GI Appointment
Today was Audrey's Gastrointestinal appointment at Mary Bridge Children s Hospital concerning her constipation. I could not wait to get it over with and finally have some answers. Before we headed downtown I had a decided to have a simple breakfast of English Tea and Blueberry bagels, my favorite! My stomach was in knots so I knew I could not eat a lot before the appointment, so this was perfect! We arrived at the Medical center is about 3pm and was immediately taken back. The nurse got Audrey's weight, height and blood pressure. She is now 12 pounds 10 ounces and is 1 foot 11 inches long at 5 months 2 weeks! After we were checked in and were in our room Dr. Lisa Fachili came in to start the consultation. I explained that if Audrey does not get Caro Syrup in 2 of her bottles and a teaspoon of Mira lax in her juice that Audrey only poops about 3 times a day, has extreme abdominal pain and her poop is hard and dark brown. I also went over her daily diet which the doctor approved of and told me that we were doing a great job of keeping her on track. She explained the 95% of babies with constipation usually just need help because their GI tract is still developing and has a hard time digesting some of the babies food intake. She then said that the other 5% of babies have diseases that have constipation as a side effect. We immediately out ruled 2 of the diseases that cause this and started talking about the 3rd. This disease has to do with the nerves in the spine that do not fully develop and cause motor problems. When Audrey was born on her lower back where the skin is supposed to come together and fuse to protect the nerves did not fully close leaving her with a dimple. The pediatrician at Good Sam did an evaluation to out rule Spinabifida and told us that her nerves looked good and that we didn't have anything to worry about. Upon hearing this Dr. Falichi told us that she will do research and maybe order a MRI to check her spine just to rule this disease out as well. At the end of the appointment Audrey was put on a very gentle laxative to help with her bowel movements. She will be on this for about 2-3 months unless we do not notice a different and have a follow up appointment in a month. While we are doing this we will be waiting to hear from Dr. Falichi about her research and follow up of Audrey's dimple she was born with. I am relieved that there is no apparent disease causing this and that it sound more like her GI tract just needs time to mature and develop and in the mean time Audrey needs help pooping. Thank goodness for good news!
Audrey enjoying her new duvet and blanket after a long day! She sleeps like an angel cuddling her new Cow soother!
Today was Audrey's Gastrointestinal appointment at Mary Bridge Children s Hospital concerning her constipation. I could not wait to get it over with and finally have some answers. Before we headed downtown I had a decided to have a simple breakfast of English Tea and Blueberry bagels, my favorite! My stomach was in knots so I knew I could not eat a lot before the appointment, so this was perfect! We arrived at the Medical center is about 3pm and was immediately taken back. The nurse got Audrey's weight, height and blood pressure. She is now 12 pounds 10 ounces and is 1 foot 11 inches long at 5 months 2 weeks! After we were checked in and were in our room Dr. Lisa Fachili came in to start the consultation. I explained that if Audrey does not get Caro Syrup in 2 of her bottles and a teaspoon of Mira lax in her juice that Audrey only poops about 3 times a day, has extreme abdominal pain and her poop is hard and dark brown. I also went over her daily diet which the doctor approved of and told me that we were doing a great job of keeping her on track. She explained the 95% of babies with constipation usually just need help because their GI tract is still developing and has a hard time digesting some of the babies food intake. She then said that the other 5% of babies have diseases that have constipation as a side effect. We immediately out ruled 2 of the diseases that cause this and started talking about the 3rd. This disease has to do with the nerves in the spine that do not fully develop and cause motor problems. When Audrey was born on her lower back where the skin is supposed to come together and fuse to protect the nerves did not fully close leaving her with a dimple. The pediatrician at Good Sam did an evaluation to out rule Spinabifida and told us that her nerves looked good and that we didn't have anything to worry about. Upon hearing this Dr. Falichi told us that she will do research and maybe order a MRI to check her spine just to rule this disease out as well. At the end of the appointment Audrey was put on a very gentle laxative to help with her bowel movements. She will be on this for about 2-3 months unless we do not notice a different and have a follow up appointment in a month. While we are doing this we will be waiting to hear from Dr. Falichi about her research and follow up of Audrey's dimple she was born with. I am relieved that there is no apparent disease causing this and that it sound more like her GI tract just needs time to mature and develop and in the mean time Audrey needs help pooping. Thank goodness for good news!
Audrey enjoying her new duvet and blanket after a long day! She sleeps like an angel cuddling her new Cow soother!
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