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rivkaAlex had her four-month pediatrician visit today - a bit early, because it turns out that with all the school and sports physicals people need, you need to call 8-10 weeks in advance for a well-child visit in August. The scheduler searched and searched and finally found us a little corner of the Saturday morning schedule. Whew.
She had a rougher time with the vaccines today. Just like last time, she screamed herself purple while she was actually getting the shots and then quieted immediately once I picked her up afterward. But in the late afternoon and evening she got fussy and whiny in the way that, for her, always means actual discomfort. The areas around the puncture marks are pink and sore-looking. Poor little girl. We dosed her up with Infant Tylenol, but it was still a difficult evening - more so than last time. I hope that she's able to sleep well tonight.
She's a very healthy little girl. At 13 pounds, 13 ounces, her weight continues to be above average. I'd been a bit worried, because it seemed to me that the amount of formula she's taking had plateaued over a month or more, and because our early weight-gain struggles were so grim. But her doctor told me that we just don't need to worry about either weight gain or food intake anymore. He doesn't want me to think that I have to keep track. What a relief. Alex also continues to be a long baby - at 25.5 inches, she's above the 80th percentile and creeping towards the 90th! In half an inch's time, we'll need a convertible carseat to replace her infant seat. I'm still mystified as to how two short people could have such a tall baby.
We raised the question of starting solid foods, not because Alex seems ready - she doesn't - but because I was curious about whether "wait until six months" is still the recommendation even if a baby isn't breastfed. (Alex still gets a little pumped milk, but my production is pretty meager at this point. And it seemed to me that there was a possibility that artificial food = artificial food, and that there might therefore be no benefit to delaying solids in favor of formula.) Her pediatrician turns out to be very conservative about solid food, especially given our family history of allergies. He gave us the go-ahead to try a little rice cereal sometime after five months, but didn't even want to discuss other solids until her six-month appointment. It does sound like he's going to want to limit her to fruits, vegetables, and rice cereal until she's at least nine or ten months old, so there go my parents' gleeful plans to offer her pumpkin pie and ice cream at Christmas.
In other news, we're cleared to start using sunscreen. He's not concerned about our forthcoming trip to high altitiudes. Because both of us had a lazy eye as children, he wants Alex to see a pediatric opthalmologist at one year. That's also when he'll test her blood lead level, but he doesn't think we need to worry. We can start experimenting with taking her off Zantac whenever it seems right to us.
Yay for a healthy baby.
She had a rougher time with the vaccines today. Just like last time, she screamed herself purple while she was actually getting the shots and then quieted immediately once I picked her up afterward. But in the late afternoon and evening she got fussy and whiny in the way that, for her, always means actual discomfort. The areas around the puncture marks are pink and sore-looking. Poor little girl. We dosed her up with Infant Tylenol, but it was still a difficult evening - more so than last time. I hope that she's able to sleep well tonight.
She's a very healthy little girl. At 13 pounds, 13 ounces, her weight continues to be above average. I'd been a bit worried, because it seemed to me that the amount of formula she's taking had plateaued over a month or more, and because our early weight-gain struggles were so grim. But her doctor told me that we just don't need to worry about either weight gain or food intake anymore. He doesn't want me to think that I have to keep track. What a relief. Alex also continues to be a long baby - at 25.5 inches, she's above the 80th percentile and creeping towards the 90th! In half an inch's time, we'll need a convertible carseat to replace her infant seat. I'm still mystified as to how two short people could have such a tall baby.
We raised the question of starting solid foods, not because Alex seems ready - she doesn't - but because I was curious about whether "wait until six months" is still the recommendation even if a baby isn't breastfed. (Alex still gets a little pumped milk, but my production is pretty meager at this point. And it seemed to me that there was a possibility that artificial food = artificial food, and that there might therefore be no benefit to delaying solids in favor of formula.) Her pediatrician turns out to be very conservative about solid food, especially given our family history of allergies. He gave us the go-ahead to try a little rice cereal sometime after five months, but didn't even want to discuss other solids until her six-month appointment. It does sound like he's going to want to limit her to fruits, vegetables, and rice cereal until she's at least nine or ten months old, so there go my parents' gleeful plans to offer her pumpkin pie and ice cream at Christmas.
In other news, we're cleared to start using sunscreen. He's not concerned about our forthcoming trip to high altitiudes. Because both of us had a lazy eye as children, he wants Alex to see a pediatric opthalmologist at one year. That's also when he'll test her blood lead level, but he doesn't think we need to worry. We can start experimenting with taking her off Zantac whenever it seems right to us.
Yay for a healthy baby.
Food Allergies
Date: 2005-07-31 06:15 pm (UTC)Grandma S.