Austin had an as expected day! He tolerated his full rate (32mL/hr) of pedialyte by mid-morning today. Dr. Kennedy made rounds and shared the plan for the next couple days. A little before 1pm, we restarted Austin's formula/breastmilk at 16mL/hr. Every 4 hours, we increased his rate by 4mL. This means he will be at his normal rate tomorrow morning. Observation of his stools over the next 24-48 hours will tell us how he's tolerating being back at normal.
He continues to get the Flagyl 3x/day and his bowel sounds seem to have calmed down. We continue to be hopeful the cause of the diarrhea and vomiting is being treated! He will continue the Flagyl for a total of 10 days.
Special thank you to all of you for your thoughts and prayers! We feel them! A very special thank you to the Joneses who have cared for Max when Brian and I are both at the hospital. We love you very much and don't know what we would do without you! Lastly, thank you to Liz (Austin's first and one of his favorite nurses from PHS) and the Moskowitz's for visiting! You provided some healthy laughs and distractions! We appreciate it!
Happy Fourth of July to everyone! Enjoy and celebrate!
Love,
Tara and Brian
Max and Austin
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