Friday, May 18, 2007
Brandon at the doctor AGAIN
As most of you already know, we've been struggling with Brandon and his eating lately. He screams while he eats and therefor doesn't eat as much as he has been eating. At first, I thought he was colicky in the evenings, but now that he's progressed to screaming during every feeding, I knew something else had to be wrong. We went to the pediatrician's office today. I told her everything I've tried, and she said that I've tried everything she would have suggested. So, she is referring me to a pediatric gastroenterologist at Duke. I HOPE HOPE HOPE he can get me in before Eric leaves, but that's a long shot since his normal wait time is about 2 months. In the meantime, he told me to give Brandon 1cc of Maalox before each feeding to try and coat his throat and esophagus while he eats. I've also stopped warming his milk and have started giving it to him cold...he seems to eat a little better. I expressed concern to the dr about dehydration too. There have been 2 days in the last week that he's woken up in the morning with a dry diaper. There's no way his diaper should be dry after 7-8 hours of sleep. I'm also being referred to a speech pathologist to have a swallow study performed on him. Maybe there's something wrong anatomically that can be fixed with a little "therapy." Finally, I switched to Dr. Brown's bottles, and he seems to suck a little better with those. I feel a lot better after his appointment and will push to get an appointment with the Ped. GI guy at Duke very soon! I'm going to play the "single mother and military wife whose husband is deployed" card. I'll update y'all when I get any more info. Right now, both boys are laying on their floor gym smiling and kicking their toys! I love it when babies aren't crying!
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Hi, you don't know me but I am friends with Leah Girbert and she has a link to your blog. I have been keeping up with your boys for a while now. They are so cute! You have definately had some challenges thrown your way. My little boy is 4 months old, Cameron, and when I read your entry about Brandon I wanted to let you know that we had a similar problem with Cameron. At about 7 weeks, he stopped eating well, and was screaming and arching his back when he would eat or when we would hold him. We first thought it was a stomach issue, but then we discovered a red spot on his butt. It turned out to be an abcess and he had to be admitted to the hospital, put on IV antibiotics, put to sleep, and then they cut it open and drained it. Traumatic for us, but we were relieved to know what was bothering him. It's so hard not knowing. I'm also a speech pathologist, so I think it's good to get a swallow study done to rule that out. So, check his bottom for any red spots. I know it's random, but you never know. The doctor said sometimes kids get them for whatever reason. The pain kept him from eating. Once it was fixed, he was fine. He is growing like a weed now! I hope everything works out for you and we will say a prayer for little Brandon and mom and dad too!
That's so crazy that you have been following our blog! I guess you saw how huge I was! I can't imagine having twins! I wanted to tell you about the formula we use for Cameron. It's the Sam's brand (I think it's Parent's Choice) and it has the same exact ingredients as Enfamil. We have used both and the Sam's brand is less foamy plus it is cheaper. You get a can at least twice the size and it only costs about $18-20!!! Check it out. Also, don't feel bad about the breastfeeding thing. I had to quit at 2 months. I cried because I knew it was best for him, but he also needed his mom more than the milk and I was exhausted. So, if you can't breastfeed, don't feel bad. You need to take care of yourself as well as the boys. Hope this helps!
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