Visit to the GI Doc

We're back from our GI appointment and we do not have the go ahead to wean, but the doctor recommended doing less hours on continuous feeds and larger bolus feeds after mealtimes and letting Auggie go 2-3 hours without any food to see if he gets hungry and takes more orally.  I'm skeptical that this will be enough to see a big difference but for now we will cut down to 15 hours continuous and see how he does with solids.

Bolus feeds and calories

We've had some success recently with bolus feeds (one large feeding as opposed to continuous drip) after adjusting the calories.  It seems that Auggie has a hard time with high calorie formula. I've been giving him breastmilk (20 cal/oz.) and 20 cal/oz. formula bolus and he has not vomitted.  I guess some babies just have a hard time processing rich food.  When he gets breastmilk via the tube his mood changes dramatically - he seems happier and full of energy. We give him about 50-60ml bolus in 30 minutes.  The bolus feeds are important because they will help his stomach stretch and prepare for "real" meals in the future.