This is a classic Lucia statement in reference to her sausages - yes, 2 weeks on from the clinic and sausages are still the food of choice, although vegemite sandwiches and Pom Bears are a close second. In short, Lucia is still eating; I think it was a concern that she may change her mind outside the controlled environment of the clinic, and hence the transition period here has been beneficial. Breakfast is a little cereal, then vegemite and ham on toast; mid morning snacks of Pom Bears, more sandwiches; lunch is sausages and fish fingers; afternoon snacks tend to be biscuits and fruit, followed by supper, which is whatever we are eating. Then there is always a before bed snack and sometimes even a midnight biccie celebration. Lucia is eating beautifully!
Some days she doesn't eat quite as much as I would like her to, but Tony has reminded me that most 3yr olds are up and down on this front. It is hard not to panic a little, and regress back to calorie-counting but then I remember how I used to, not so very long ago, syringe over 2000 calories into her daily, via the tube, with no weight gain. I don't beleive she has lost weight(I won't weight her till we attend a hospital appointment back in Brisbane)and while I don't think that childhood obesity will be an issue for Lucia, the sausage obsession is a different matter.
She has enjoyed being in the kitchen and helping prepare meals(quite the stirrer)and seems to be perfectly comfortable with the social aspect of mealtimes, so when we return this will be a joy to experience at home. We have had many visitors see firsthand the 'eating' in action - it is fair to say that everyone has been more than impressed, and it continues to be a wonderful event to witness.
I have to say that Lucia has been very adaptable too with a couple of nights away here and there - it has been so much easier to travel without the tubes, formula, syringes, feeding pump etc. We leave the UK on Thursday and my greatest worry for the 2 day trip is how to sneak sausages through security - they aren't mentioned on the medical letter!
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Hi Fran, Mum and I have just read your last update and we're soooo thrilled that everything has gone so well. Your achievements I'm sure have surpassed anyone's expectations. It's been lovely to read this blog and we'd love to follow it when you're home again too. Have a safe trip home and hope you manage to sneak a few sauages in! Thinking of you all.. xxx
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ReplyDeleteI have just workded out only a month later how to post a comment. Just wanted to say Yahoo!!!! What an incredible journey you all have been on. The blog pages were great to follow. Congrats to Lucia Well Done! Have sent you a cople of texts but you may not get them until you return.
See you all when you get back can't wait.
Love Sam
Greetings from Graz!
ReplyDeleteDear Fran & Lucia,
Good-luck for your trip home tomorrow! We hope security will let you take a couple of sausages with for the plane ride. Finn has also developed a liking for Frankfurters this morning and is eating like a champion too. His weight has been dropping steadily but we’re hoping it will begin to level out soon. We are in our third week now and Finn is trying everything. He seems totally desperate to taste as many different foods as possible. We would just like to thank all three of you, Fran, Tony & Lucia for all your kind advice and information enabling us to settle so much quicker into the programme. Without your positive attitudes we would have found our first week here so much harder.
It was a real inspiration to have our first breakfast with Lucia in Graz. Keep in touch and we look forward to hearing from you.
Best of luck,
Sheona, Barry & Finn
Yay! Can't wait to see you all. I am making the biggest birthday cake ever for Ayla so that her and Lucia can make themselves thoroughly sick on it!
ReplyDeleteHi, I was just wondering how Lucia is doing. We weaned my daughter off her tube 6 months ago with the help of netcoaching from Graz but she still struggles to gain weight.
ReplyDeleteHugs from Sylvia
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