs to feed her more.  I'm not sure if it is the sitter not putting enough in her bottle, or Hannah not taking more than 5 ounces.  Whatever the reason was, going forward the sitter is going to make her eat more.  I told her to force feed her, which I hate saying, but we need to get her weight back up!!  They said if her weight isn't up when I come back in four weeks then we will need to discuss supplementing with formula, which I am not a fan of.  I really want to exclusively breast feed for 9 months, to get through the winter crud, and to match what I did for Henry.  The Dr. also said we need to start feeding her more baby food.  Not so much rice cereal, but baby food.  So last night I went out and bought a ton of baby food and we will start tonight. 

Her height is still 50%.  She is hitting all her milestones as she should.  And she is a happy baby.  Just need to work on her weight and get her eating more.