shanshan
04-04-2006, 08:58 AM
My name is Shannon. My son Brennan will be a year tomorrow, April 5th and we also have our cosultation with the pediatric surgeon for g-tube placement tomorrow as well. Our story began when I noticed Brennan began nursing less and pulling away screaming at 10 days of age. I brought him to the docs immediately and was told he was fine, they treated me like a first time mom who knew nothing. They also offered to give him formula because maybe it was
my breast milk, I refused. I continued bringing him in mulitple times a week sometimes for weight checks and concern, his time on the breast continued to decrease until he would eat for 1-2 min max. Still they said he was fine because somehow he was putting on oz's on the scale. I began force feeding him with a syringe, he would only swallow when screaming on reflex. This is how I fed my son for about 2 months. I left school and we moved from CT to my mom's in MA and this is when his ped recognized there was a problem. He ended up in the
hospital for 3 weeks, FTT. He was put on an NG tube which was my savior at first. I was told that with trial and error, he would eat. 9 months later, I am in therapy, on antidepressants and we are heading for the g-tube which we had always wanted to avoid. Brennan was eating pureed veggies, soups, pastas, and yogurt and I thought we were on our way starting at about 6 months old, but when he got his first teeth at just before 9 months, that basically stopped. He eventually began taking some food again, but not pureed or anything off of a spoon, only pieces I could put in his mouth, cheerios, cheese, many other
things. About 1.5 months ago he began wanting to feed himself and not really take anything from me, well, he will eat 1-5 bites and he is done, the rest goes to the floor and the dogs. He drinks only water from a sippie now, used to be from a bottle but nothing else. He will try things from our cups, but won't drink much and never milk, formula or anything no matter what flavorings we try. I believe the ng tube has made things worse as he hates it, of course. I am so afraid of the g-tube surgery and maintanance, but at the same time, I hope it is the change we need to get Bren to eat. I am worried because Brennan is VERY active, he has been walking for almost 2 months and climbs everywhere, he hates sitting
still so most of his feeding is done while napping, although I am trying to get as much into him for the short time he will sit in his highchair. He is currently sick with a cold and ear infection so he is eating almost nothing again, sigh. We will begin working with an aggresive feeding specialist when he gets the g-tube, wish I would have known about her much sooner. I also wish I would have found this place too, I have been doing this basically on my own, dh works, we live with my mom who is very unsupportive..."I would just pull that tube out and give him milk" Yep mom it's that easy. Anyway, I hope I can find the support I need here.
Shannon
my breast milk, I refused. I continued bringing him in mulitple times a week sometimes for weight checks and concern, his time on the breast continued to decrease until he would eat for 1-2 min max. Still they said he was fine because somehow he was putting on oz's on the scale. I began force feeding him with a syringe, he would only swallow when screaming on reflex. This is how I fed my son for about 2 months. I left school and we moved from CT to my mom's in MA and this is when his ped recognized there was a problem. He ended up in the
hospital for 3 weeks, FTT. He was put on an NG tube which was my savior at first. I was told that with trial and error, he would eat. 9 months later, I am in therapy, on antidepressants and we are heading for the g-tube which we had always wanted to avoid. Brennan was eating pureed veggies, soups, pastas, and yogurt and I thought we were on our way starting at about 6 months old, but when he got his first teeth at just before 9 months, that basically stopped. He eventually began taking some food again, but not pureed or anything off of a spoon, only pieces I could put in his mouth, cheerios, cheese, many other
things. About 1.5 months ago he began wanting to feed himself and not really take anything from me, well, he will eat 1-5 bites and he is done, the rest goes to the floor and the dogs. He drinks only water from a sippie now, used to be from a bottle but nothing else. He will try things from our cups, but won't drink much and never milk, formula or anything no matter what flavorings we try. I believe the ng tube has made things worse as he hates it, of course. I am so afraid of the g-tube surgery and maintanance, but at the same time, I hope it is the change we need to get Bren to eat. I am worried because Brennan is VERY active, he has been walking for almost 2 months and climbs everywhere, he hates sitting
still so most of his feeding is done while napping, although I am trying to get as much into him for the short time he will sit in his highchair. He is currently sick with a cold and ear infection so he is eating almost nothing again, sigh. We will begin working with an aggresive feeding specialist when he gets the g-tube, wish I would have known about her much sooner. I also wish I would have found this place too, I have been doing this basically on my own, dh works, we live with my mom who is very unsupportive..."I would just pull that tube out and give him milk" Yep mom it's that easy. Anyway, I hope I can find the support I need here.
Shannon