WEEK FOUR

This has been a rough week.  Caitlyn has gone to the doctors twice already in one week.  She has been spitting up and/or vomiting almost after every feeding. I have been holding her upright and giving her zantac like the doctor wanted, but nothing is working.  We went to get her a chest x-ray yesterday to see if something was wrong with her GI tract.  I suspected she had more than acid-reflux and it was maybe GERD.  With the power of knowing whatever you want to know, I looked up the symptoms of GERD and was convinced she had it.  Here is what babycenter describes GERD.

The most common symptoms of reflux in kids are:

• Frequent or recurrent vomiting (YES)
• Frequent or persistent cough (NO)
• Refusing to eat or difficulty eating (choking or gagging with feeding) (YES)
• Crying with feeding (YES)
• Heartburn, gas, or abdominal pain (YES)
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Thankfully the X-ray came back negative and nothing is wrong physically.  However, it still doesn't explain why she is constantly spitting up.  The doctor says this is normal and nothing to be worried about since she is gaining weight.  She weighed in at 10 lbs 7 ounces.  Perfect weight for her age.

We did also have one night when Caitlyn slept for 6 hrs straight.  It was the best night and hasn't happened since.  I can't wait for the day she sleeps through the night.  I am counting the days.

I know this is not fair, but Bill and myself often find ourselves comparing her to Colby.  Here is what we learned so far.

Caitlyn:                                                                         
(1) Hates car rides                                                        
(2) Hates stroller rides                                                    
(3) Doesn't burp                                                              
(4) Spits up all the time (?)                                            
(5) Cluster feeds once a day                                        
(6) Lots of gas pain                                                          
(7) Hates to be swaddled                                                  

Colby:
(1) Loves car rides
(2) Loves stroller rides
(3) Self Burps
(4) Spit up all the time (nut allergy)
(5) Cluster feed once in several week
(6)  No gas pain
(7) Loves to be swaddled

Here is zombie baby: