Sat 20 May 2006
More Big Days
Posted by Liza under Personal, The Real Live Boy
Yesterday was action packed!
We visited the DMV, the doctor, the lawyer, dropped by the park where my group at work was doing a volunteer cleanup day, and Mommy Jill had a staged reading last night, as part of a fundraiser for a local theater.
Noah continued his exciting efforts to roll over. Yesterday he didn’t quite succeed in getting all the way over, but at 11 pm, agitated and cold, he managed to get one foot between the slats of his crib. Of course getting it out again is a lot harder, poor guy. He isn’t hurt, but he was very upset about the whole thing and didn’t fall-and-stay asleep again until 1 am.
Why was he cold? Well, lately he’s been waking up with bug bites or maybe a rash around his ears, neck, and top of chest. Between that and the possibility of GERD, I called the pediatrician yesterday and they could see us almost immediately, so of course we went.
The little marks were diagnosed as, not bug bites, but heat rash. Since I already suspected that I was one of those "I’m cold, you put on a sweater" moms, that instantly made sense. Especially since the 2 times we most often see the reaction are when he wakes up and when he’s coming out of his carseat.
The doctor also said that Noah’s reaction didn’t actually sound like GERD to her, or if it was, it was mild to moderate at most. She thinks it sounds more like our old friend MILK PROTEIN ALLERGY. Yup. Mommy has to go back to eating fake dairy products. 
This doctor thought we should give it a week of me not eating dairy, and if there’s no improvement, then she’ll prescribe infant zantac.
Oh well. At least I’m better informed now than I was last time we did this.
Back to packing.
May 20th, 2006 at 3:00 pm
We just picked up our infant Zantac this morning because our Pediatrician thinks Alex DOES have GERD. We’ve been told to add cereal (baby oatmeal) to his bottles starting today. He has been Mr. Screamy Pants and we hope this helps.
May 21st, 2006 at 9:06 pm
I’m glad you guys had a great Mother’s day. I thought about you a lot. I think double mother’s day is extra special. Its good you went out to a fancy dinner.
There are a lot of babies out there with GERD, and a lot of babies with sensitivites to things in mom’s diet. I hope that he’s just going through a growth spurt and will calm down on his own in a week or two without the aid of meds etc. Have you switched the type of bottle you use? Babies can swallow too much air with the milk and it causes consternation and spitups. My friend Ann uses “DOC BROWN” bottles because they have a special valve. She likes them better than the playtex nurser because you don’t need the expensive bottle inserts.
I’m so excited about the apartment and the DMV. I think you guys are doing the right thing with the adoption. Lets cross our fingers that everything goes smoothly.
May 22nd, 2006 at 9:26 am
These reactions are happening while/after he’s nursing — I’ll have to check with the babysitter to find out more about how he is on the bottle, and whether the avent bottles are any different than the grocery store nipples on the pumped milk storage bottles.
We did find one very funny food sensitivity: broccoli. When I eat it, Noah gets constipated, and when the poor guy finally manages to get a poop out, it smells horrifyingly like rotten broccoli.