Memphis has had a tough 24 hours. The Doctors have taken away all of the drugs! Memphis is now only taking Methadone, blood pressure medicine, and his re-flux medicine. Yesterday the phenobarbitol and adivan were taken away completely and the methadone was weaned by .1. Memphis has spent the last 24 hours awake and fussy. He dozes off for a minute or two here and there and then he is wide awake restless. He has had a temperature on and off which causes his heart rate to get high. He has been sweaty and throwing up a lot. Nothing seems to help him stay calm for very long. Mom has tried rocking him to sleep, laying on his tummy, swaddling him snug as a bug, putting him in his bouncy chair, and walking with him but still no success on getting Memphis to sleep and peaceful.
Its so sad watching your baby miserable with withdrawal but it is great that Memphis is no longer on all of those drugs. This is just one more thing he needs to overcome.
Bright side, the phenobarbitol is gone and there has not been any siezures!
Aside from the withdrawals, Memphis is looking better and better every day. Still working to learn how to suck but he is making progress. Mom and Memphis practice this every day. His OT therapists said he must have been doing his homework because they were very impressed with how much he is sucking so soon. This of course isn't much and he still can't keep the pacifier in his mouth on his own but more than they thought he would be dong.
Hopefully Memphis can get some peaceful sleep tomorrow...
What a beautiful baby.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes.x