First Night at Home

So things didn't exactly go as well as we had hoped for our first night. From about 10:30pm to 2:30 am she screamed and cried. She didn't want to be put down, didn't want to eat, didn't want the pacifier, didn't want to be rocked but didn't want to be put down. It was miserable. To top it all off Dennis was completely out of it due to some cough medicine that he took to help with his horrible cough that was nagging him. So I was tackling the mighty Kyleigh alone and very sleep deprived. It seems she was struggling with gas pains. The only thing that had changed was her diet. The hospital had us using Neosure as a supplement to the breastmilk once we came home but in the NICU they only added Human Growth Fortifier. She became uninterested in eating, very fussy and very gassy. So I called the pediatrician this morning and finally heard back from them after lunch. We stopped the NeoSure for now to give her system time to readjust. It seems to have helped. She is back to eating 60+ cc each feeding so far. Not sure if the NeoSure changes the taste of the milk and that is why she wasn't eating and due to excessive crying became gassy, or if it was the food I ate last night, or if it is the formula compound. So we will reintroduce each factor one at a time. Both children are asleep - beautiful! Of course it won't last long as Kyleigh will need to eat soon but as long as she isn't fussy then we will be just fine. Dennis is finally feeling better. In fact, my parents came over for a short period of time so I could sleep and just about the time they arrived Dennis started feeling better. I can only hope he continues to feel better and able to help me more with the kids.