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After six hours or so, your baby will start to feed with small amounts which will be increased slowly depending on how your baby tolerates it. The nurses will closely monitor your baby’s pain, wound and IV fluids. Once your baby has had surgery, they will return to the ward.

Both the surgeon and the anaesthetist will talk to you about the surgery and any risks or possible complications. There are no alternatives to surgery to fix pyloric stenosis. Once your baby is rehydrated and the blood electrolytes are normal, an operation known as a “pyloromyotomy” will be performed under a general anaesthetic.

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The nurses can use this tube to remove any contents of the stomach by either drawing it out with a syringe (this is called aspirating) or by allowing it to drain itself into a small container (this is called free drainage). If your baby continues to vomit, the nurses may put a small tube (nasogastric tube) into their nose which then goes down to the stomach. The IV fluid will be helping to rehydrate your baby. At this stage, your baby won’t be allowed to have a breast feed or bottle in order to help control the vomiting. Your baby will also have fluid by the IV drip. When your baby is admitted to hospital, they will have an intravenous drip (IV) inserted and have frequent blood tests (generally by pricking the heel) to make sure the electrolyte levels are stable. One of the complications of pyloric stenosis is vomiting and dehydration which can lead to changes in your baby’s blood salts (known as electrolytes). This will give the doctor some pictures of the thickened pyloric muscle. They may refer your baby for an ultrasound of the stomach area (this is similar to the ultrasound that you may have had during pregnancy). Sometimes, during physical examination of your baby, the doctor can feel a small hard lump on the right side of your baby’s stomach.

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The doctor will take a full history from you about your baby’s feeding pattern and weight. If your baby has persistent vomiting, you should see your doctor immediately.ĭiarrhoea is NOT usually a symptom of pyloric stenosis. They can have fewer wet nappies and when they cry, may not be able to make any tears.ĭehydration in young babies is a very serious condition.

The baby can become lethargic, less active and their “soft spot” (fontanelle) on the top of their head can become sunken.

Dehydration can develop quickly as the vomiting worsens.

Possible decrease in the number of nappies with poo, as very little food is reaching the bowel.

Baby often shows signs of hunger and wants to feed again after vomiting.

The vomiting becomes worse over a few days and can often be forceful and projectile. It’s not clearly known why pyloric stenosis develops but it is more common in boys than girls. It most often occurs in babies between two and six weeks of age. This is because the passage is made up of muscle which becomes thicker than normal, making the pylorus smaller and preventing the stomach from moving milk and food into the small intestine. Pyloric stenosis occurs when the passage between the stomach and small bowel (known as the “pylorus”) narrows.

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