We had to return to the doctor for Mary on Monday, June 22nd to see if we could put some weight on her in a week. Her weight the week earlier was 14 lbs., 8.5 oz., and her weight at this appointment was 15 lbs., 7 oz. She gained 14.5 oz. in one week, which the doctor was really happy about. We didn't have to do any thyroid testing since she proved she was capable of gaining weight with some nutritional changes. One of the biggest challenges was that she does not take a bottle or sippy cup, so I had to get creative with supplementing with coconut milk or regular milk. I ended up making puddings with full-fat coconut milk blended with chia seeds to make it thick, and I added dates and other fruits to sweeten them. She gobbled those things up along with A LOT of avocados.
Here's an example of one day's meals:
Breakfast: 1 whole egg + 1 yolk scrambled with half and half and cheddar in ghee and olive oil, 1/2 avocado, blueberries
Lunch: Pudding (1/2 cup coconut milk, 2 dates, 1 Tbsp chia seeds) Multivitamin powder added and 1/4 tsp FCLO-Butter blend supplement
Dinner: About 1/4 oz ground beef dipped in full-fat yogurt sauce, 1 Tbsp zucchini w/ olive oil, and Strawberry 'yogurt' (1/3 cup coconut milk, 1/3 tsp chia seeds, 1/2 date, 1/8 avocado, 1 strawberry)
She still eats quite a bit at meals, but she started to slow down at the end of the week. It's almost as if she caught up, and her body said it was ready to slow down a bit. Hopefully she'll continue to steadily grow, and we'll check back in at her regular 12-month appointment.
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