We were able to take the kids out last night and meet our friend Christine with her daughters up at Southpointe mall. We also saw an old bible study friend, Lauren and her children. They have a wonderful padded playground for the kids to play on. We all ate dinner and played for a few hours. We had a hard time getting Carter to leave, but then a balloon popped, he jumped into Daddy's arms, and out the door we went. Too funny. The bonus for all of us was that Camden behaved quite nicely the WHOLE time we were there. It was a nice break for both Dan and me. However, on the ride home he started in again and wouldn't stop. I think the noise at the mall distracted him from his pain.
We ended up calling the triage nurse at Wake Med shortly before midnight because we were both freaking out. The cries and screams were SO loud that they finally made me cry- I fell apart. This is all so new to us, we feel like first time parents.
About the reflux, the nurse told me that my milk may not be of good enough quality to make him feel full. So, there is a vicious cycle here; he eats too much trying to get his calories, then he throws up the excess milk leading to painful reflux, then he wants to nurse more because it makes his esophagus feel better, then he throws up because he is too full...etc... UGH! The nurse advised that I put him on a feeding schedule- every three hours- to prevent him from overeating.
My instructions? Eat a high calorie diet (I dreampt about chocolate cake last night! Anyone have any to spare?), get plenty of rest (she told me to hire a babysitter), drink more water, and make Camden take a pacifier when he wants to eat for comfort. Our night went well considering I could only feed him every three hours. If we only knew what was causing so much pain...is it the reflux? or the "colic" causing him to cry?
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Last Night- The Saga Continues
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I'll bake you a cake! Anything really...what would you like :)
I am glad the mall gave you guys a small break. We'll go again soon. Maybe we can get Camden to forget the pain again.
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