Back, To the Future!

Wow,

It's been positively ages since my last update. I ofcourse offer my unreserved appology and in some small way of recompense I can offer a free 6 kg Novelty tub of Talcum Powder to the reader who sends me the greatest tale of woe that has arisen from not seeing fresh pictures of Charlie. Entrys are to be in Essay format and there is a 1500 word limit. A $7 administration fee is also applicable to all entrys.

Now that that's out of the way.. We're both feeling the strain. Charlie isnt eating properly still. On good days she eats about 3/4's of what she should be eating. She should be spurting along in growth spasms right now but instead progress is very slow. She's rejected the breast entirely now and we have had to make the switch to bottles and formula after a very hard couple of weeks trying to stick with Breast Milk. Its been hell on Sam.

The bottle and formula had immediate possitive effects on Charlie. Feeding is now much less traumatic for everyone, but still far from perfect. She's still in obvious pain and discomfort whilst feeding, the poor thing, but its seems to have atleast become fairly predictable from day to day. She's on medication which is supposed to kick in after around 3 weeks, so we're hoping that will make things easier on her.

We want to see some big weight gains! The good news is that when she does get to have a good feed, she is just the most adorable little button of love ever. What am I saying, she's always adorable and way ahead of the curve developmentayl wise, but it must be hard for her, always being hungry but not able to eat. All her body wants to do is grow but it's a tough ask at the moment. I think you need a new picture to remind you how cute she is!