As Mom Would Say, "Her Belly is Full"

So we went back to the doctor yesterday to talk about Finley's reflux. The medicine that we received just didn't seem to be working. I was starting to get a bit worried because she was throwing up even more than she was before we started the Zantac. The doctor said our next move was to try and thicken her feedings and by this he meant that we'd add a tablespoon of rice cereal to her bottle. Typically babies don't start cereal until about 3-4 months but he wanted us to try this and see if it worked. I have to admit, I was a bit excited to give her some food! As I've stated before this kid loves to eat and it can be a bit overwhelming at times. The thought of giving her something to coat her stomach a bit more gives me hope that she'll actually get full and slow down on the milk source (aka: my breast). 

I don't want to get too excited but ever since we started the rice cereal (which has been about 24 hours) she has yet to throw up. I keep waiting for a large amount of rice cereal to come up out of her mouth and down my shirt but so far we're looking good. (knocking on wood)

The thing that now intrigues me is why our doctor didn't recommend the rice cereal prior to the medication. Not that I'm a doctor but it seems a little more wise to thicken a child's feed prior to putting them on a medication. I'll ask the question at my next appointment but I just wanted to throw the question out there. 

In the meantime, I finally uploaded a couple more pics of Finley to our computer. She's starting to become a little butterball and I love it! When we went to the doctor yesterday he did make a comment when he picked her up that reflux aside she didn't appear to have missed too many meals. She weighed in at 10lbs 6 ounces!