Oh god sassy and mama I hope your J's are ok, what a fright you've had. Big hugs to them and big g n t's for you both.
The meal was lovely (thanks sp and fuzzzy) and we had a great night and sleep. Then it all went wrong on Monday. The HV came and said N looked pale. He's been pale since birth and nobody commented before despite us mentioning it to several drs. She ends up ringing Gp to get us an appt to get him checked for anaemia, resulting in us going to hospital for blood tests. They found he's very anaemic which is odd as he has no other symptoms (no shortness of breath, etc).
They think he's been anaemic since birth ( which we were unaware of) and has got worse over time. He's at the point where his food intake is only being used to keep him going rather than helping him gain weight. They also think the anaemia has reduced his appetite. So after talk of blood transfusions they decided to give iron replacement a go, so he takes that 3x a day, and they plan to monitor him frequently. We stopped overnight for observation, spoke to a dietician who says we're doing everything right in terms of diet and meals, just persevere really.
Hopefully the iron replacement gives him the boost he needs, and helps his weight gain. Poor little guy didn't get much sleep on the ward, and seems we have no hope tonight as there's a huge gang of kids outside creating all sorts of racket :(
Good luck fuzzzy for the job. Will have a proper read tomorrow to catch up on all your doings :)