Last week Irelynn went to her 2 month check up. She got her first shots. I know it is best they get all their shots but sometimes it just seems like alot! I had talked to the Dr about spreading them out a little but he didn't think that was such a good idea so we got the 3 shots and the rotovirus drink that we were supposed to get. This post is a little delayed because my mom (Nanny) didn't want to know when Irelynn went to get her shots. Irelynn did pretty well. She screamed, of course which made me want to cry. Afterwards she was a little fussy but not too bad. I was waiting for a fever to come along but thankfully it didn't. I'm not looking forward to the next shots though!
Ever since Irelynn was born, she has had this weird little cough/gagging thing. At first I thought all babies must do this same thing or that she has the same throat issues I have (I won't even get into that whole story). Anyway the Dr. said it was probably reflux and that he could order this test to check it out. She had her test done yesterday. She had to drink some chalky stuff and then they took some xrays to see what happened to the chalky stuff. Of course I worry about everything and didn't really want her to have the test done with her drinking some weird chemical and then getting xrays but we finally went ahead with it. Irelynn did not want to drink the chalky stuff. She was screaming because she was hungry and wanted some real milk. (She has been rejecting formula too so its all breastfeeding now). After about 30 mins she finally ate enough for them to do the xrays. I was so happy she finally did it so that we didn't have to go back and try again. The Dr confirmed she does have reflux so now we are waiting to hear from our other Dr to see what she will need to take now. I hear baby Zantac works wonders. In the mean time I'm adjusting to changing my diet...no sodas and spicy foods for me. It's a little hard but worth it for my baby. She is also sleeping elevated a bit. I hope this all makes the cough go away because it scares me!
12 years ago
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Oh, yuck. It's so hard to see your baby go through stuff like that! Amelia had to have an EKG when she was itty bitty and let's just say it didn't go well and it was pretty much the worst day of my life. Glad she didn't have to go back and try the test again though, and now you know what's wrong and how to help your baby. Giving up stuff is hard, isn't it funny how it sort of feels like that part should end after you're not pregnant anymore?! Milo didn't tolerate dairy well in the beginning but thankfully he seems to be outgrowing that. You know me and my cheese!
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