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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Random thought: if he is STTN maybe you need to wake him for a feed[/quote]

OP here. He just dropped one of his night feeds. He eats 7, 10, 1, 4, 7, 10, and 3/4am. Some days time shifts because he wakes up between 6:30/7:30am but this is pretty much his schedule. He was walking at 1am but dropped that feed last week and started taking more at the 10pm feed and the 3/4am

Right now he does 7am - 4oz, 10am - 4oz, 1pm - 4oz, 4pm - 4oz, 7pm - 4oz, 10pm - 4-6oz, and 3/4am - 4-6oz. [/quote]

OP here. I made a typo before. He eats 4oz 5 times a day and then 4-6oz the other two feeds. I’ve tried feeding him more than 32oz or 4oz at a feed and he will refuse it unless bedtime or the 4-5 hour stretch at night. Times vary depending on 6:30/7:30am wakeup and naps but generally eats 4oz every 3 hours which I read is average and normal.

I don’t want to wake him up because he is a good sleeper and I want to follow his cues. He takes a solid 4 naps most days and is doing well at night. Unless we get a second opinion and they’re concerned, I don’t want to wake him and make him eat if he doesn’t want or need it. I’m all about following his natural cues and letting him dictate how much he eats, when he wants to eat, and how much he wants to sleep. He is on a schedule but we don’t force him to eat and I don’t want to get him in the habit of waking up and making him eat if he’s not hungry. I would do it if he wasn’t gaining well but he gained 4lbs in 6 weeks. I feel like he is small but growing at his own pace. [/quote]

You might pay for waking him by having to sleep train a toddler later.  :shock: Either get a 2nd opinion somewhere or re-evaluate after the next visit. Sometimes the nurse flubs the weight. My son dropped 10 percentiles then magically regained them a couple months later. [/quote]

OP here. How do I get a second opinion. Do I just call around to pediatricians and explain what’s going on and if someone else can see us?

[b]The pediatrician we have now is newer and I’m wondering if a more experienced pediatrician will be a better choice for us.[/b] [/quote]

This may be the problem. We had a new pediatrician, and while I respected her expertise, she tended to be very “by the book” and overly cautious. For example, she wanted us to do blood draws on a 1 year old when there were no concerns, and when [b]I let DD watch my phone to distract her from getting a shot, pediatrician gave me a long, long lecture on kids and screens[/b].

We switched to a more experienced doctor and things were so much better. [/quote]

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Lol the nurses at my kid's peds office always tell me to play something on my phone for her so she will sit still for the hearing test.[/quote]

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