We have been working really hard with Abigail lately on taking a bottle. She gets to try three times a day and it has been a challenge unlike before she had her first surgery. She usually spits, gags and turns her head away fighting us. Yesterday the speech therapist came by to assess her eating skills and after working with her she decided we needed to do swallow function test. Today Abby took a trip downstairs to radiology. The test was an x-ray done while the speech therapist fed her with different nipples and different consistencies of formulas to see how she swallowed. From the test we found out that we have been using the wrong nipple and that she needs her formula thickened. With those things ironed out we hope to have better success feeding Abigail. With the first effort this evening we didn't have much luck. This may seem fairly minor but we really hope she gets the hang of it soon. That's all we've been working on. We'll keep everyone posted if there is anything new..
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| Mom and me |
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| Dad and me |
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| Our transport to radiology. |
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| Taking a peek at the camera through the porthole. |
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| I deserve a nap after that hard work. |
2 comments:
She is so precious! Praying that you guys find the right equation to get her taking a bottle. Love your patience, love and care for your sweet girl. Holding the three of you close.
Can I just tell you how beautiful she is? Just love her sweet face and expressions! Ok, now to eating, praying this all goes smoothly, know she'll get the hang of it soon! Y'all are amazing to spend countless hours with her and working with her, shows just what amazing parents you are and in a way compares to how God continually is working on us. You are a great example! Ps- Maybe you could show her one of your "eating" pictures that Jody likes to take of you, she'll quickly fall into her Tettleton shoes! :)
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