Mitchell vomited twice in the night while on his slower continuous feed. Once last night & just about an hour ago seemed to be related to getting his medicines. When his little stomach is only getting 18 cc/hr; 6-8 cc of medicine pushed in at once is overwhelming. His feeding was turned down to 12 cc/hr for now, and I asked about spacing his medicine. They gave another dose of his Prevacid by itself, and will space the others. Hopefully, this will help for the time being.
After requiring hydration with an IV fluid bolus yesterday, his lungs are a little wet today. It's a balancing act with his hydration status- don't want him to get dehydrated, but the extra IV fluid affects his lungs.
He is definitely having reflux issues, but thankfully no signs of aspiration. The Nurse Practitioner is hopeful that he just needs some time to progress. She is going to change the product used to fortify his milk to a soy product & just take things slowly. Once again, the Speech therapist is put on hold- she'll try a bottle again and bolus once he is tolerating these feeds better. She said the Prevacid could take about 3 days to work. She is also holding his liquid vitamin for a couple of days since vitamins can be hard on a stomach.
He has overcome the big hurdles so far, we're praying he does the same with the progression of his feedings.
Thank you for praying!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Pray for Progress with Feeding
Posted by The Holz Family at 8:54 AM
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Aloha All,
Brian, Brandon and I are all praying for you. Sorry to hear of the feeding challenges but know he will pull through this. Jodi, PLEASE take good care of yourself. I am worried about you and praying for peace and rest for you. We are all fine. Love and hugs, Burdicks
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