THE Bachelor’s Jade Roper opened up about the fact that she feels like a “failure” after her baby’s pediatrician said she was worried about the baby’s lack of weight gain.
The mother of two took to Instagram to say her infant had been struggling to get the proper nutrients after finding out he was allergic to dairy and soy.
Jade posted a picture of her baby in a bear onesie and said: “Our feeding journey with Brooks has been a really hard one.
“I think one of the biggest worries we have as mother of little babies is if they are getting enough to eat and if they are gaining enough weight.”
She further explained how they had visited the pediatrician for Brooks’ four month check-up and the doctor expressed concerned about his weight gain.
She said: “I’ve never felt more like a failure. The feelings of guilt that my baby was aching for food and nutrition, and I didn’t know it, consumed me.
“I knew he was a string bean, but with how hard we work on his feedings, I guess I didn’t think he was that tiny compared to other babies his age.”
Jade mentioned the doctor found her son to be in the 5th percentile, which means her son weighs less than 95% of babies at that age.
She continued: “We’ve been doing [extra feedings] with a hypoallergenic formula that’ll hopefully him put on weight before his weight gain check-up.
“There’s been so many tears over here, but we are strong and working on getting this little guy some rolls.
She also asked her followers to share their experience with feedings.
She said: “I guess I’m just hoping to know we aren’t alone in this feeding struggle.”
Jade and her husband Tanner Tolbert welcomed their son during a surprise home birth back in July.
She shared the news on her Instagram with a picture of herself in her closet, holding her newborn son while paramedics surrounded her.
She wrote: “I’ve been processing the shock of this all, as this was not at all what I had planned, but I am so thankful for each person who helped bring our son into the world safely.
“My water broke and 75 minutes later, I gave birth to our healthy baby boy while clutching a bench in our closet. It was one of the scariest moments of my life because I felt so out of control.”
They also share a 2-year-old daughter, Emmy.
Earlier this year, the couple revealed that Jade had actually gotten pregnant while they were filming Bachelor in Paradise but suffered a miscarriage.
She had discovered she was pregnant in the fall of 2015 after the show had ended.
They said that although it was a lot to deal with so early in their relationship, their quick engagement – they had only known each other for four weeks by then – brought them closer.
Jade said: “At the time, I didn’t really grieve because I just didn’t know really how to process it. It was so much so fast. In a really bad way, it was almost like this relief, because we were in such a whirlwind.”
But it was until after the birth of their first daughter that the couple grieved the lost pregnancy.
Jade and Tanner met while the two of them while filming Bachelor In Nation.
They told E! News they immediately caught each other’s attention and they looked for ways to get closer.
In just four weeks, Tanner proposed to Jade and they’ve been together ever since.
Their wedding was even televised on ABC.
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