Game. Changer.

So Isabella continues to eat and gain weight, but she continues to demonstrate an aversion to eating.   It's like she really wants to but she hates it when she actually does it:(.

We have noticed she will only eat when drowsy/sleeping. Upon awaking from a nap she will only eat about an ounce and is then cranky (crying, nothing seems to satisfy her-food, paci, being held, etc.) about 20 minutes later. I am wondering if she is hungry, but she will not eat anything until she is falling back to sleep when she will take another 1-2 ounces.

Overnight she has been waking up once or twice and will usually eat 1-3 ounces upon waking but then is very fidgety and stays awake for about an hour. Toward the end of those hours she is willing to take 1-2 more ounces.

We still have her on the soy and she is taking Zantac but it seems to only help for a day or so.  We are at a point where if I can get 20 ounces of formula in this kid within a 24 hour period I feel we have really accomplished something.  And I stress myself out until we hit the 20 oz. threshold.  Even with her gaining weight I am still so worried because eating is, ya know, kind a important.

So we went back to the doctor and this time she prescribed Nexium.  It is not cheap, even with insurance we are closing in on triple digits.  BUT given how well she is responding I will gladly pay it!  It has been a little over a week and while we are still not eating a ton more, she is able to eat more at one time and eat without my trying to sneak it to her while she's conking out. 

Yay!!!!!!   Hoping this continues to be the answer to our eating prayers!