Weight: 5 pounds 4.8 ounces!
Dr. B. said continue what we are doing because Chloe looks great! He approved adding more nursing sessions gradually with the intent to eventually phase out the supplemental breast milk bottles. We will be continuing the neosure either another two months, or until she's 2 months old... I'm unsure which. We will also continue the polyvisol vitamins with iron once a day indefinitely. We go back next week for another weight check and then our 8 week well visit at the end of May.
We also will discuss the strawberry hemangioma on Chloe's forehead when we go back for our 8 week visit. Dr. B. said there is a new treatment available using a heart medicine which has the side effect of shrinking hemangiomas, but he's unsure about the age to start in a preemie. The alternative is just to let it run its course during which it will likely grow until she's 1 year old. At that time, they generally shrink to some degree throughout childhood, but there is no guaranty it will go away. At that point the only option would be surgical which would likely lead to some scarring. So we need to decide if the risk of medicine side effects with treatment are worth it or not.
We also will discuss the strawberry hemangioma on Chloe's forehead when we go back for our 8 week visit. Dr. B. said there is a new treatment available using a heart medicine which has the side effect of shrinking hemangiomas, but he's unsure about the age to start in a preemie. The alternative is just to let it run its course during which it will likely grow until she's 1 year old. At that time, they generally shrink to some degree throughout childhood, but there is no guaranty it will go away. At that point the only option would be surgical which would likely lead to some scarring. So we need to decide if the risk of medicine side effects with treatment are worth it or not.
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