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We have a meeting with S's GI doctor in the morning to discuss starting the liquid feeds. Because he has had so much going on this week, we put off telling him about it until tonight. So we start off with all the reasons why he needs extra nutrition in order to continue to grow and get BIG muscles and go through puberty at the appropriate time. That by doing this it will hopefully eliminate the belly pain he has been having and allow him to continue doing all the things he loves to do. So he says, "Well, that all sounds good. How do we go about doing this?" My husband starts explaining the tube you put in the nose and how it allows predigested food to pump into to your stomach over night while you sleep. The tears start to come so we tell him that he'll be able to take the tube out every morning so no worries about having to go to school with it in. More tears so we explain that tons of children all over the world do this and that we know he can do it to. More tears so we tell him how impressed his Uncle Jamie is going to be with this new "trick" he'll be able to do and how he might also be able to gross out his friends with this skill. The tears stop. I then tell him that he won't have to worry about eating anymore. He starts smiling and says, "You mean I won't have to bother with eating dinner anymore?" Nope, no more dinner. You'll be able to stay outside and play longer, I say. "What about lunch?" Nope, no more lunch, I say. He says, "Oh that's going to be so cool. I'll tell my friends that I don't need to eat lunch anymore because I have super powers. He told me, "Mom it's going to be so nice not having you nag me about eating all the time."
S has never been a good eater! Could care less about it really. He has never been motivated by food and eating has always just been a huge inconvenience to him. We have struggled with this ALL his life. Turns out it might actually be a blessing.
He admitted to being nervous about the tube insertion and says that it might take him awhile but that he's sure he can master it. God love him and his positive attitude. He's also been promised an Xbox if he can do this so that's a HUGE incentive for him.
Soooo, we shall see how it goes tomorrow. I'm nervous but at least we're going in with the proper attitude!
S has never been a good eater! Could care less about it really. He has never been motivated by food and eating has always just been a huge inconvenience to him. We have struggled with this ALL his life. Turns out it might actually be a blessing.
He admitted to being nervous about the tube insertion and says that it might take him awhile but that he's sure he can master it. God love him and his positive attitude. He's also been promised an Xbox if he can do this so that's a HUGE incentive for him.
Soooo, we shall see how it goes tomorrow. I'm nervous but at least we're going in with the proper attitude!