We have a million and one night issues...as always
and I'd like to get things figured out. I am planning on starting another NW thread, but wanted to ask this quick question first.
My son is 9.5months, has reflux (medicated with prilosec) but has always struggled to gain weight. He started life in the 80th percentile, and we continue to drop at almost every well baby checkup (which is their main concern. The fact that he doesn't weigh a ton isn't as big of a concern to them as the fact that he drops a growth curve every single visit....at some point he should be picking a growth curve and sticking to it) He's now in the 7th percentile for weight and 10th for height. The docs have always "watched" his weight gain (or lack there of) but they are now sending me to a pediatric gastroenterologist to have his reflux looked at and to see if they thing his lack of weight gain can be attributed to that.
So....would lack of weight gain affect when you weaned NF's. My docs have encouraged me to get as many calories in him each day, so I breastfeed on demand and have kept at least 1NF. He currently wakes at least twice, and I try and just stick to one NF, but part of me wonders if some of our night issues would sort out if I weaned the NF. I of course question weaning those calories though because at each doc visit he just continues to drop growth curves
p.s he is on three solid meals a day and usually has a snack in there somewhere. Like I said, I feed on demand, and try and fit as many BF sessions into our day (of course, as long as he's interested).
