Since last posting, Colin has been in and out of the hospital to receive surgery from pyloric stenosis. It is a condition that affects the valve between the stomach and the intestines. When it is not working, it does not allow any food to pass through and the baby will then projectile vomit his food back up.
It all started last Tuesday when after a visit with the lactation consultant, we decided to forgo breastfeeding (low supply and sleepy eater) and just stick with pumping and bottlefeeding. That night, Colin started to spit up more than usual and I attributed it to eating faster from a bottle, so we did our best to take it slow. The next day, even more spit-up and his first projectile vomit on his Auntie DeeDee (sorry DeeDee!!). . That evening, Colin was laying on the couch and Jordan went to look down and him, and Colin spit up on Jordan, from 3 feet away!! I immediately called the on-call doctor who said to switch to feeding him Pedialyte and call the office first thing in the morning to change his afternoon appt to an earlier one. It was a long night of trying to feed a hungry baby who can't even keep a couple drops of Pedialyte down.
I was able to get a morning appt for Colin and the doctor was thinking it probably was pyloric stenosis, so she scheduled an ultrasound for the afternoon. At the ultrasound, they measured the pyloris, which measured small, but both radiologists said that most babies are diagnosed with this a few weeks later than Colin, so that's probably why it's small. They then fed him some Pedialyte and watched the valve to see if it would allow anything to go through...it did not. They then sent us home to wait for a call from the doctor.
Within the hour, we received the call, and Colin was sent to the hospital for surgery that evening. It was so hard to see him hooked up to an IV and nurses coming in to check his vitals. We met Colin's surgeon, who was the nicest doctor anyone could ask for, and he completely reassured us that everything was going to be fine, and that the surgery would be quite easy and that Colin would probably go home within a day or two. At 7, Colin was wheeled away. Jordan and I went home to put Kayla to bed, and I stayed with her while Jordan met Colin post-surgery. Luckily, everything went well.
Hooked up to IVs
What didn't go as well as planned was Colin's recovery. Most babies are able to immediately take food down and go home within a day or two after the surgery, but Colin took a few days longer. After about three days of continually spitting up his food, he finally started to take some Pedialyte and milk in and we were sent home on Monday. Jordan and I rotated shifts at the hospital. I was there in the early morning through afternoon while Jordan took the evening shift. Kayla was probably pretty happy to be getting some one-on-one time with us again.
Now that we are home, Colin is doing much better with his eating although we really need to work on getting back up to his birth weight. When he left the hospital, he weighed 7 pounds even. Three days later, he had only gained an ounce even though he had turned into a little chow hound. Hopefully our next appointment on Tuesday with the surgeon will show some more improvements. He also came home knowing to sleep at night and be awake during the day, which we LOVE!! Extra sleep for us is always a good thing.
It all started last Tuesday when after a visit with the lactation consultant, we decided to forgo breastfeeding (low supply and sleepy eater) and just stick with pumping and bottlefeeding. That night, Colin started to spit up more than usual and I attributed it to eating faster from a bottle, so we did our best to take it slow. The next day, even more spit-up and his first projectile vomit on his Auntie DeeDee (sorry DeeDee!!). . That evening, Colin was laying on the couch and Jordan went to look down and him, and Colin spit up on Jordan, from 3 feet away!! I immediately called the on-call doctor who said to switch to feeding him Pedialyte and call the office first thing in the morning to change his afternoon appt to an earlier one. It was a long night of trying to feed a hungry baby who can't even keep a couple drops of Pedialyte down.
I was able to get a morning appt for Colin and the doctor was thinking it probably was pyloric stenosis, so she scheduled an ultrasound for the afternoon. At the ultrasound, they measured the pyloris, which measured small, but both radiologists said that most babies are diagnosed with this a few weeks later than Colin, so that's probably why it's small. They then fed him some Pedialyte and watched the valve to see if it would allow anything to go through...it did not. They then sent us home to wait for a call from the doctor.
Within the hour, we received the call, and Colin was sent to the hospital for surgery that evening. It was so hard to see him hooked up to an IV and nurses coming in to check his vitals. We met Colin's surgeon, who was the nicest doctor anyone could ask for, and he completely reassured us that everything was going to be fine, and that the surgery would be quite easy and that Colin would probably go home within a day or two. At 7, Colin was wheeled away. Jordan and I went home to put Kayla to bed, and I stayed with her while Jordan met Colin post-surgery. Luckily, everything went well.
Hooked up to IVsWhat didn't go as well as planned was Colin's recovery. Most babies are able to immediately take food down and go home within a day or two after the surgery, but Colin took a few days longer. After about three days of continually spitting up his food, he finally started to take some Pedialyte and milk in and we were sent home on Monday. Jordan and I rotated shifts at the hospital. I was there in the early morning through afternoon while Jordan took the evening shift. Kayla was probably pretty happy to be getting some one-on-one time with us again.
Now that we are home, Colin is doing much better with his eating although we really need to work on getting back up to his birth weight. When he left the hospital, he weighed 7 pounds even. Three days later, he had only gained an ounce even though he had turned into a little chow hound. Hopefully our next appointment on Tuesday with the surgeon will show some more improvements. He also came home knowing to sleep at night and be awake during the day, which we LOVE!! Extra sleep for us is always a good thing.
I'll post more about how his upcoming doctor appt goes. He also has another ultrasound appt this upcoming week for something completely unrelated, but I won't go into detail about that until afterwards.
Thank you to everyone for keeping us in your prayers and for all the well wishes. We truly appreciate it! : )
Thank you to everyone for keeping us in your prayers and for all the well wishes. We truly appreciate it! : )
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