Well the first couple of days at home went really well and Wyatt even slept through the night. Then on the 4th day Wyatt stopped sleeping through the night and was so gassy that we couldn't stop him from crying. We decided to take him off of the codine as we were sure that was the culprit and it wasn't helping him anyway. We were told it could take a couple of days to get the codine out of his system. So we waited through Sat and Sun hoping that the change in medicine would help. It didn't. He's been waking up about 3 times a night screaming, he cries constantly and there are a lot of times I am at a loss for what to do.I called the surgeon's office this morning becuase Wyatt's vioce is hoarse from all the crying. He just doesn't seem to be imprvoing the way they had explained. The surgeon's nurse, Maureen, told me to increase the amount of Tylenol and Motrin and the number of doses per day. If Wyatt hasn't calmed down by tomorrow I have to take him to the pediatrician to see if there is something wrong. She said he shouldn't be so cranky 1 week post-op.
I am stressing out! The instructions we are given are to prevent the baby from crying so that the sutures do not come lose. I can't stop him from crying! Eric went back to work on yesterday and my nerves are shot from the constant crying, worrying and lack of sleep.
1 week down - 2 more to go.
Here are a couple photos I managed to get of him today during a break in his mood.