Finally: Progress...A little, but we'll take it!

So the last few days have been terrifying at times and heart breaking at others, but today at last we can see little Liam is doing remarkably better. The weekend was really up and down and Monday was just awful. On Saturday the nurses moved Liam into his Isolate crib, which seemed to really help. However, shortly after we left Liam was inconsolable, part of the withdrawal. Sunday was up and down, it was very hard to leave him, but at the same time we knew it just wasn't in his best interest for us to hold him all the time. If we hold him to long he could get use to that comfort and in a way become spoiled to where it would be difficult for the nurses to understand if he is crying because he just wants to be held all the time or if he is suffering from the affects of the withdrawal.

By Monday afternoon it became apparent to the Doctor that Liam needed help to get through this based on his continued high Finnegan Scale Scores, the highest reaching up to 13. The doctor then ordered to start Liam on a Morphine regiment. This left us a bit anxious and worried, but this morning when we went to see him he slept for about two hours before we had to wake him for lunch. He was a lot calmer overall, but still obviously going through the withdrawal. The Nurses explained that the Morphine simply dulls the pain, or takes the edge off, the pain. Babies going through withdrawal experience the same symptoms an adult would, the high fevers, jitteriness, stomach cramps, head aches, muscle spasms, and even seizures.

Though we are not out of the woods yet, Liam is finally making progress. He still has a long way to go, but we will get there. He needs to start feeding. He still hasn't began feeding yet. Liam's just not putting the sucking and swallowing together. Please pray for Liam to keep making progress and start to feed. I know all your prayers have really helped us this far, so please keep praying for our little guy. Thank you!