Whitney's surgery date has been set for her cleft repair. It is scheduled for April 15th. She will be staying overnight at Cook's and possible an additional night if she needs it. They will repair the cleft by closing it in three layers... skin, muscle, skin. We will be feeding her with a syringe for three weeks afterward and she will have her arms bound so that she does not stick her hands in her mouth. This will be hard because she is a major thumb-sucker! We have been told about a special feeding device that can be used with cleft repairs. It is supposed to be easier to use than a typical syringe. It is called the Zip-n-Squeeze. I have ordered some of these online and hope to start using them soon so that she will be accustomed to them before the surgery. I am ready for the surgery because my poor baby can't even eat baby food still. Everytime she tries, it comes straight out her nose and I know it's not pleasant for her.
Her RSV is hopefully getting better. We took her back to the ER here in Abilene on Friday night because she was struggling so much to breathe and still running fever. I was afraid she was developing another infection and was hoping it wasn't pneumonia. They gave her a stronger breathing treatment med and she sounded better enough to go home. We are still doing breathing treatments and she is still not eating well, but she is very slowly improving each day. I will be so glad when this is over!
Christmastime 2014
11 years ago
