The last few weeks...
It took about two or three weeks for Braden's lungs to clear up after the last time we tried thickened liquids orally. He was obviously aspirating the thickened liquid but we are not sure if it was because he wasn't ready yet or because we had to teach him how to drink again. When we were trying to re-teach Braden how to drink we made the hole in his bottle big enough that the milk would come out easily and this may have increased his risk of aspiration.
Now that his lungs are cleared up again (and now that he is over the flu) :-) we are going to try feeding him orally from a sippy cup. He knows how to drink the thickened liquids from a cup now and so he won't be able to swallow too much at a time hopefully therefore decreasing his risk of aspiration. The doctors have said to try this for four or five days and by then (like last time) we should have a good indication as to how he is handling it.
We are hoping that this goes well and that we can continue to see improvement in Braden's condition. It is always comforting for us to see some improvement so that we know it is moving in the right direction.
All things are in God's hand and we put our hope and trust in Him.
5 comments:
Our prayers continue to be with you. We're thankful his flu bug is clearing up. Have a great week! Brian and Joyce
Hi Brad and Kristi. We pray that Braden is doing well with the sippy cup. Since you posted the last update on the 30th, I assume you have some idea how it's going. May GOD grant Braden a giant step forward and may He continue to give you both patience and trust.
Lots of love from U. Dick and A. Alida
PS. Nice picture of your children! :)
Hey Kristi and Brad....just thought that i would let you know that braden and the rest of you are in my prayers every single day. hopefully this works! Love ya lots your little sis. joanne
Great Family pic. of the kids kristi and brad
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