Going into this, we had this idea of how things were going to go...we were going to have a natural delivery and the first few weeks we would just fall into sync with a routine. Isn't funny how that doesn't happen?
The past 2 weeks have been quite an uphill battle. We headed home from the hospital after being there for an entire week. Within the first 2 days we found that feeding was an issue and Kaisson was not eating. We thought that he was just having trouble figuring out breastfeeding, but come to find out it was something more. By Tuesday Kaisson had decided that he wasn't interested in eating and he went an entire 24 hours without any food. We went and visited the lactation consultant, which we are convinced saved his life! He had lost from his birth weight of 7 lbs 10 ounces to 6 lbs 5 ounces. At that point we began supplementing with formula.
You would think at this point that our problems were solved. However, we still were having trouble eating. It was taking him an hour or longer to get down 2 ounces or so. Then within the next day or so he had several apnea episodes where he would become listless, blue or white. After an episode Friday afternoon, Adam and I took Kaisson to Cook Children's in Fort Worth. We spent the evening in the ER and then we were admitted and spent the weekend in the hospital hooked up to a monitor to check his breathing, oxygen level, and heart rate. The pediatrician finally decided that his apnea episodes were due to reflux. Kaisson is now on Zantec and is getting better everyday.
As of yesterday he had jumped up to 7 lbs. 10 ounces...a huge blessing since Saturday at the hospital he was still 7 lbs 1 ounce.
God has been so faithful in this situation. Although we don't always know the outcomes of things or know what is to come, He knows and is faithful to provide the best.
We are thankful for everyone that has been praying for us over the past few weeks. God hears the prayers of His people and is faithful to listen and provide! We love you all!!!
3 comments:
Wow. I am so thankful things are going better now. Will be praying that all continues to go well. What a beautiful little boy!
You're right, things don't always go as we plan, but thank God that He's always in control! I'm so glad that things are getting better with Kaisson, and that the meds are helping out his reflux. I love seeing his pictures, and am extremely happy for y'all.
We just found out that Caed has acid reflux too, but not near as bad as Kaisson. I am glad things are going better for yall.
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