Argh.

[rivka]

Colin had his six-month well-baby visit today.

His head circumference percentile has increased from 95% to more like 98-99%. His pediatrician recommends another consult with the neurosurgeon.

His weight, on the other hand, has dropped one line on the growth chart. Ped says, not uncommon in an exclusively-breastfed baby between 4 and 6 months.

He wants us to work on getting solids into Colin and consider supplementation. We're to have a measurement follow-up in six weeks. I stopped by Whole Foods on the way home and picked up some oatmeal and some fenugreek capsules to augment my milk supply. If that doesn't work over the next six weeks, we'll argue about whether I should supplement with formula then.

I've been having trouble keeping up with the pumping lately, so it doesn't seem farfetched that I might be having supply issues. (I had been wondering if the pump, which I bought used, was wearing out.) We'll see what a couple weeks of fenugreek does for me.

I really didn't need this when I was already incredibly stressed out.

Comments

[papersky.livejournal.com]

I heard it was chocolate and sushi and zucchini bread that you were supposed to eat to increase milk value. Oh, and ice-cream, but it has to be the whole-cream kind, not sorbet or frozen yoghurt.

[jerusha.livejournal.com]

I don't know anything about what it would do to your milk supply, but that all sounds like much more fun than fenugreek capsules! (And, depending on frequency of application, might help with stress as well... mmm, chocolate.) Chocolate chocolate-chip zucchini bread? With a scoop of ice-cream on top? One serving po bid; refill ad lib.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

I also got some cherry-pomegranate toaster pastries. :-)

And yes, we have ice cream, the full-fat kind, and in this hot weather I've been eating some every day. Got to keep my calcium levels up, you know.