On Tuesday afternoon, I spoke with the neo-natal dr about Majkin. We wanted to do more than just wait for her to spell again, so the dr. ordered an upper GI scan to look at her tummy, her esophagus, and her ability to swallow. The scan showed that she has significant reflux (poor thing!) which is coming all the way up into her throat- and could be causing the choking spells. It could also be to blame for the spontaneous spells she has in her crib after feedings. The dr ordered for her to take Prilosec (what a big girl!) once a day to help with the reflux. Unfortunately- the medicine doesn't take away the reflux- but it does help to relieve the pain she may feel with it. She started taking the medicine on Tuesday evening. We were told that it takes about a week to see the medication work- but we could start to notice a difference by the 3rd or 4th day. Well- fingers crossed- Majkin did not have any spells yesterday- and so far today has been spell free! :) Thank you all for the prayers you are sending up- as we can tell they are working!
Kaden had the same issue and with time it healed on its own. We were told that many many babies have this difficulty during development. It will all work itself out. Kaden took Prilosec as well. Once we started going to a decent amount of baby food we saw a huge decrease. Thinking of her often as she is such a strong lil girl!!!
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