We had a great appointment at the GI yesterday. Even though the kids didn't gain any weight in over a week, their overall monthly gain was still very good. Hazel's was better than Jude's and she is even closer to getting on the growth chart. Jude is growing and is following the curve of the growth chart, but not making any progress getting up to the curve (he's just following steadily below the curve). We're still trying to figure out why the kids aren't eating well and what's causing them so much discomfort, so we have lots of new things to try. We started a new reflux medicine this morning, we're switching the formula that gets added to the milk to one that's easier to digest, and we're giving Hazel a medication to help her empty her stomach and intestines a bit faster so she doesn't get so filled up with gas. We are hoping that all of this enables them to not have any more stomach pain, which in turn should help them eat better. And the best news is, we got permission to let them sleep longer at night! Woohoo! We slept for nearly 7 hours straight last night (though we still woke up COMPLETELY exhausted).
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7 hours of sleep is awesome! A few more nights of that and you should be on the way to feeling human again. :) This is what I was hoping for you -- that you would be allowed to let them sleep more. It makes all the difference in the world for you as you take care of their daytime needs to be refreshed from a good night's sleep. Don't worry...the exhaustion will gradually ease as you begin catching up on your sleep. Good news for today!
So thankful for more sleep at night for you! It is so important to your getting through the days! You've come so far! Be paitent, some day you will feel "normal" again! Be on guard when that happens though becuase that's when you start to forget and think about doing it all over again because it wasn't "that bad"! :)
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