Thursday, April 22-POST TRAUMA

Sweet little Phoebe is escaping in sleep today. I love seeing her sleep because she looks perfectly content. Last night none of us slept very  much. We had to keep her upright on our shoulder, so we took turns sleeping with her on the recliner. She began to have severe gas pain as well, which they said is not unusual with this formula. So they have been putting Mylicon drops in her tube and it has really helped.
She continues to throw up every few hours but the amount that comes up isn't too concerning. 
    She is definitely traumatized. We can't even change her diaper without her screaming. We are hoping that that will get better and better each day. Especially as there is nothing invasive going on now. I am pumping every couple of hours. And I am able to let Phoebe nurse as long as I pump right before it. But I can only keep her there for a minute.(just long enough to make sure that she hasn't forgotten me.) 
   The doctor would like to keep her until Monday. By that time, they will be able to see whether she has made drastic improvements or not. Even though I stopped drinking milk 2 months ago, I didn't completely and entirely remove dairy from my diet( butter, cheese, soy products, any baked goods containing milk.) Therefore it was still in my milk which meant it would still be affecting her. They are calling it a milk protein allergy found in infants. It is a severe allergy that manifests many symptoms including reflux.
So I have already made the necessary changes in my diet, so by Monday they will be comfortable for me to nurse Phoebe freely. They will decide what else will be supplemented along with my milk, but they are hoping that she will be a different baby by then. It looks like our doctor might be a believer. When we told him that we are musicians in our church, he was really interested and said that he plays a little bit of guitar for his church. 
      Well, there's not too much down time here. Between Phoebe and the different medical staff, the day is completely filled. Hopefully the weekend will be much more peaceful. Most of the staff goes home.
       I really miss the children. I even miss changing Myron's 7 dirty diapers a day!