Thursday, September 10, 2009
Sick Again
We tried Addy's new formula today. It FINALLY came in. We just put 2 ounces in with 6 ounces of the Prosobee. First feeding ended at 7:45am and by 8:30 it was all back up. She vomited for three hours and has had diarrhea since then. So back to the drawing board again. "sigh". She is keeping Pedialyte down now. The nutritionist sent home a sample of Elecare today to try after she gets the okay from the doctor. It has no milk or soy so I am very prayerful it will work. She really shouldn't have reacted to the Vital Jr. because the milk proteins were already broken down but nope, Ms. Addy has to follow her own rules! I did find this information very interesting: After bowel surgery, however, patients, especially infants, often have difficulty absorbing all the nutrients they need. This is further complicated by SBS’s (short bowel syndrome) main symptom, chronic diarrhea, which can result in malnutrition and dehydration, often leading to weakness, fatigue, weight loss, and failure to thrive. I got this off of the www.elecare.com website. You would think some doctor somewhere would have shared this information or thought about it when she started having such trouble gaining weight!
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Does Addy have short gut? Or is her bowell just a little shorter than normal? You'd think a doctor would know this stuff, its not that hard to figure out.
oh, I don't want to hear that Addy is not well. I hope that you can find something that works for her. Sending prayers for your sweetie.
I am so sorry your little princess is having such a hard time! I will pray that this new stuff will work for her!
Blessings, Paula
Lacey, I'm not sure if she does or not but I would think so since she was born with her bowels malformed and has had major bowel surgeries. I was a little surprised that a doctor had never mentioned it to me though!
Oh Addy I hate to hear you are having problems. Being sick is no fun. Hang in there sweet girl.
Definitely try the Elecare, it's not just hydrolyzed like the Vital Jr., Elecare is completely elemental so she should be able to tolerate it well and finally gain some weight. It's not as convenient because it requires mixing, but it's well worth the extra effort. We've had MAJOR battles in that area. V's intestines have been very traumatized from his CDH, malrotation, and surgeries.
Hint: Try the vanilla Elecare(instead of the unflavored)if she may take any by mouth. It smells like white cake batter, yummy! Heck, even if she doesn't feed orally, it sure smells alot better!
I'm so sorry to hear that Addy is not feeling well again! Poor thing!
It must be so frustruating to not know what the best thing for her is! I pray that this new one does the trick! Hang in there! HUGS!
I'm sorry she's sick again and going through so much! Hope she's feeling better soon!
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