Game Plans

The speech therapist came to assess how Elizabeth feeds but our little girl was rather sleepy. After asking us how it's been and looking at her cues, she felt it was best to not force food on her, let her dictate when she wants it as long as there's enough time in between feeds for her stomach to get used to processing food. 

I was very happy to hear this and that it's about quality feeds, not quantity. They've been bumping her up so fast and expecting her to be able to take it, and that's just not feasible for a baby that's been through what she has. I think this will put less stress on her AND us and hopefully make things easier as she learns. 

And! The therapist and the nurse practitioner (oh, I hope I got that title right) think it will help to start trying breast feeding twice a day. Yay! Here's hoping it works.