Ashley went to the pediatrician on Monday for a weight check. We were supposed to go last week, but with all this snow, we rescheduled for Monday. It was 2 and a half weeks from her previous appt. She weighed11 lbs 1 oz.. That is a gain of about 7 oz. She was 22 1/4 inches long. I was expecting her to be longer, because she seems to be growing out (in length) of some of her sleepers. But, she grew 1 1/4 inches in 5 weeks. The doctor was glad to see that she did gain weight, however he wasn't as pleased with the amount. When we first started going to this doctor. Ashley was in the 50th percentile for weight, at the next appt she was at 45th, then 42nd and now around 35th. Because of that downward trend, he is still concerned. He has recommended that we come back in 2 weeks and do one more check,. At that point if he is not happy with the rate of growth, he will talk more with Dr. Regehr and we will go ahead and go to Children's Mercy for a consultation with the surgeon. This doesn't necessarily mean that surgery is our next step. But, it would be more of another opinion and from someone who sees a lot of little ones with laryngomalacia and might have a better picture if she would do better with surgery.
With that being said, I do think that Ashley was had more times when she breathes quieter when she is sleeping. She still is pretty noisy when she is awake and eating, but we pray that she is getting stronger and improving each day.
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