5 Weeks

Benson is 5 weeks! 4 weeks ago I never thought we would survive to 5 weeks. But we have :). Today we met with the GI dr. again and Benson has broken the 8lb mark, YAHOO! He is 8lb 8oz. The Nutramigen AA, and Zantac didn't seem to make any difference. Benson still cries most of the day in pain, but it's the worst during and after he eats. So, we are adjusting everything again :/. This poor kid. We are just switching the brand of formula, to Alimentum (Similac), and the GI wants us to try it in the liquid form instead of powder. We are going to Prilosec for the acid reflux, it's a stronger brand. It has to be compounded so we have to get it from an apothecary ("you can practically smell the opium"...name that show?). We will start that this evening.

I started the liquid Alimentum this afternoon, and we had the most peaceful afternoon we've had to-date. It still wasn't great, but Benson was relaxed enough to sit in his swing for 15 minutes, and also laid on the chair with his eyes open, swaddled for another 15 minutes. It may be a coincidence but we will take what we can get.

If the change in the formula and the new reflux medicine doesn't help, then we are scheduled to have his upper GI track check next Thursday 9:00am. Get better Benson!