Hope everyone has had a great week. Ours has been full of spit up and reflux. I finally had enough and decided to make another visit to our doctor. I'm sure by now, they think I'm a complete crazy first time mom...and that is just fine by me. Everyone in the office knows me and we seem to have become "friends". I know about their personal life, what they are doing this weekend, their divorce situation, how many kids they have, and why they decided to color their hair. Who needs a mommy meet up group when I have an office of pediatricians & nurses, haha!
Turns out, this time I wasn't crazy to take the little guy in. He's been spitting up crazy amounts and of course eating round the clock to keep up with what he's spitting up. The doctor decided to switch his meds to Prilosec. Prilosec apparently works completely different than the Zantac and is much stronger. It won't stop him from spitting up, but it will reduce the acid, which will then reduce the pain he is in. She also referred us to a GI specialist. I went home Thursday feeling relieved, like we might have this all fixed now, and he can finally be in his crib. WRONG. Thursday night was the worst I have seen him. He was screaming bloody murder and nothing could console him. He cried himself to sleep in Daddy's arms that night. It aabsolutely broke my heart. I of course called the after hours line at the doctor, and they said that it must be because the new meds hadn't kicked in, so he was basically on no meds because the Zantac had run out. Would have been great to know that first :)
Our appointment was Tuesday with the specialist. He confirmed it is in fact reflux, and there is really nothing we can do but wait until the "flap" that is between the stomach and esophagus gets stronger. Right now, it is immature and doesn't keep everything down. Apparently, this is very common in babies; it is just severe in some. Our new doctor tripled the dosage of the Prilosec, told me to keep breast feeding, and sent us on our way. We return in 6 weeks. Fingers crossed it gets better. They say reflux peaks around 4 months and seems to go away by 1 year. 8 months and counting...
Tomorrow we take the big trip! I think we have everything packed but the kitchen sink; just kidding...sort of. Jack takes up 1/3 of our suitcase and considering how small his clothes are, that says a lot. We have to assume he will go through 3 outfits a day though haha. We are waking up in the wee hours to fly to Pittsburgh to meet the rest of the family. Patti and Dogg are throwing Jack a little party, so everyone will get to meet him. Jack really has THE best grandparents. In Dallas, he was fully setup with a new pack n play, bedding and tons of Texas Rangers gear. Now in Pittsburgh, he has his own little room, carseat & stroller. Thank goodness, that's 2 big things we can leave home! Spoiled much? :) He is a very lucky little boy, and we are so grateful to have such wonderful parents.
Well, wish us luck! Hope all the Daddys out there have a wonderful Father's Day! Love you Dad!
Lots of love,
The Waags
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| Love that little smile! |
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| He tries to be helpful...it's not. |
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| Super serious about his Rangers |
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| OMG I DID IT! |
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| Trying to eat BOTH hands. |
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| Look at those legs! Mommy is working hard! |
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| Best Daddy! This was the night Jack cried himself to sleep in his Daddy's arms. |
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