A Trip to the Hospital

July 31st was Drew's due date! I can't believe that he would have just gotten here! As ironic as it is, somehow we still ended up with him in the hospital, on his due date, Friday night. Now let me back up a little and explain what has been going on. Drew has been having some problems with acid reflux. He has been spitting up and acting like he is hurting while eating. The spitting up continued to worsen as he covered more than just the burp cloth but continued to cover himself, the boppy, the floor...We told this to his Doctor in one of our routine visits. He put him on Zantac for the acid reflux. It seemed to help Drew with the pain but the spitting up did not get any better. I was glad to see him not hurting and thought that maybe the spitting up was just a normal "baby thing".


Friday, July 31, after about a week on the Zantac, I called the Dr. back and asked if these were the results we were supposed to be seeing. We were told the spitting up should have decreased so they were switching us to Privacid Saturday morning. Friday evening the spitting up took a turn for the worst. He was spitting up excessively 4-5 times during and after his feeding. He also seemed like he was in alot of pain. He was having a hard time eating and would cry when he ate. By this point it was 8:00 PM on a Friday night. I was fearful that if his feedings continued like they were becoming, it would be a painful and difficult night.

I called a friend of mine from high school, who is now a Doctor, and explained to her the situation. I felt so grateful to have someone so close to ask! She said that is sounded like it could be pyloric stenosis. This condition would require a sonogram of the stomach and a simple surgery if that was the diagnosis. The concern was dehydration if he continued to spit up too much. Eric was leaving to go out of town the next morning so we decided to go ahead and take him to the Children's in Plano that night.


After some blood work and an x-ray the Doctors in the emergency room ruled that he was probably suffering from acid reflux with LOTS of gas. His x-ray of his stomach showed a stomach full of air pockets. I was told to be sure and stay away from the spinach, beans and broccoli. Eric and I were relieved that it was nothing more serious. We left the ER at 2:00 AM and headed home. The Privacid seems to be helping and one dose of Mylacon before each meal is helping him pass some serious gas!

Kristin, Frank and Allison came over yesterday. This picture is of Allison kissing baby Drew. Kristin would kiss Drew's head and make a kissing noise. Allison would put her face to Drew's head and make the same noise even though there was not actual kiss. It was precious! They love being cousins!