Re: [Felvtalk] Jelly...

2017-04-09 Thread Sheri Burbridge
Bob, it's encouraging to hear that Jelly is having bright spots among the low points. I hope that he is progressing today and eating a bit more for you. The mouth sores are common for these guys I guess, it just compounds an already difficult time for them. The pain meds seem to help a bit but

[Felvtalk] Mo update

2017-04-09 Thread Sheri Burbridge
I feel a lot like Bob right now, it's hard to tell if we are making progress. I'm trying very hard to be patient but time is not on our side and it's difficult. Mo has been eating less and less every day and won't really lick the gel off anymore so I'm going to try the baby food today. With how

Re: [Felvtalk] Mo update

2017-04-09 Thread Amani Oakley
Hi Sheri It is extremely difficult to go through what you and Mo are going through, and all of us have been there. I too have known the frustration and guilt of constantly harassing one of the babies in my charge with food. However, I have very often seen them come through the other end, and

Re: [Felvtalk] Mo update

2017-04-09 Thread Sheri Burbridge
Thank you for the encouragement! I was really dreading the syringe feeding but it went better than I thought. I was able to get 3- 3cc syringes in him and although he hated being restrained and wasn't lapping it on his own, he didn't seem to hate the taste and dutifully swallowed each bit until