Poor little Evelyn... she has been spitting up all along, but became much worse beginning Sunday night. (She projectile vomited all over her daddy. Must say-he took it quite well.) Dave and I both noticed her cry was different on Monday night, as though she was in pain??? It seemed like she spit up everything on Tuesday and was real clingy. I called the doctor on Weds. to explain the situation. She was pretty concerned it may be pyloric stenosis (when the pyloric sphincter is narrowed and food can't make it to the stomach which requires surgical correction), so she sent Evelyn to have an ultrasound of her abdomen. Thankfully it was normal. So, our little darling just has very bad reflux. She is now on a medication called Axid twice daily. Hopefully it will help because she seems so unhappy and starving all the time, not to mention she is extremely gassy. We tried mixing formula with breast milk per the Dr's recommendation and will continue to travel that road with 2 more types of formula since it's thicker and should keep her satisfied longer, pending she keeps it down.
We'll keep you posted.
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Well, shoot - thank goodness for modern medicine! I really feel for you three. Gavin had that "I'm in pain" cry for 4 months until I finally figured out he was having trouble digesting the massive amounts of dairy that I craved. Hang in there! It only gets better... and better and better and BETTER! We survived the rafting trip and are now home and unpacked and enjoying a pizza dinner in front of the tv. More about that soon :).
Poor baby! I'm so sorry you're having such a tough time. This is so very hard on all three of you. I'm glad to hear that it's not pyloric stenosis, which I had never heard of until D.J. had it. He had surgery when he was one month old, and then Robert had it as well. He was born about four weeks later than D.J. and also had to have surgery. Up until that time we knew of no one who had that condition, but they told us it was hereditary. Love and good wishes go your way. I hope the meds and special formulas do the trick.
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