Thursday, January 20, 2011

Newborn Follow-up Clinic

The boys had Newborn Follow-up Clinic (NFC) today. This appointment is always very LONG but this time I was prepared. I brought the boys yogurt mixture they love to eat for breakfast and also brought some formula for Owen and our bottle warmer. NFC is for any child born under 1000 grams in our area. They have specialist focused on premature babies. I actually made it out of there in a little less than 4 hours. I was very excited.

One of the things I love about NFC is I get a chance to talk to a Nutritionist about Nathan and Owen. She weights them, charts them, figures their grams per day weight gain and then we talk about what they are eating, quantity, etc. Owen: made it to the 3rd percentile for his corrected age! This is huge since it is the first time the boys have been on any chart. Owen is now 18 pounds. All of his calorie intake is going well and he will be able to switch to regular milk in just two months, when he is 12 months corrected. We will probably add a little carnation instant breakfast to his milk just to give it a little more calories. We also got a few tips to help him sleep a little better with his reflux. So far (his nap this afternoon) the advice is working. Nathan: has not made it to the charts yet but he will. Nathan's weight is actually not progressing as well as they wish. Nathan does not like the bottle and does not take one. That needs to change. We need to add one bottle of neosure formula a day for him. In two month when it is time to switch to milk, unless he has a great weight gain, he will not switch to milk but will switch to pediasure.

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