Mason has been happy all weekend! As in, no bad gas pains, sleeping at night and being content throughout the day!
Friday night he cried from about 9-midnight and Rob and I figured we were in for another long night, but he went to sleep at 12 and slept until 4am and then got up for a bottle and back to sleep until 8am! Last night he went down at 11pm and didn't wake up until 4pm to eat and then back to sleep until 7:30am!! It's been so nice! And he is sleeping in his crib and really seems to like it. On Thursday we switched to soy formula and it seems to be helping. It was so hard seeing him cry from the gas pains and we have tried EVERYTHING - mylicon drops, Dr. Brown's bottles, moving his legs for him, heating pad on his belly, etc. Finally I called the pediatrician back and she suggested trying soy. It smells HORRIBLE, but he seems to like it and I think it's helping! He has been able to poop without prune juice which he could not do on the other formula. I am so happy that he's not been in pain - it is so, so, so hard holding him and knowing he's hurting and I can't do anything else to help him. I would just cry along with him at night. It's hard having family so far away too because the crying really can ware on your nerves. I know he can't help it, and it's not that I was mad or angry...it just wares on you after hours and hours. I think the worst part was just feeling like a bad mom since I knew he was hurting and uncomfortable :( Please say a prayer for us that those days are behind us! I'm not going to get too excited yet, but I am definitely hopeful!
Here are a few random pictures of Mason! The first one is my favorite - he smiled at us! He hasn't really done it much since then (yesterday), but he did it a few times and I actually got it on camera!!
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ADORABLE smile picture!! I am so happy to hear that things are looking up... I'll say a prayer that the trend continues. Sounds like the soy formula might be working miracles for you guys :)
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