Avery was born a seemingly healthy 8lb 12oz little baby boy, but within days, his health began to deteriorate. He wasn’t very interested in eating, his stomach sounded like a catfight and he was really straining to go to the bathroom.

He was losing weight day after day, yet his pediatrician didn’t seem too worried about his symptoms telling us, “His weight loss is concerning, but not alarming.” Well, for us, a weight loss of over a pound and ½ in 10 days of life was certainly alarming.