More protein!

An exciting day.

Gremlin's blood test result has come back and it is the third one in a row which is at the low end of normal. Today Jackie, a GOSH dietician, suggested that I give her and extra half exchange (half gram of protein). This means she will, in total, have 6 and a half exchanges (6.5g protein) per day. It may not sound like much, and it isn't really, but it just gives us a bit more protein to play with and eases the strictness of her diet ever so slightly.

Currently 2 of her exchanges are still comprised of regular 90ml formula feeds. Jackie also suggested we drop one of these. So from tomorrow she will have 5 and a half exchanges provided by food.

We also got the date for her Stage 3 weaning chat for next week. This will mean we can start to get in prescription food for her and I will be able to give her things like bread. A lot of her contemporaries are eating toast and sandwiches and she looks so longingly at my breakfast that I am relieved to get to this point. Bread is such a great finger food for an independent little lady who wants to feed herself!