Starting Solids

Ok...past 2 weeks i have been feeling worried so much so i couldn't sleep well. Gabe was not drinking his usual amount of milk and it kept getting worse. It was already worrying with his below average amount, but when it dropped to about 480ml, i panicked and everyday was a struggle to feed him, which i now realise that i was wrong to force feed him....in the end i called Dr H and he says that since Gabe does not have any signs of fever, cough or flu and is still very much active and smiling, we just need to monitor and if it does not improve we see him on 21st March.

Gabe has only stared cereal in the mornings because he doesn't want to drink milk first thing he gets up at 7am, so i thought maybe solids would entice him...hmm...not much appetite still, though it has improved with him taking a few tablespoons of cereal with fruit puree. I think perhaps he's just not a brekkie person? Is there such a thing????

Anyway i did bring Gabe to see Dr H and the ECG n heart checks were OK, so his poor feeding was not due to lack of oxygen or his heart condition. In the end, Dr H advised me to change my feeding habits. Only feed Gabe when he asks for milk eg Demand feeding. But i asked what if Gabe does not want to drink for like say 5-6 hours? Dr H says then so be it, but highly unlikely. And to push Gabe to eat more solids starting with 2 meals a day, breakfast n lunch. If he does manage to eat solids, then current milk intake of 450-550ml is reasonable and enough.

So past week, we've started lunch feeds and it's getting better i think..his daily diet is porridge with fish/meat and veggies since he has fruits in the morning already.....i think he likes his salmon, pumpkin n carrot porridge better than the chicken, sweet potato n carrot one.....and he does not like yogurt...he does the shivering thingy..coz it's sour i guess....cottage cheese, nope he doesn't like it as well...

So far foods he's OK to: pumpkin, apple with bananas, sweet potato, avocado. Gonna start trying yogurt again this time with much more fruit puree....

Next week on the 28th there's another check up so let's hope Gabe puts on more weight...his weight was only 6.45kg last week compared to 6.25kg on the 28th Feb....so he didn't put on much....sigh..no turkey thighs yet...