On Wednesday, Sevyn had to go the doctor because she had been throwing up full feedings for the past 10-days. It wasn't just a little spit up either, it was drenching not only for her, but for me (when I was holding her), the blankets that would be near her, and it would get all in her hair.
Twice it happened when she was in her car seat, and I would have to turn around go back home and clean her up, give her a bath, and wash the linings of her car seat (talk about a break in the day!)
Tuesday she spit up a full feeding, and then spit up a good about of bile as well, which basically meant that she completely emptied her stomach. Because of that change, and the length of time this had been going on, that is why I called the doctor.
Anyways, Jim had to take her to the doctor because I had an important meeting to be at. I think it was good he got to do "doctor duty" on his own. Anyways, they weighed her, and she was 8lbs 8 ounces with all her clothes on and a diaper. They said she looked healthy, and was gaining good weight.
The doctor pretty much ruled out the serious condition. Not sure what it was, or how you spell it, but he wanted a sonogram just to be certain. He also wanted to check for reflux.
I had to take her to a local hospital at 3pm that day, to do a tummy sonogram. Sevyn wasn't able to eat from Noon until after the sonogram was over. Thankfully, Sevyn decided to sleep that entire time. . . whew, missed a ticking time bomb there!
The sonogram tech ruled out the serious condition, and then started to check for reflux. Basically she had to hold a dopler to Sevyn's stomach for 10 minutes. The good part was she fed Sevyn some sugar water right before, so Sevyn was happy, and complied well.
There are major and minor episdoes of reflux, and during that seven minutes, Sevyn had 6 minors and 1 major episode. The doctor decided to wait on giving her meds, to see if she grows out of the reflux. So by Wednesday, if the condition hasn't significantly improved or hasn't stopped then we will be giving her Baby Zantac.
She has only spit up two full feedings since Wednesday, so that is good so far. Hopefully it will continue to get better.
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Whew! Poor baby Sevyn, but great plan of hers to sleep through some of it! : ) If only adults could sleep through some of their exams. : )
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