Sam had his Cardiologist check up yesterday. He was a little concerned about Sam's weight...not that Sam is underweight, but he was on so many diuretic pills after the surgery that he is all 'dried out'. He hadn't even peed in 12 hours at the time we brought him to the Cardio. He wanted us to push formula feeding with Sam to 'bulk him back up'. UNFORTUNATELY, Sam hates formula. My milk supply died with the stress of the last week, so Sam has been switched cold-turkey to formula. He refuses to drink it. I don't blame him. It's stinky and gross. But the cardio says if he keeps losing water weight they we may have to do IV or NG fluids.
We returned to the cardio today to check Sam's weight. According to their scales, Sam actually lost weight since our visit yesterday. I told the cardio that it's just the nasty formula, and to let us try for a few more days before we have to do IV/NG feeding. Besides, Sam has actually GAINED weight since this whole hospital episode started, and I'm sure that at this point it can't all be fluid from the surgery! Then we went to the pediatrician, who totally agreed with me that Sam's weight isn't a big deal. She let me try giving Sam a 'hypoallergenic' formula, which he ate in its entirety. Must not taste as bad as regular Similac. She was super sweet and gave us a ton of samples of it, since it is super expensive in the store. Hopefully Sam will start eating like normal again. I'm sure his throat is still sore from the intubation, and his stomach is probably all messed up from all the medicine they had him on.
He is growing great though. He is in the 75% for his head circumference, 70% for his height, and 50% for his weight. All in all, Sam is doing wonderful, especially considering what he went through. Chris and I talked about how close we came to losing him. I think there were a ton of different paths and choices that were made the Friday night when all this started, but in all honesty only one of those paths would have led to Sam surviving. Somehow, we made it down that exact path. God is good.
~Kathy
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Yeah, God is good. I am glad to hear the good news about Sam. The weight will come on once he starts eating formula. To save money with formula, look online for coupons, and register at their website. I know we use to order in bulk for one of ours and had it shipped. That save a little. God Bless. Christina
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