Doctors and other adventures
After 6 days without a poo, Jake finally pooed again last Wednesday and a few times more since!! The paediatrician says it is probably that his digestive system just isn't fully developed yet and he'll grow out of it. Anyway, that day I was feeding him and he kept stopping, straining and groaning and then would carry on drinking. His little face would go bright red during the straining and finally it paid off - the fullest nappy ever! He had really bad stomach cramps later on though, just when we had dinner guests - poor little thing, he was clearly in so much pain. We're not there yet with him, but I hope things will improve as he develops further.
I went to a mother-and-baby morning from the breastfeeding organisation where I did a course. One of the other women there also had a very young son who wouldn't poo and he was on laxatives already. It was good to speak to someone who was experiencing something similar, although I hope we won't have to use medication to help Jake along. It looks like we'll manage without as he's pooing more & more frequently now.
The last couple of days Jake has been throwing up after every feed and sometimes even during the feed. Yesterday it kind of reached its peak with him throwing up a massive amount which must have been the entire feed or close to it. I phoned the paediatrician this morning and made an appointment for him to call me back at the end of the day. However, they called me back 2 minutes later and asked me if I could come to the hospital straight away. I bundled Jake into the car and went to A&E where they were expecting me.
A paediatrician examined him and asked loads of questions. Then a nurse came and put his willy in a bag that was taped to his belly. (Apparently cystitis can cause vomiting in babies). After waiting a while, a lady from the lab showed up to take blood from him. She pricked his heel and squeezed out some blood into a glass vial. After a while, the blood wasn't flowing too well, so she pricked him again. Then she still couldn't get enough blood out, so she pricked his other heel. When that wasn't working either, she pricked his finger and finally managed to get enough blood. Poor Jake was screaming as loud as he could and his heels are black & blue now! We had to wait for the results, but luckily I could feed him there as we had a room to ourselves.
After a full 3 hours in A&E another paediatrician came and told us the results of the blood tests were fine. Everything else was fine too - they'd weighed him and he'd put on another 700 g in just over a week! The doctor said it was probably a stomach virus and I would have to keep an eye on him and make sure he gets enough fluids. I was so glad it was nothing in the end, but they take this kind of thing very seriously in a baby so young. They kind of scared me by getting me to rush down to A&E, but I'd rather go there once too often than once too little.
When we got home, Jake was in a deep, exhausted sleep. After I'd fed him, he filled his nappy to the extent that there was poo between his shoulder blades! Since then, he seems really happy, with only two bruised heels to show for his hospital adventure.
I went to a mother-and-baby morning from the breastfeeding organisation where I did a course. One of the other women there also had a very young son who wouldn't poo and he was on laxatives already. It was good to speak to someone who was experiencing something similar, although I hope we won't have to use medication to help Jake along. It looks like we'll manage without as he's pooing more & more frequently now.
The last couple of days Jake has been throwing up after every feed and sometimes even during the feed. Yesterday it kind of reached its peak with him throwing up a massive amount which must have been the entire feed or close to it. I phoned the paediatrician this morning and made an appointment for him to call me back at the end of the day. However, they called me back 2 minutes later and asked me if I could come to the hospital straight away. I bundled Jake into the car and went to A&E where they were expecting me.
A paediatrician examined him and asked loads of questions. Then a nurse came and put his willy in a bag that was taped to his belly. (Apparently cystitis can cause vomiting in babies). After waiting a while, a lady from the lab showed up to take blood from him. She pricked his heel and squeezed out some blood into a glass vial. After a while, the blood wasn't flowing too well, so she pricked him again. Then she still couldn't get enough blood out, so she pricked his other heel. When that wasn't working either, she pricked his finger and finally managed to get enough blood. Poor Jake was screaming as loud as he could and his heels are black & blue now! We had to wait for the results, but luckily I could feed him there as we had a room to ourselves.
After a full 3 hours in A&E another paediatrician came and told us the results of the blood tests were fine. Everything else was fine too - they'd weighed him and he'd put on another 700 g in just over a week! The doctor said it was probably a stomach virus and I would have to keep an eye on him and make sure he gets enough fluids. I was so glad it was nothing in the end, but they take this kind of thing very seriously in a baby so young. They kind of scared me by getting me to rush down to A&E, but I'd rather go there once too often than once too little.
When we got home, Jake was in a deep, exhausted sleep. After I'd fed him, he filled his nappy to the extent that there was poo between his shoulder blades! Since then, he seems really happy, with only two bruised heels to show for his hospital adventure.
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