Check-Up
Friday we went for Sarah Graves' four month well-baby check-up. Here are her new stats: she is 26 3/4 " tall (94th percentile), her weight is 16 lbs. 6 oz. (74th percentile), and her head circumference is 16 1/2 " (355h percentile). Her head circumference didn't surprise me too much because most hats are too big for her and my Dad and I both have a small head. Pops told her not to worry that those little heads have big ideas! So happy that she is growing well!
Dr. Strauss asked about different milestones and she is doing all of them. We knew she was just perfect!
I was half hoping that maybe he would have some great advice on the spitting up and the sleeping, but he didn't have any mind blowing information either. I did ask about how much she should be eating at a feeding and he said that many babies her age are eating about 6 ounces at a feeding, but they are having fewer feedings. Sarah Graves eats about 4 ounces at a feeding during the day from the bottle, but she eats about 8 times a day. Dr. Strauss mentioned that because she spits up regularly her stomach may not be very large and she may be limiting herself as a way to control the amount she spits up. It's amazing to me how babies sometimes do things to help themselves without us even being aware of it! So, we'll continue on with our habit of eating every 3 hours and only eating about 4 ounces at a time (she won't take more than that anyway, so glad not to have the struggle).
She also received another round of the DTAP vaccine and the Rotavirus. She handled the shot much better than she did the first time! She cried, but not nearly as long as the first time.
Dr. Strauss asked about different milestones and she is doing all of them. We knew she was just perfect!
I was half hoping that maybe he would have some great advice on the spitting up and the sleeping, but he didn't have any mind blowing information either. I did ask about how much she should be eating at a feeding and he said that many babies her age are eating about 6 ounces at a feeding, but they are having fewer feedings. Sarah Graves eats about 4 ounces at a feeding during the day from the bottle, but she eats about 8 times a day. Dr. Strauss mentioned that because she spits up regularly her stomach may not be very large and she may be limiting herself as a way to control the amount she spits up. It's amazing to me how babies sometimes do things to help themselves without us even being aware of it! So, we'll continue on with our habit of eating every 3 hours and only eating about 4 ounces at a time (she won't take more than that anyway, so glad not to have the struggle).
She also received another round of the DTAP vaccine and the Rotavirus. She handled the shot much better than she did the first time! She cried, but not nearly as long as the first time.
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