Well, we talked to the doctor about it again on Monday and she swapped him to soy formula. He seems to be doing better on it. Last night he pooped alittle bit on his own after some straining and a red face.
Today he started pushing and straining. His whole little face and head was turning red. I went to change his diaper and again it was only a little bit so we gave him another enema. It was really hard too. I felt so bad for him, his whole face kept getting red he was pushing so hard!
The doctor said it can take up to a week for the soy to completely get in his system and the other to leave. She said if the soy doesn't work there is another one they can try and give him, but usually the soy works. She also told me to try giving him 2oz of water 3 times a day between feeds. However, he just DOES NOT like water!! (gets it from his mommy!
) He will take 1oz. Well... 1oz leaves the bottle. He might swallow a bit, but at least half (if not more) ends up on the rag/his shirt.
Anyways, I'm hoping he gets better! *crosses fingers*
We gave him some Karo syrup. Just a small amount in his bottle of formula. We gave it to him in three bottles yesterday, and then haven't given it to him in his last four. He has pooped three times so far. I dont know how long the Karo syrup will stay in his system until it starts getting to the ones without it. But we both decided not to give him anymore and see if he starts pooping on his own now. If not, I guess we will try some more Karo syrup or prune juice.
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