October 20, 2005 (5 days old)We were released from the hospital in Dothan and sent directly to University of Alabama Birmingham Children's Hospital for a consultation with the Cleft Palate Team. In order to check in at 8am we got up at 3am and were on the road by 4am. This was the first day that Wyatt had been off his oxygen alarm and IV. It was strange to not have anything hooked up to him.
We were so nervous about Wyatt's breathing that we took turns sitting in the back seat with him on the 3 hr drive to Birmingham. He slept the entire way.
The Cleft Palate Team was amazing. We were so impressed with how efficiently the consultation was set up. We sat in a room and 4 Drs (Occupational Therapist, Surgeon, Geneticist, and Audiologist) came in and out of the room to see us, rather than having us run all over the hospital.
The surgeon said Wyatt should only need 1 surgery at 10-12 months. The geneticist said he wanted to test Wyatt for Sticklers Syndrome and referred us to an Opthalmologist. I was devastated and broke into tears when I heard that Wyatt may have something else to contend with other than his PRS and cleft.
We left Birmingham feeling very tired, but well equipped to deal with our precious baby.
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