Yesterday the doctor put
Evin back on a tiny bit of methadone because she was experiencing so many
withdrawal symptoms. Often times when
babies are on this medicine during and after surgery, they experience
withdrawals when taken off. She was
given a tiny bit at 8am yesterday, which made her sleep most of the day
and then stay up most of the night! I am
not sure why doctors decided to give her medicine at 8am that makes her
sleepy…I think most people would have decided to give it at night!
Evin still spit up quite a
bit yesterday, but it has gotten much better today. We tried nursing a few days ago and she
didn’t have any interest in it, so we tried again last night and she has been
nursing wonderfully ever since. She has
spit up just once while nursing, so we hope this plus being back on the
methadone is helping with the vomiting.
Tomorrow the doctor will cut
her dose of methadone in half again and start to wean her off of it. I will continue to nurse and try to get the
little squirt to gain some weight. She
weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces tonight, so we need to get her to pack on some
pounds!
Mitch had to start back to
work yesterday, but is continuing to stay at the hospital at night. I know it is difficult for him to leave
during the day, but he is trying to save up his days to use later in the year
for surgery #2.
Please pray for Evin to
continue to eat well and to gain weight!
Also pray for Mitch’s sanity while he is at work and my sanity with a
nocturnal infant!
Kori
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| Happy to see his girl after work! |
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| Bright eyed and loving that paci. |
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| Loving the gowns with mittens built in...we know she can't pull out her tube this way! |
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