***I started typing this post on Saturday night and finished Monday morning***
First some background. At ten days old Dominik threw up and choked and he quit breathing. It didn't take too long to get him started again and all has been well since then. Until Friday August 22nd.
First some background. At ten days old Dominik threw up and choked and he quit breathing. It didn't take too long to get him started again and all has been well since then. Until Friday August 22nd.
We got to my mom's house a littl after 4:00 and I knew that Nik was hungry so as soon as we got settled I took his clothes and his diaper off. It had been a crazy day and I hadn't changed his diaper for way longer than neccessary, so I just opened up a diaper and put it in the carseat and put him on it so he could air out. My mom came home from work and did her thing and she came back into the dining room and Dominik got excited and scaled the carseat to get to her. At this point he only had about two bites of his green vegetables. I took him from my mom to put his diaper on him he fussed for about 2 seconds and quit breathing. I blew in his face and I rubbed him to stimulate him into breathing again. It didn't work. I ran him to my dad and by the time I got Dominik to him he was, in my dad's word's, "a limp noodle". He didn't have any muscle tone and his whole face was blue. I started freaking out and ran from the room. My brother was on the phone with EMS and my dad got Dominik breathing again. The EMS arrived about 30 seconds after my dad got Nik breathing again. While EMS was checking him Dominik was laughing and smiling at them. They cleared him and let us take him to the hospital. Since my dad works at St. Marks and he had to go to work that night anyways we took Dominik to the ER there. When we got there the Dr was great with him. She was really concerned about what had happened and she wanted to get a chest X-Ray and call Primary Children's to consult with a pediatrician to see what they thought. The Radiologist came in to get Dominik and a lady came in to cancel the X-Ray because they wanted to transport Dominik to Primary Children's. Dominik had his first ambulance ride that night. He loved it. He fell asleep about halfway there and didn't like it when the EMT tried to wake him up once we got there.
The first doctor that came in to see him was a resident. I wanted to pull her hair out. She said that Dominik most likely got mad and held his breath on purpose. The doctor at St. Mark's said that isn't what it was because kids don't start holding their breath when they are mad until about two. And Dominik wasn't mad when this all happened. He was fussy but not mad. How does a 10 month old know to hold his breath when he's mad.
The next doctor that came in was concerned about his reflux and wanted to keep him overnight to observe him and if by chance he did it again the team of doctors and nurses up on his floor would be able to take care of the situation and maybe get an idea of what is going on. I agreed and said I would feel more comfortable if he could stay overnight. After a couple of hours in the ER we went upstairs. They did a chest X-Ray. His heart and lungs looked great. One dr was a little worried that maybe his heart was too big and that is what caused him to stop breathing, but luckily that wasn't the case. His blood work came back normal. They put him on two new meds to help with his reflux and an antibiotic to help with motility. (it helps move the food through his tummy faster so he doesn't have much in there to reflux and aspirate) And we are making his bottle thicker. They said they don't know if it helps with reflux to thicken the formula, but they do know it helps with aspiration.
Dominik ended up staying two nights at Primary Children's because they decided to put him on the new meds and they had to observe him to make sure they were helping. We are home now and Dominik is doing really well. I am sure glad this happened while I was in Utah visiting my mom and dad. I was such a wreck I don't know that I would have been able to help Dominik. Before we left the hospital I watched a CPR video and practiced on the doll to freshen up. If any of you get the chance to take a CPR course do it. Even if you know how to do it.
I left my camera in Colorado so I don't have any pictures of Dominik in the hospital. He loved all the attention and the toys. He flirted with the nurses. The CNA we had Sunday morning and afternoon was so cute with him. I think she was his favorite. He talked to her and loved on her. And even let her change his diaper without trying to get away. He just layed there and let her do it.
The first doctor that came in to see him was a resident. I wanted to pull her hair out. She said that Dominik most likely got mad and held his breath on purpose. The doctor at St. Mark's said that isn't what it was because kids don't start holding their breath when they are mad until about two. And Dominik wasn't mad when this all happened. He was fussy but not mad. How does a 10 month old know to hold his breath when he's mad.
The next doctor that came in was concerned about his reflux and wanted to keep him overnight to observe him and if by chance he did it again the team of doctors and nurses up on his floor would be able to take care of the situation and maybe get an idea of what is going on. I agreed and said I would feel more comfortable if he could stay overnight. After a couple of hours in the ER we went upstairs. They did a chest X-Ray. His heart and lungs looked great. One dr was a little worried that maybe his heart was too big and that is what caused him to stop breathing, but luckily that wasn't the case. His blood work came back normal. They put him on two new meds to help with his reflux and an antibiotic to help with motility. (it helps move the food through his tummy faster so he doesn't have much in there to reflux and aspirate) And we are making his bottle thicker. They said they don't know if it helps with reflux to thicken the formula, but they do know it helps with aspiration.
Dominik ended up staying two nights at Primary Children's because they decided to put him on the new meds and they had to observe him to make sure they were helping. We are home now and Dominik is doing really well. I am sure glad this happened while I was in Utah visiting my mom and dad. I was such a wreck I don't know that I would have been able to help Dominik. Before we left the hospital I watched a CPR video and practiced on the doll to freshen up. If any of you get the chance to take a CPR course do it. Even if you know how to do it.
I left my camera in Colorado so I don't have any pictures of Dominik in the hospital. He loved all the attention and the toys. He flirted with the nurses. The CNA we had Sunday morning and afternoon was so cute with him. I think she was his favorite. He talked to her and loved on her. And even let her change his diaper without trying to get away. He just layed there and let her do it.
