Friday, July 30

Long Day...

.:Pastries from the Greek Festival in Town:.

Today was such a tiring day. Last night our little baby had a terrible time with snorting through his nose. At times it seemed like he couldn't breathe. At about 4:30am Father John and I made the decision to take him to the ER as a precaution. The baby and I arrived there at about 5:30 and because I thought he was having a breathing issue, we were whisked right in. He was given an IV, a catheter, and a blood draw. Fun times. After being there for hours, we were given a diagnoses of Reflux. They also suspected a small heart murmur after examining him. We were finally discharged and we headed home so that Father John could bless the start of the Greek Festival. While Father John was gone, I cleaned up the downstairs, Little Man threw up on the carpet (just his overactive gag reflex, Thank God), I fed the big kids lunch, nursed the baby, did some laundry, and got everyone down for their naps (a small miracle!). Father John came home, filled out the banking for me to drop off at the bank, and we were back to the hospital for an echo cardiogram scheduled for 1pm. Fortunately, the sonogram of the baby's heart seems to be okay. We'll get the full report in a little while from our regular pediatrician.

The baby is resting peacefully now that we flushed his little nose with saline. The best thing to come out of today is that it is recommended that he eat small meals frequently. That means no more bottles and pumping! I am a little nervous about stopping the bottles because I want him to keep growing quickly, but I will follow the advice. He is a lot stronger than he was when we first attempted going bottle-free, so hopefully things will go well this time.

How was your day?

4 comments:

Kate said...

Oh dear! It's so scary with babies, isn't it? My baby boy has reflux issues, too. He chokes on refluxed milk and sometimes blows it out his nose and has breathing difficulties afterwards. I'm wondering if slippery elm will help.

May 100% breastfeeding go very well for you.

Matushka Anna said...

Better than yours from the sound of it! (c;

I hope everyone (especially you!) gets some rest tonight.

elizabeth said...

oh no, that sounds stressful! will say some prayers tonight esp. for this! Hugs!

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ps: my day was pretty good; job app done; shopping; dinner...

sending you some hugs and will pray for your littlest man! and you and Fr. J - you must both be so tired!

Michelle M. said...

Wow- what a day! It is so terrifying when our little ones are sick.

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