Busy Thursday!

Well, a lot can happen between Wednesday and Friday!

We decided that Lucy's weight gain, or lackthereof, has become enough that we were starting to get concerned. She spits up her entire meal every time she eats, and we're getting really tired of all this laundry! So I called Dr. Molly and made an appointment to sit down and talk with her.

We went in yesterday morning and had a long talk with Dr. Molly and Dr. D. They went over Lucy's previous ultrasound, talked about her diet and her weight and did a full checkup. They were really happy that she's flying through her milestones and showing so much strength, but were really concerned about the fact that she's not gaining. At her 6m appt, she was 14lbs 14oz, and yesterday she was an even 15 with her clothes on and a wet diaper. So, that's not very good.
They diagnosed her with severe "Silent Reflux," which means that she's spitting up everything and has reflux, but doesn't have the pain. She previous screaming fits could have been pain, but so far she's been really lucky to be spitting up and not feeling it. They prescribed Zantac and want to see her again within a week. They're going to schedule an Upper GI test to go in and take a look for structural abnormalities as well. Dr Molly asked me to page her this weekend if she spits up more or is acting funny. We started the meds last night, and Dr Molly said that we should see a bit of a change by the weekend. We also have to keep her upright for an hour after every meal, which is a big challenge. Lucy loves to tank up and then wrestle on the floor and roll around, so keeping her busy sitting up is a tough task.
We'll go in this coming Wednesday for another weight check and to evaluate the Zantac, and to take it from there. We have to give it to her 3 times a day, which isn't fun. But, she slept through the night last night! Hooray! Andrew and I had a wonderful night snuggling on the couch and watching tv, AND we got 7 hours of uniterrupted sleep! Wow!


Well, I hear her getting up from her nap, but wanted to update everyone! I'll post snow pics tonight!