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Brady vent >:|

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I just need to blow off a preemie-sized bit of steam over the bradys Angry

I hate them. They scare me. I think they're giving me permanent damage and I will wake DS up every 30 seconds for the rest of his life.

He used to get them several times a day, as you all know and would expect. Then he had a magical 24 hours w/out one. NOW he's started having bigger/major ones when he feeds. Tongue Tied He's taking everything by mouth - via bottle or breast. We try BF'ing once/day and during today's session he brady'ed out on me.

They're terrifying. I hate the ones where they go limp and the alarm is going nuts and the color drains - and pat:pat:pat: wondering if they're going to wake up. I also hate the ones where you're just gazing at your LO and the alarm goes off and oops - who would've known they stopped breathing?

Before entering preemie-land I thought Brady was the last name of the world's most wholesome family. Now it is the word I can't wait to never hear again.

/rant

If you have any thoughts as to why he'd only brady while eating feel free to toss it out there...everyone is stumped.

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  • kck329kck329 member

    I think I could have written every word of your post. I know just how you feel. I also hate the "little Bradies" that the nurses don't count but still freak me out anyway.

     On the feeding, ask your doctors about reflux. Ours are pretty sure that is what is causing a lot of Cora's issues.

     

    Sorry I don't have more answers but I do have lots of sympathy!

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  • witt0198witt0198
    Try feeding him the bottles laying on his side at an incline, and making sure that his chin isn't to his chest. It helped my Evan. Otherwise, I'd honestly ask to hold off on feedings for a bit and try again in a few days. Maybe they're just not ready. Eating is really hard work.
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  • Kate621Kate621 member
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    Try feeding him the bottles laying on his side at an incline, and making sure that his chin isn't to his chest. It helped my Evan. Otherwise, I'd honestly ask to hold off on feedings for a bit and try again in a few days. Maybe they're just not ready. Eating is really hard work.

    I second this.

    For Judith, she would brady during a bottle feed if she started choking.  Over time, I learned to read her signals, and as soon as I saw that the milk coming out of the nipple was more than she could keep up with, I would tip the bottle so everything came out of the nipple to help her catch a break.  Not sure if that's happening for your LO, but it might be another thing to look out for. 

    Yep. During or after a feeding was the only time Jack would brady. I know it's frustrating but unfortunately it's one of those things that just takes time.

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  • CLAYLIOVERCLAYLIOVER
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    I just need to blow off a preemie-sized bit of steam over the bradys Angry

    I hate them. They scare me. I think they're giving me permanent damage and I will wake DS up every 30 seconds for the rest of his life.

    He used to get them several times a day, as you all know and would expect. Then he had a magical 24 hours w/out one. NOW he's started having bigger/major ones when he feeds. Tongue Tied He's taking everything by mouth - via bottle or breast. We try BF'ing once/day and during today's session he brady'ed out on me.

    They're terrifying. I hate the ones where they go limp and the alarm is going nuts and the color drains - and pat:pat:pat: wondering if they're going to wake up. I also hate the ones where you're just gazing at your LO and the alarm goes off and oops - who would've known they stopped breathing?

    Before entering preemie-land I thought Brady was the last name of the world's most wholesome family. Now it is the word I can't wait to never hear again.

    /rant

    If you have any thoughts as to why he'd only brady while eating feel free to toss it out there...everyone is stumped.

    Reflux. Def reflux.

    Oh and I hate them too. Evil things.

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  • RMH10RMH10
    I also hate the bradys! My daughter was in the NICU waiting for the magical 3 days free of Brady spells. After talking with the nurses and doctors, they decided to try her on Zantac for reflux. It has helped to lower the number of bradys as well as how low her heart rate dropped. She is home on an apnea monitor now, and will still have them occasionally, especially during feeding. Maybe it's reflux with your baby. It might help to try medicine for it.
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  • JakesBride07JakesBride07
    It could be reflux as well. We are dealing with the same issues with our lo's.
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  • WaitingforGraceWaitingforGrace member

    My DD did this.. and we were trained on how to feed to avoid it.. she had some issues/spells with being overwhelmed with feedings we used a slow flow nipple in a side lying position and also pacing. The combination of the side lying and pacing helped TONS. The speech therapist is the one who wrote the orders for this and the nurses had to do it every feeding.  Pacing is just where you don't let them suck more than 5-6 sucks without swallowing or breathing. If they do, you pull the bottle out/ tip it away so they can't get anymore. And with the side lying, it's super important to make sure their entire body is turned and not just their head. Their shoulders need to be in line with their neck. We found swaddling helped with this since it was a more rigid frame to hold.

    We were send home 48 hours after her last "blue" spell. The called them choking incidents not brady's and it was scary. She still had "incidents" at home for about a month of getting too much and not being able to breathe. Good news is, she's now mostly grown out of it. 

    Just try to learn what triggers it and avoid those scenarios (slower feeds, feeding position, etc!) Good luck!

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    My DD did this.. and we were trained on how to feed to avoid it.. she had some issues/spells with being overwhelmed with feedings we used a slow flow nipple in a side lying position and also pacing. The combination of the side lying and pacing helped TONS. The speech therapist is the one who wrote the orders for this and the nurses had to do it every feeding.  

    That.  Speech also switched us to the Doctor Brown's wide bottle instead of the standard NICU disposable. 

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