Madison's constipation landed her in the hospital Monday night. Was it that urgent? Probably not, but I couldn't stand to see her in pain anymore. I tried everything in my power to help her, but nothing worked. She has done her business and is comfortable now, but I'm scared that won't last. Switching her to the higher calorie formula is definitely helping her weight gain, but clogging her up as well. The doctor suggested doing one scoop of the new formula and one scoop of the old formula with each bottle, so we'll see if that helps anyway. Wow... I can't believe I'm blogging about my daughter's constipation. Onto a new subject...
Tuesday afternoon, it became evident that she was developing a nasty cold. Ugh. That's what I get for bringing her to the hospital, right? Her poor nose has been running like a faucet, and she's such a grumpy booger. I've been suctioning out her nose constantly to try and help, but it doesn't seem to do much. She went back to the doctor this morning just to ensure it's nothing more than a cold, and luckily it's not. I know that she could be prone to ear infections do to her condition, so I'm worried about that.
Explanation for picture above: took my babies to the pumpkin patch after her appointment. I say this about 10 times a day, but I absolutely love this time of year. Not to mention tomorrow is Kalen's (my son) birthday! He'll be 5 at 2:59 pm tomorrow. Where does the time go? This party is Saturday, and I'm sure I'll be posting pictures.
Two important doctor appointments for Maddy are this month... ENT, and Opthamology. I'll be blogging their outcome.
The constipation was the only real issue we had with Alex until we could start him on baby food-then it was pears, prunes and yogurt! We were able to use milk of magnesia-might be something to discuss with GI.
ReplyDeleteHope ENT & Opthamology go well! We were so overwhelmed the first few months with the number of different specialists but its better to get checked out just to feel better. : ) Pumpkin patch pic is cute!
I'll definitely ask her doctor about the milk of magnesia. She seems to be going, but it's not as consistent as before.
ReplyDeleteAll the appointments are definitely overwhelming! But we're getting through it. :)