Madison update

Sorry for the late update from Madison's last doctors appointment. We met with Dr. Heil and her weight was at 15 pounds, 8 ounces so she had gained exactly one pound. This kept her in the 19th percentile which is exactly what she was at her 6 month appointment. Dr. Heil was pleased with her progress...he said the most important thing was that she didn't go down in her percentile.

He did recommend that we continue to give her the antacid medicine and that we start her on some soy formula to supplement the breast milk and solid food she is currently eating. He said that we didn't have to do either...it wouldn't be hurting her if we didn't...but that he would recommend we do both so we had some difficult decisions to make. I am reminded in times like these that though these seem like difficult decisions, they really aren't when compared to some of the decisions our friends battling childhood cancer have to make. It really helps put everything else in perspective.

That said - Ryan is pretty against the medicine & the soy formula so right now we aren't doing either. We are trying to beef her up the natural way, through adding chicken and beef to her diet (which we can start doing now that she is 7 months). We are going to check her weight again at the end of the month and if she isn't keeping pace, we'll add the formula supplementation.

Thanks for your prayers for Madison Claire!