Sunday, January 21, 2007

We are in need of prayers please.

Hi,

This is Stephanie, Xia's Mommy. Sorry we haven't posted for awhile, but we have been focused a lot on taking care of Xia's feeding issues. We had a doctor appointment on Monday 1/15, and Xia's weight dropped another oz. We made some changes with the breastfeeding and I contacted the lactation specialists and La Leche League for some ideas. We went back to the doctors Thursday 1/18, and she dropped another oz. I then was told I needed to think about supplementing our nursing with formula - something I REALLY wanted to avoid! Then we went back yesterday, Saturday 1/20 and she dropped another 2 oz. in 2 days, so we have started supplementing breastfeeding with formula. This pretty much involves round the clock breast feeding 6 min on each side, then feeding Xia what I pumped from the last feeding since she can only feed 6 min on each side which leaves some milk, then breast pumping, then feeding formula. She is to get 2 to 3 oz. formula, and really only is getting .5oz to 1 oz. each try. She's very sleepy and hard to wake up to feed due to all these changes, the increase in food, and her losing weight. She is now 6lbs 9oz. and we are all a little worried. The doctors says her health is still good, just have to really get some weight on this child. I will see a lactation specialist tomorrow morning with Xia and continue hoping I can get this formula into her (as much as I don't want to, I realize her health is more important and she needs the calories).

Sorry to run all this together in one blurb, but I'm pretty sleep deprived (all mothers understand AND fathers), and we're all under quite a lot of stress and worry over this and trying to stay positive to keep that good energy around for Xia. So please pray for us as we overcome this hurdle by God's Grace.

I will try to update when I have the chance.

Love,
Stephanie, Bill and Xia
Posted by Xia and Isa at 4:30 PM

6 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2007 at 11:46 PM

    Stephanie:
    I just wrote you a long note but I think the site ate it. Hope the lactation consultant helps--they helped me a lot. We had some of the same issues when Holly was born, and I had trouble establishing milk supply and I "super-pumped" a lot (pumped on the other side while she nursed). She had gotten really jaundiced and really sleepy and we did all kinds of things to keep her awake so she'd eat (stripped her down to the diaper, kept the lights on, etc.) For one 10 day period sometime in those first 4 weeks she nursed about 23 hours a day. (turned out my body thought I was still pregnant--I had retained placenta which we didn't discover until 8 weeks.) Things do have a way of working out though--we're still nursing at 9 months--even with my crazy day-and-night schedule. You're all in my thoughts and prayers. Please feel free to call if I can help support you 507-456-9268
    Julie in MN (Holly's mom)

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2007 at 8:28 AM

    We're praying here! Please let us know if there's ANYTHING we can do to help.

    ReplyDelete
  3. DeniseJanuary 22, 2007 at 5:03 PM

    Praying for all of you, Stephanie...

    Love,
    Denise

    ReplyDelete
  4. Xia and IsaJanuary 23, 2007 at 11:28 AM

    Thanks Julie, Glad we're not the only ones to go through this. Check out today's post for an update, things are getting better.

    Love,
    Stephanie

    ReplyDelete
  5. Xia and IsaJanuary 25, 2007 at 10:54 AM

    Thanks Quigley Family and Denise for your prayers! I'm getting bigger every day :-)

    Love,
    Xia

    ReplyDelete
  6. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2007 at 9:34 PM

    Hi Guys! This is Tara May, I love this site!! I'm miles apart, but I can still see her growing up! Love it! Keep up the great work guys! Miss u Steph! we need a Spectra reunion sometime! hug and kiss to Xia!
    Tara

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)