Hi All,
I have bee lurking on this board for about a week. I have wanted to post before, but really am not sure if this is the right board for me. I guess the problem is that I don't really feel like I fit in anywhere else.
Anyway, my name is Kerry, I am 26 and have 2 sons, Connor who will soon be 4 and Jamie who is 7 1/2 months old. We have had alot of problems with Jamie almost from the outset. He has been under the paediatricians care for 7 months of his life. He had prolonged Jaundice, then a UTI at 4 weeks old. He had to undergo tests to check for urinary reflux and kindey damage (he has to go back in april). The his weight gain slowed down at about 10 weeks and completely stopped at 17 weeks. He weighs 14lb even and has done for coming up to 16 weeks now. At Jamie's last paed appointment (13th Dec 04) he was diagnosed as failure to thrive. He had bloods done, urine,stool and sputum samples and a chest x-ray, but so far, nothing has been found. We have tried the sweat test 3 times but have had to give up each time as Jamie has severe eczema. I still exclusively breastfeed as Jamie has issues with food and still doesn't eat solids. He has so many consultants and appointments that I am starting to lose track. He has a dietican, as well as a SALT, a dermatologist as well as his paed. I feel like a
complete failure as a mother. My dh & I are going crazy with worry, our baby is nothing more than a bag of bones, it makes us cry to see him naked. We have to take him back to see his paed on the 14th Feb, and I am dreading what he is going to say, although I am feeling like I should refuse to leave the hospital until they can tell me what is wrong with my precious boy.
I really don't want to cause anyone any offence by posting here, especially as Jamie is not techincally a SN baby, but like I said, I really don't feel like I fit anywhere else.
Kerry & Jamie