I have a brief moment to add a quick note. Jaxon has been asleep since 9:30am, which is a record. So, I am probably pushing my luck by starting this post now; but I have to do so much in such a short amount of time. Here lately he has been very clingy; wanting to be help 24/7(literally). At night, I sleep sitting up while holding him. I don't like doing that, but it's the only way I can get rest. Eric is a big help too, and holds him on occassion, but he has to get up and go to work.
Jaxon is doing well, besides having trouble with severe reflux. He was on a four hour feeding schedule when he came home, and it was wonderful, but I think he was taking in too much milk at each feeding and then spitting it all up. So I ended up changing him to a two hour feeding schedule. Now, I feed him a little over half as much, every two hours. This technique seems to be helping him. It hasn't eliminated the problem, but at least he is keeping more down. His doctor thought he might have Pyloric Stenosis, which is the narrowing of the opening from the stomach to the small intestine and results in severe vomitting; however, he had an ultrasound of his belly and we were able to rule that out. Now we just take it one feeding at a time and hope he stays calm and the food stays down. Also, because of the reflux and spitting up, he hasn't gained the appropriate amount of weight (only 1 ounce in 3 weeks). If he doesn't start gaining more we're looking at having to put him back in the hospital to get a feeding tube.
As for me, I spend almost all day either feeding him, holding him, preparing to feed him, and/or pumping. I knew this was going to be an adjustment but I didn't plan on the reflux to be such a major ordeal. Alright, well I'd like to add more but the little guy is calling. I'll post more pictures soon.
Love you all.
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