miles will be 2 months old tomorrow, but his 2month checkup isn't until next week. i did break down and take him to the doctor today. he was uncharacteristically fussy last week and this morning was more of the same. his nose seems stopped up, he is spitting up all the time, and he is screaaaaaming between feedings. the doctor believes he has some issues with reflux, but not to the point where he would like to give medicine. this is mostly because miles is gaining weight so well. he is 10lbs 5oz today! this brings him up from the 2nd percentile at birth, to the 19th percentile. the doctor did say it is ok for miles to sleep on his stomach since this helps him feel better. i have been doing this for a couple weeks but was feeling slightly guilty about it as it is not the currently recommended practice.
naturally while we were at the doctor, miles seemed happy as could be. no sign of fussiness or spit up anywhere. he did get some mild hiccups but thats about it. i told the doctor he must have cured miles! he said yes, that's what we do with our stethoscopes!
so i was sort of frustrated. i'm glad that miles does not need medicine and that he's gaining weight so well. but what to do with this unhappy baby!?!?! fortunately, miles gave me a break this afternoon. he fell asleep on the way home from the doctor around 4.30pm and has essentially been asleep ever since (its now midnite) waking only to eat and for about a 30min stretch at 10.30pm. does this mean he will be awake all night? here's hoping not! but i took a nap too just in case. also, only one little spit up episode in all this time...could he really be better?!?!!??!?!?!?!?!?!?
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Clearly, PJ has not ever had a weight gaining problem either, but after 8 months of crying, spitting up a lot, and not sleeping well at night - I went to the dr. and told him I was leaving with a prescription...he could decide if it was going to be for me or for PJ. He prescribed Zantac for PJ and it seemed to help a lot. Keep that in the hopper for later.
ReplyDeletep.s. the answer to my question, is he really better, is a big fat no. he is back to spitting up. just in case you were wondering.
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