Well. The last three days of our lives have not been very pleasant at all.
Normally, on adjustment day, Kaylee is a little grumpy. The change in the NAM is not super severe, but it is enough to cause a couple of hours of discomfort. This was the case, as usual, for us on Tuesday. She was a little grumpy, and upset about the bulk of the nasal stent; however, that is pretty much par for the course for us.
The day after the adjustment she usually has forgotten that her NAM was ever changed and life goes on as usual. But for us on Wednesday, she was more grumpy than normal. I did all of the normal Kaylee distractions that I could to keep her occupied. As the day wore on she became more and more distraught. She cried really badly before bed, and would only go to sleep if Daddy held her. Once she exhausted herself with enough crying*, she went to bed for about 10 hours straight.
Then, this morning, she woke me up with the most terrible screams I have ever heard from a baby...any baby, not just her, but any baby I have ever come into contact with. We tried everything we could think of: changed diaper, changed clothing, cleaned orifices, played, cuddled, tried to feed; not a single thing worked. She cried for three hours straight. Finally, around 11 am it was time to change her taping. The moment I removed the NAM - complete silence and then a tiny baby sigh of relief. I didn't even know that babies knew how to sigh.
At that point Kaylee had not eaten more than two ounces of food. We tried to feed her with a syringe, when that didn't work she had cereal spoon fed to her. Then she grumpily slept for a couple of hours, tossed and turned in her pack and play, and then cried randomly when she would accidentally touch her upper lips.
I called Dr. H because I was so incredibly worried. Kaylee wouldn't even let me touch her cheeks she hurt that badly. Dr. H had us in today at her Cherry Creek office so that she could see what the problem was and fix it. Once it was fixed and put back in place Kaylee was happy as a peach. And then she ate. A lot. A total of 24 ounces in about 4 hours. She was that hungry.
Now she is contentedly asleep in her crib, swaddled, warm, and NAM in place. Now I can breathe a sigh of relief.
After we got home from our emergency trip to Denver, Kaylee discovered Daddy's hat!
* Just to clarify: we do not do the cry it out method. We put her down and let her fuss for ten minutes, but she never cries on her own for longer than that.
Normally, on adjustment day, Kaylee is a little grumpy. The change in the NAM is not super severe, but it is enough to cause a couple of hours of discomfort. This was the case, as usual, for us on Tuesday. She was a little grumpy, and upset about the bulk of the nasal stent; however, that is pretty much par for the course for us.
The day after the adjustment she usually has forgotten that her NAM was ever changed and life goes on as usual. But for us on Wednesday, she was more grumpy than normal. I did all of the normal Kaylee distractions that I could to keep her occupied. As the day wore on she became more and more distraught. She cried really badly before bed, and would only go to sleep if Daddy held her. Once she exhausted herself with enough crying*, she went to bed for about 10 hours straight.
Then, this morning, she woke me up with the most terrible screams I have ever heard from a baby...any baby, not just her, but any baby I have ever come into contact with. We tried everything we could think of: changed diaper, changed clothing, cleaned orifices, played, cuddled, tried to feed; not a single thing worked. She cried for three hours straight. Finally, around 11 am it was time to change her taping. The moment I removed the NAM - complete silence and then a tiny baby sigh of relief. I didn't even know that babies knew how to sigh.
At that point Kaylee had not eaten more than two ounces of food. We tried to feed her with a syringe, when that didn't work she had cereal spoon fed to her. Then she grumpily slept for a couple of hours, tossed and turned in her pack and play, and then cried randomly when she would accidentally touch her upper lips.
I called Dr. H because I was so incredibly worried. Kaylee wouldn't even let me touch her cheeks she hurt that badly. Dr. H had us in today at her Cherry Creek office so that she could see what the problem was and fix it. Once it was fixed and put back in place Kaylee was happy as a peach. And then she ate. A lot. A total of 24 ounces in about 4 hours. She was that hungry.
Now she is contentedly asleep in her crib, swaddled, warm, and NAM in place. Now I can breathe a sigh of relief.
After we got home from our emergency trip to Denver, Kaylee discovered Daddy's hat!
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| It's an Evil Monkey hat. |
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| She really enjoyed wearing it. |
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| And looking at herself in the mirror whilst wearing said hat. |
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