Mystery Solved...Mostly

Owen, as most of you know, has been having breathing issues since he was about 2 weeks old. It has progressively gotten worse. He makes a loud squeaking noise when he sleeps and he wheezes when he is awake. On top of this, for the last 2 weeks he has been crying almost non-stop. If he is awake he is upset. So this, along with his breathing issues, has been exhausting. I have shed alot of tears because I didn't know what to do for him.


I have been to 3 different doctors, had X-Rays done on his chest, and none have given me an answer I felt comfortable with. Last night, his crying and breathing were so bad, I was FED UP! I called and made an appointment to see Dr. Leslie Treece in a last ditch effort to solve this mystery. He has been a totally different baby for the past 2 weeks and I knew something was just not right. After looking over my little guy and talking through all of his symptoms, Dr. Treece came up with an answer. He has Laryngomalacia. (click to see more about this) It is not life threatening, but something that needs to be looked at. He is going to Vanderbilt in October to see a specialist. 


As far as the fussiness goes...Owen is allergic to cow's milk. I stopped breast feeding a week ago and Owen is on formula 100% now. I have been feeding him Enfamil Gentlease in hopes this would help his pain he seemed to be having in his belly. Well today he had blood in his stool at the doctor's office. We are now on Enfamil Nutramigen. All along he was allergic and I had no idea.


So...for all of you that have talked to me about your concerns when hearing Owen breathe and cry, you were right. There are some things we will have to address but he is going to be fine. I have faith he will grow out of this and his mommy is going to do all that she can to make sure this happens.

(another good link about Laryngomalacia)

My little guy at the doctor's office today:

He is 9 lbs. 2 oz. now!

Love, Caitlin