Yes, our nights have gotten a little rough. We are really hoping it is not colic. Elyse will take her night feeding and then act like her tummy really hurts for A WHILE. This is when she will scream and cry. It is so hard to listen to because its obvious she is in pain and yet she is inconsolable and nothing seems to help. We've had one REALLY bad night, with the pain and crying lasting a couple of hours and then several very fussy nights, starting at about 10 p.m. I've heard the fussy nights are
Other than this, Elyse is doing wonderful! She is so sweet and she makes the funniest faces! I'm determined to try to catch a picture of all her funny faces so i can share them. She is growing everyday, but still in preemie clothes. :-)
We don't go back to the cardiologist until September 12, so no new doctor news. It's amazing how the Lord has taken the burden of worrying about her heart away from me. I hardly even think about it and we are not obsessing with using the stethoscope! My sister said, "I can't believe you don't use that everyday to check it." Praise God for this peace He has given ME... the biggest worrier of all.
Again, any advice on night time fussiness, send my way!
1 comment:
Katie,
Gabe was a lot like that at night. My sister in law is a therapist and said that he didn't have the tummy muscles to get rid of the gas. So she would take his legs and gently push his knees into his tummy. Gas passed! :)
We did this a lot, but it did help. Any gentle pressure will eventually ease the pain. We also would hold him across our arms, like a towel. It looked funny, but the pressure helped him release the gas.
Hope this helps...and can't wait to see you and her.
Kristina
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