I am happy to report that the little princess is doing much better and is tolerating her feeds.
The doctors think a couple of things happened that made her stop tolerating her feeds. First thing they think happened is that she still had anesthesia in her system, they said sometimes it takes certain kids a little longer to get it all out of their systems. It can make them sleepy and slow down their digestive tracts, hence the vomiting. They also think that she got a little hospital bug from being in the hospital so much. She had a low grade fever, she was pretty sleepy/lethargic, and she was super cranky.
When she was first was readmitted they couldn't let her feed through the G tube, they had concerns that the tube had been dislodged and that could have caused her intolerance. So for 48 hours she received IV fluids until the surgeons figured out if it was safe for her to feed through her tube.
What they did find is that the ballon at the bottom of the G tube had a little too much water in it and could have been adding some extra pressure on the contents of her stomach. So they removed the excess water and started her feeds slowly again.
They first started her on pedilyte on a slow continuous rate, then advanced her to half pedilyte and half formula at a higher rate. They then allowed her to go to full strength formula and slowly started the transition over to her bolus feeds.
She has been tolerating her feeds well and she gets to go HOME today! Happy Friday! Lets just stay home this time!
Thanks again everyone for your love and support..We appreciate it!
Love, Reagan and Family
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