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kcobwebSo, I realized I have been pretty quiet this week - guess that means it's time for another update.
We discovered on Tuesday that the EB is not gaining weight adequately - she has basically plateaued at just a few ounces over her birthweight. So we went to the pediatrician yesterday, and he gave a tentative diagnosis of acid reflux and has put her on Zantac. She's had a few doses thus far, and it seems to be helping with the major fussing and the massive spitting up. We'll go back to him Monday and if things aren't improved (i.e. ounces have not been gained), they'll do a full GI workup. Oh goody. That said, feeding is going relatively well - finally. But since we're still worrying about her weight, the feeding schedule is obsessive and all-consuming. The sleep deprivation is definitely catching up with both of us as well. (Going by the clock, I should be feeding her now - but she's asleep, and I hate to wake her. Soon.)
When she isn't eating, fussing or spitting up, she's getting reasonably cute. She is soclose to *almost* smiling. And her eyes are working to focus on things - faces mostly, but also her mobile in her crib. She's not into toys yet really - they are weird inanimate foreign objects to her, and she can't figure out what they are doing there (and certainly can't grab or hold) - but that will come. We have been taking regular walks this week - it's been gorgeous weather here, plus good exercise for me - and she likes going outside.
And we have a baby shower tomorrow - my (now former) coworkers wanted to have a party after she was born, so they could all see her and hold her and all that. So it should be rather fun, actually. It will be good to see them all, actually. I like a lot of these people rather well, in fact, and it is always nice (and so different) to see them socially.
Okay. I'm feeling guilty about starving my child, so I better go wake the little crabby-pants and feed her. :)
We discovered on Tuesday that the EB is not gaining weight adequately - she has basically plateaued at just a few ounces over her birthweight. So we went to the pediatrician yesterday, and he gave a tentative diagnosis of acid reflux and has put her on Zantac. She's had a few doses thus far, and it seems to be helping with the major fussing and the massive spitting up. We'll go back to him Monday and if things aren't improved (i.e. ounces have not been gained), they'll do a full GI workup. Oh goody. That said, feeding is going relatively well - finally. But since we're still worrying about her weight, the feeding schedule is obsessive and all-consuming. The sleep deprivation is definitely catching up with both of us as well. (Going by the clock, I should be feeding her now - but she's asleep, and I hate to wake her. Soon.)
When she isn't eating, fussing or spitting up, she's getting reasonably cute. She is soclose to *almost* smiling. And her eyes are working to focus on things - faces mostly, but also her mobile in her crib. She's not into toys yet really - they are weird inanimate foreign objects to her, and she can't figure out what they are doing there (and certainly can't grab or hold) - but that will come. We have been taking regular walks this week - it's been gorgeous weather here, plus good exercise for me - and she likes going outside.
And we have a baby shower tomorrow - my (now former) coworkers wanted to have a party after she was born, so they could all see her and hold her and all that. So it should be rather fun, actually. It will be good to see them all, actually. I like a lot of these people rather well, in fact, and it is always nice (and so different) to see them socially.
Okay. I'm feeling guilty about starving my child, so I better go wake the little crabby-pants and feed her. :)
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Date: 2005-04-09 02:37 am (UTC)*hugs*