Reflux, Results, and Relaxation

Greetings.

Another couple of days, and our babies continue to grow.

As the title suggests, acid reflux is still a central conversation at the NICU with big Jonas. He had a test done on him today that did not go so well in terms of his behavior. He had a reflux moment about 28 minutes into the hour long study that necessitated a quick return to the NICU from the lab to get him breathing again. While this was scary, the nurses were able to get him going again and he was doing okay by late afternoon.

I was holding him when the doctor came in with the results. Jonas was having lots of reflux during the study and the doctor decided that the best bet was to try to bypass his stomach and put his milk feeds into his intestine. This would allow Jonas to keep breathing and hopefully not reflux as much. The process is rather simple, the feeding tube is placed just past the stomach...no surgery--just steady handiwork of the highly skilled nurses. The plan is to continue to monitor this. To paraphrase the doctor....Jonas can go home with a feeding tube but he can't go home if he is turning blue twice a day. I tend to agree with this thought.

Elsa had a good day. She continues to feed well when she is awake. Occasionally she would prefer to be asleep and opts out of participating in the feeding practice. She will figure it all out.

By late afternoon, Jonas and Elsa were both conked out and ready for some good relaxation. So are we!

We pray for Jonas and Elsa to continue to grow, eat, smile, sleep, breathe, and look with wonderment from time to time at their parents.

God Bless,

Dan & Mari & Elsa & Jonas