Help Is On the Way

Bailey's vomiting issues have been out of control lately. She will soak through an entire bath towel in seconds during one of her spells. It's also forceful and frequent and it's just running the poor girl's life. My heart breaks for my girl.

Our pediatrician spoke to one of his colleagues in Syracuse (which is a little over an hour drive from here) and he got Bailey an appointment with her on Wednesday. I am so thankful for this because I'm not sure how much more of this we can take. We've tried a multitude of medicines- Axid, Previcid and Pepcid. We've tried various styles of feedings- Small and frequent, large and infrequent. We've tried different positions- Holding her still, holding her upright, not laying her flat after eating. The bottom line is that nothing but nothing works.

I'm going through about 2 or 3 outfits a day caring for this child. She's drenching outfit after outfit, burp cloth after burp cloth, and blanket after blanket. My couches, my carpets, and sheets are constant targets as well and it's A LOT of work. Her issues make feeding her a neverending task because as soon as she throws up she wants to eat again. It's a constant stream or frustration. However, that's not what bothers me the most. Her crying and restlessness and obvious discomfort is what gets to me. I just look at her big blue eyes so filled with pain and it makes me want to cry every single time.

My other girls had reflux as babies but there were so many differences between them and Bailey. I'm kind of convinced that something else is going on in there because of how awful things are but am hoping to be wrong. Regardless, I will feel world's better after speaking to the specialist.

As an added bonus to this much needed appointment, we're making a trip of this appointment. We're going to get a hotel, go to a nice dinner, and then take the girls to the zoo the next day. You would think we were going Disney World or something because they are so excited. It doesn't take much to make them happy and I love that about them:-)

So wish us luck. I'm hoping to have some solid answers on what's going on with Miss Bailey in just a few days. Let's hope this doctor is a miracle worker!