Joey was born on August 6 weighing 8 pounds 7 ounces. Over the following few weeks Mary Beth had been struggling to get him to take his formula consistently. Twice he was taken to the hospital for dehydration not to mention the numerous trips to the clinic. Each time "nothing" was found to be wrong with the exception of possible gastric reflux. He was prescribed various meds with the final one being Prevacid.
On Friday, September 16, Joey was seen at the clinic for his second time having Thrush. He was seen by a general practitioner and not his usual pediatrician. This doctor was extremely worried that at 6 weeks of age Joey had only gained 4 ounces. On Thursday, September 22, Joey was admitted to the hospital after some of his blood work came back with concerning results.
Once at the hospital it took a full 24 hours for Joey to start taking the bottle consistently. Up to this point he would take an ounce and then be done. After some very careful observations by dedicated nurses and doctors it was determined that his jaw was a bit on the small side. They tried various types of nipples until one was found to work for him. Once he became more comfortable with the size and shape of the nipple he began to take his bottle like a pro. His formula was also changed until they found one that didn't seem to make the gastric reflux worse.
Joey is now a healthy 10 pounds 1 ounce ... just where he should be!
