Today Caitlin was able to switch to a pureed diet, and I can't explain it, but it is such a relief! I still have to feed her (she is still not allowed to put ANYTHING in her mouth), but we can use a spoon instead of a bottle. And the food just has to be pureed as opposed to liquefied, which is one less step! She still can't have any "chunks" or soft food until the stitches are gone and her mouth is completely closed up, but the surgeon says that takes about 3 weeks so starting next week I'm going to start adding soft foods back in. We still have to be very careful until about 6 weeks post-op, when her mouth will be considered healed.
Maybe it's just that, little by little, things are beginning to return to normal and that just feels good!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Getting back to (somewhat) normal...
Posted by Allie at 12/14/2010 12:18:00 PM
Labels: Caitlin's Surgery
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Allie, hang in there and keep up the good work! Sleep deprivation is truly torture, we experienced it for Jack's first 4 months. He was up crying every 2 hrs around the clock and since I was nursing, it was all me. And he was SUPER colicky - we couldn't console him for 3 hrs every night (4-7pm) so we just held and rocked him. I cried many tears of frustration. But it passed and got much better. Once these surgeries pass, things will be so much easier. How lucky for Caitlin to have found such patient and loving parents! Best wishes for a happy holiday!
Lizz
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