Oscar has had a few problems with feeding since the surgery which has caused a bit of stress for his parents but he was much more comfortable eating today and we are confident that he's on the improve! I think he has a sore throat from having the breathing tube in during surgery and possible oral thrush from all the antibiotics he had to be on for the surgery. We started the thrush medication this morning and there was an almost instant change in him. Previously he had been turning his head away every time we went to feed him. He also can't use the special teat he was using prior to surgery (which we were lead to believe he'd be straight back on). Anyways, we are spoon feeding him, one little spoon at a time, and when he'll let us, we syringe it in. Today we tried a little glass with milk in it for him to sip from and he got the hang of it right away... so at the moment, it's just trying all of those things and taking it nice and slow and when none of those things work and we don't think he's had enough fluids, we hold his head and force it in... not pleasant or ideal and has lead to more than a few tears between Oscar and myself.
Other than that, the wee man is doing brilliantly well and today we had lots of smiles.
The lip and nose both look amazing and he is as cute as a button. He is coping really well with the arm splints and is even sleeping through the night more or less.
I have a stinking head cold which is not helping matters but hopefully a good sleep tonight will have me feeling a bit more human tomorrow.
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| Waiting to go into theatre on Friday |
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| Today (5 days later) |
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