Tuesday was Ira's second hard day in a row. Ira is not happy. When he gets worked up, we can't calm him down. We aren't sure if he is in pain, hungry, or just mad? He is projectile vomiting often these days which can't feel good on his throat or tummy. And our boy cries loudly. He's getting a reputation and I'm pretty sure nurses aren't too excited to be assigned to him. We took a step back on the feeding by compressing the feedings to an hour and a half instead of an hour. His nippling isn't going good either. I left the hospital last night at around 8:30 PM after having spent about 45 minutes of trying to calm him down. Those pictures I posted a couple of days ago of a peaceful, contented Ira are not the Ira we have known the past two days.
posted by jch at
7:18 AM
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praying for a season of good days for Ira.
MAN, that Ira. What a baby!
I can almost guarantee you that had Ira been born with no health problems at all, at 2 months of age, you'd have blogged the same scenario. It would go something like this,
"Ira has had his 2nd hard day in a row. We don't know what his problem is, but BOY can that baby scream. We've tried everything: burping, rocking, feeding, baby Gas-X, taking a walk, a warm bath, singing. We even resorted to a video of that dreadful Elmo's World, but NOTHING would calm him down. I wish we could figure out what his problem is so we could do something about it. I wish he could talk, so he could just TELL me what's wrong. Those pictures I posted a couple of days ago of a peaceful, contented Ira are not the Ira we have known the past two days."
Does that comfort you? Or does it make you want to smack me? :)
Most of us can't begin to imagine what you and Laura go through on a daily basis, but every parent who reads today's entry will empathize and say, "Oh yah. Been there."
I'll pray specifically today for Ira to have a good day, full of sweet baby sounds and happy coos. I'm even gonna go one step further and ask for Ira to pass gas, 'cause that made you laugh once. And I want you to laugh again today.
Love from Fort Worth,
Stacy
I think if I had spent 2 months in the hospital...well, cranky would be an understatment. I hope that Ira gets cheered up and feeling better soon, I am sure it is not easy for you and Laura and even little Sophia to watch him go through this and be able to do nothing to help him or ease his frustration. Hang in there.
Stacy, I know what you are saying because I remember the first day Laura went back to work and I was at home with Sophia. I tried everything to get her to settle down and she wouldn't do it. You are right that every parent has had the experience of coming to the conclusion that "absolutely nothing is working for this screaming baby!"
But the frustration for me lies in that I can't do a thing for Ira, literally. I can try and hold him, pat him on the chest or attempt to get him to suck on a pacifier but that is the extent of what I can do for him. I don't have the pleasure of trying everything such as "burping, rocking, feeding, baby Gas-X, taking a walk or a warm bath" to calm Ira down. I can sing to him but I would rather not cause him more pain. (Kidding, I sing to him all the time.)
How I long to try these other measures of comfort and then be able to say, "nothing is working!"
Joe,
Can't even begin to imagine the frustration you and Laura must feel. Like everyone else, praying for a great week for Ira. I ask that the Lord will heal his tiny body and comfort him (and you guys, too).
Richie
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