Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Tough love, already

I just had a chat with Ellie's doctor. I mentioned that Ellie has been a grump all day (actually, the nurse mentioned it). Dr. Dee said that last night Ellie was cranky around 9pm, and that the nurse thought Ellie was hungry. Dr. Dee said that Ellie is already getting probably more calories than she needs, and that under no circumstance are the nurses to give in. We have to start now with teaching her that she only gets a certain amount, at scheduled times. We cannot give in to her pleading cries.
Sigh...
We also talked about Ellie's reflux, and digestive system. I think we are going to add a laxative, or something to draw water to her bowels, because although she doesn't show signs of constipation, she could be very backed up which could cause all her spit ups. She is always spitting up, despite the reflux meds.
The middle mask for Ellie to try is on order. Things look like they will all gel for a beginning of March homecoming.

No comments:

Post a Comment