Sweet Pea had another follow up appointment with the GI on January 17th.

At almost 6 months old, Sweet Pea’s tummy issues are coming to an end!!!!

I think back to the newborn baby that writhed in pain after a feed and it is just so sad to think back on that time. Sweet Pea was so pathetic. I am SO relieved all that pain and discomfort are behind her.

This truly was a situation where time was needed to heal.

The GI doctor told us at the first appointment that we would start to see significant improvement around 5-6 months and that has certainly been true.

I think for me, when Sweet Pea extended her feeds from 3 hours to 3.5 hours and then increased her feedings from 4 ounces to 5 ounces, I knew healing was on the horizon for her.

We do not have to go back to the GI for another follow up appointment unless there are any problems that arise.

She has been on 3mLs of Zantac (given three times a day) since the beginning of November and according to her weight her dosage could have increased by now, but since she is showing no signs of needing to increase her dosage, we will keep her dosage the same!

Sweet Pea was 14lbs 8oz on January 17th!

At 7 months (once Sweet Pea has started solids and we see how her stomach handles that), we can start to wean her from zantac by given only 2mLs/day instead of 3mLs/day.

Then if she handles that well, at 8 months we can try only 1mL/day. By 9 months, she could possibly be totally off zantac!

Of course, we will just see how she handles the weaning and go from there.

I am SO happy to see my baby at this place.

Does my heart a world of good!!

- Elaine