A little setback

So since our last post we have tried thickened milk for Braden and after a few days of persistance he took to the bottle quite well. We started with a cup but he couldn't get the hang of it. It was going well for a couple of days and then we started noticing signs of aspiration again. Braden was starting to sound wheezy and noisy with his breathing and he was coughing a bit again too. It got progressively worse over the beginning of this week and after talking with the nurse at Children's hospital and with the advice of the pediatrician we put Braden's ng tube back in on Wednesday. We had taken it out on Monday after realizing that we were able to keep him hydrated with the thickened milk. So at least he got a bit of a reprieve from the tube taped to his face but not long enough as far as we are concerned.

It has been a dissapointment after having some brief hope that he might be getting better even quicker than we thought he would but I guess it was too good to be true :-)

We will be patient and continue with the tube feedings for a couple of weeks and see how long it takes for his lungs to clear up. After that we will see if we try a bottle again or just wait until we go back for another follow up appointment at Childrens in June.

Thank you for all the continued support we receive! It is a blessing to us and very much appreciated!