Hazel cleft update... I cried a lot today.
Hazel has lost weight since her ear infection diagnosis 10 days ago. Down 5oz 3 months old and only weighs 8lbs 1oz 😩. Because of this weight loss, she's been sick fighting the ear infection and teething, they have to postpone the surgery until she's 12-13 months unless by 6 months she's back on the growth curve for her age. And even then it will only be at 11 months, I was really hoping to have it done around 9 months. It's really not that big of a deal when she gets the surgery, it's why they have to postpone it. Mom guilt is in full flare. I am trying so hard to get her to take her bottles every 2-2.5 hours but she refuses it sometimes. Plus being sick makes it hard for someone who doesn't have a separation of nose and mouth to eat when mucous is just everywhere. BUT a big plus! The slow weight gain is NOT cleft related. The doctor watched her eat and he told me it's not her eating pattern, she looks like she eats like a champ! I told them that with Lillian at four months she was only 9lbs, they felt more comfortable with Hazel's progress because a sibling had a similar thing with weight, but want her to get back on the charts before we can proceed with the correction.
