Bronson's Belly

  Poor baby Bronson... my sweet little boy unexpectedly started having large amounts of vomiting after his feedings on Wednesday night. He would eat without any problem and would suddenly have projectile vomiting. We initially suspected reflux, but after trying everything we could think of to improve the situation, we took him to the pediatrician on Friday morning.
  After discussing Bronson's symptoms, Dr. Debois decided to send us to Children's Hospital Radiology for an Ultrasound to determine if Bronson had a blockage. We received amazing service once arriving at the hospital and quickly learned that Bronson had pyloric stenosis. Basically the valve between the stomach and the intestines has a muscle around it that is enlarged and is not allowing anything to enter the intestines forcing him to throw up whatever he takes in. Despite not eating for 5 hrs, they said his stomach appeared to be full. We were admitted and scheduled for surgery on Saturday. The worst part was watching him get the IV which took 5 attempts:( After being bumped 3 times due to other emergencies, Bronson finally went into surgery Saturday afternoon where they cut the muscle to relieve the pressure on the valve.
  Fortunately, the surgery went very well and Bronson had no complications. We are now slowly giving him feedings and praying that he is able to retain them. He has currently taken in 2 feedings with only a small amount of spitting and seems to be resting peacefully without any pain. He has one incision in his belly button and 2 very small ones on his upper abdomen.  He looks really good and is just being so sweet. Please pray that his little belly adjusts to eating again and that he doesn't get sick so we can all go home and be together again soon.