I can’t believe we are on day 4 already. This week is flying!!
Today was a lot tougher than the previous 3 days. Jason is continuing to be VERY stubborn. He knows that we want him to eat but refuses to even attempt to eat. Breakfast and lunch he was not interested in even sitting at the table this time. He still checks the food out, looks at it but is determined to beat us and not try or show us that he is hungry and interested.
His hydration seems fine. He is still active and happy. We went to the shops and he was fine walking around the shops and had a very active swim in the pool giggling and having fun. He is still interested in the spray bottle spraying his mouth all the time and also sprays his face when he is hot. Wasn’t interested in any sippy cups or sports bottles today.
This afternoon at lunch he was very miserable. He watched us eating and would come back and check out what we were doing then would lie on the floor and moan. He would lie on the tiles and moan. Obviously he is battling, he is hungry, he is thirsty and this is going to cause him to be miserable. He moans a lot (squeals). I guess he is wondering why I will not feed him via the tube but we just keep telling him that he is a big boy now and must eat with his mouth and that his tube is broken.
I tried this afternoon to give him a biscuit, some yogurt and a banana but he was having none of it. Would give it all back to me. I know we are note meant to encourage him to eat so I know this is the wrong thing to do already! Mommy is feeling sorry for him and I know that is the wrong thing to do and to show him that he is affecting me. But it’s tough!!! It’s hard watching your child hungry and miserable but I have to continue to be strong and not show him that I am effected by his hunger and moods.
He has a variety of food and drinks around him all day and we do not force of encourage him too much (as hard as that is).
He was exhausted by 2pm and I lay on the bed and told him to come and sleep with me. He was yawning and buggered but refused to lie next to me. Got off the bed and lay on the floor next to the bed and fell asleep. This is his way of punishing me I guess. While he slept I gave him 100mls rehydrat to hydrate him.
This afternoon we had a lovely thunder storm and some rain. It’s good to have a bit of cool weather - the past 3 days have been over 30 degrees so some rain is very welcome!!
Tube feeding wise we have dropped all day feeds so from 5 feeds (750mls formula and 300mls water) to 100mls water while he sleeps is quite a drop but I was confident that he could handle it and he is. He is just reacting now out of hunger and this is exactly what we want. We need him to be hungry enough and thirsty enough to eat and drink! Tonight he will have 700mls formula while he sleeps.
I am in contact with Professor Dunitz-scheer and the team from Graz and they have been absolutely fantastic with their email replies and advice. I am SO happy that we decided to go ahead and do this wean with their help! They are the experts in this field and they know what they are talking about.
Tonight while I was drinking my water, he took the glass out of my hand and started drinking from it - a good sign. Made mommy very happy.
I know Jason is fine hydration wise and I am not worried about that. He is absolutely fine when he is swimming and happy but around food and not distracted from the hunger he is starting to show the hunger signs. This is a good thing through, this is what we want to see!! Now we just need to see some eating action but I know that will come in time. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow but it will come!!
So anyway I cut his hair tonight. Here’s hoping that "Samson" will be weak around food tomorrow and give in!!!