What Happened Next

So Nate mentioned in the last post that we didn't know what her reflux was like off the medications. Well we found out when we took her off of the Reglan. It CAN be really bad, but isn't always. Sometimes she eats and doesn't really spit up. Just a very small amount comes back up. Other times she chokes and spits up half of what she eats.

Sometimes everything that is going to come up comes up with in a few minutes. Others it keeps coming up for up to two hours after she eats. You can hear when she refluxes most of the time because she starts gulping loudly and gasping when she breathes. I don't know if I can explain in a way that everyone can really understand, but it IS NOT normal infant reflux. That is a sure thing. It is still manageable, but we just have to keep a closer eye on her when she is eating and directly afterward.

When she went back to the pediatrician on May 24th for her 1 month check up Dr. Tull said she was looking really good. Emily weighed 9 lbs. 10 ozs. and was 21 and 1/4 inches long. Her head, length, and weight all fell into the 50th percentile. She had good skin and coloring too. She is still on the monitor and Zantac but these are things she will continue to be on for a while. Her next appointment is on June 28th so we will see where she is then.