update…

Well thank goodness but Ayden is doing well.

After all the blood work, iv, xrays and urine tests…this is the result…

Yesterday afternoon the nurses and doctors changed how Ayden receives his food when I am not at the hospital breast feeding. Normally the food is put into a syringe that pushes the milk thorough his feeding tube over a half an hour period. it’s a nice slow movement of food into the tummy. Well yesterday they thought they would try what is called bolus feeding. Bolus feeding is where they attach the syringe full of milk to the feeding tube and hold it higher then the baby’s body and the gravity pulls the milk into the tummy. The problem with this method is that the milk flows really fast into the tummy and it fills up really quickly.

So this type of feeding was given to Ayden. They think what happened to him is that he had some reflux in his tummy. His tummy was too full all at once. The milk and stomach fluids started to reflux back into his throat but when you are a baby lying on your back and unable to move your head, the milk has no place to go….that is other then in your lungs!

So when I got to him, the milk was in his lungs and he was choking. he couldn’t breath due to the blockage of milk, and he couldn’t clear it as there was way too much.

This way of feeding is often given to babies who are strong enough with their breastfeeding to handle it, but Ayden is still a fragile baby….and boy did he show us that yesterday.

The doctor noted on the xrays that his right lung was a bit hazy, but all the blood work came back with no infection.

But to air on the side of caution, Ayden will be on iv fluids and antibiotics for 26-48 hours. They also have him in an incubator now…more to protect him from any illnesses that are around then anything.

I went to the hospital this morning and he looked great. His color was back to normal, and he was doing all of his normal things. he was however a bit cranky as the last time he was fed was at 3pm yesterday…and he was very very very sleepy.

so the plan is that we are NOT going to do the bolus feeds until he is much stronger. They are going to go back to the pump feeds (without any breast feeding) for a period of 24 hours. The milk is going to be started at noon today with an amount of 30 mils and each feed they will up the amount he is getting. The antibiotics will be continued for 36-48 hours and then they will stop them and also the iv.

I was so anxious going into the hospital this morning as I didn’t know how he was going to be doing, but once I saw him I was happy and tears welled up. Just knowing that he is ok is enough for me.

But let me tell you….that was one scary night…