Sunday, January 17, 2010

Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Night

Yesterday was just rough on us all!

Last night didn't prove any better. What Doug and I were hoping would be a full nights rest was not.

First we had really loud neighbors, but that wasn't too big of a deal. We could hear silent cries coming from Zach's room.

At 11:30pm Zach woke screaming - where he would normally stay in his bed he did not and walked up to me. I picked him up and tried to comfort him.....it did not work. He would not talk and his eyes would not open. It took me over 30 minutes to calm him.

He went back to bed - but not for long.....

He was up again a bit after 1am screaming again. Again it took another 1/2 hour for Doug to calm him. Same situation, Zach was nonverbal and non responsive to any attempt to calm him.

The boys then had a sleepover in Zach's room. Doug slept on the floor as that is what Zach wanted (to our surprise --- Zach has NEVER slept in a room with us EVER, he never liked it) I think it also helped Doug to know he was near Zachary -- just in case.

We've been awake since 6:30am -- but I'm happy to report that Zachary has been in a happy, talkative mood. That was until.......he got on his pump for a little while and then needed off saying his tummy hurt. He only received 160ml out of his 300ml he should be getting. I simply don't think this is a good dose for him and will talk with the doctor on Monday. Until then mommy and daddy will be adjusting it on our own to make him more comfortable.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Poor guy just can't get a break, can he?
Hopefully you guys can figure out a tube feeding schedule that will work better for him. That would be horrible for his tummy to have to hurt every time he eats :(