Bianca is finally gaining some real weight!  Last Monday the 25th she weighed in at 4lbs 11oz! She finally caught back up to her birth weight, but taking a month to do it wasn’t really what the doctor wanted to see – so last week he finally had me start the supplemental feedings – giving her 5 ounces of formula per day so that she got a greater calorie intake. She has been having a lot of problems keeping down breast milk or formula, and tends to spit them back up after every feeding.  But even with all the spitting up, she had a weight check yesterday and now weighs 5lbs and 5oz!  She has gained 10 ounces in 7 days! The doctor was very excited to see this growth, as are we!  But she definitely has acid reflux, which is very common in preemies – so he has switched her formula to a special hypoallergenic formula that will hopefully settle better in her tummy. The doctor also thinks that she has an allergy to cows milk, so I’ve been instructed to stay away from all dairy so not to irritate her any further.  We’ll go back in another week for another weight check, but it seems we’re on the right track now! And can you believe that she’ll be 6 weeks old this Thursday?  Where does the time go?