Cael has been having a rough time today and last night. It actually started yesterday morning when he threw up all his medication right after taking it. We didn't think too much of it because he was coughing and what came up was very mucousy. We just assumed he threw up because he was coming and had a lot of mucous to cough up.
Last night he threw up again. That time was about an hour after eating, and it seemed like he threw up all the formula he had drank. He has never thrown up like that before, so we were a bit concerned. Plus, yesterday he didn't eat very well. He took a very long time with every bottle and didn't eat as much as normal.
Today hasn't been any better. He is still taking a very long time with each bottle, and he isn't even taking as much with each meal as he normally does. Plus he threw up again this morning. This one was particularly bad. He was sitting on my lap and threw up a little bit. I put him in the crib to clean him up, then he started choking. Adam ran out to get someone, and as soon as he got back in the room, Cael projectile vomited all of the formula he had eaten an hour before.
The doctors are checking to see if he still has C Diff, which could be causing his stomach to be upset and make him throw up. The medicine he is taking for C Diff could also be making his stomach upset. If he still has it, they are going to try changing his medicine to see if it helps it go away.
As for the troubles eating, an occupational therapist is going to come and watch him eat to see if he is having troubles breathing and swallowing, or if he needs a different bottle, or what. They are also going to look at the CT to see if he looks any worse, and maybe that is causing some breathing problems, which is causing eating problems.
On the bright side, Cael is still smiling and happy as ever.
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