Okay... it may not have the same ring as "Rain, Rain, Go Away" but I REALLY need the Doctor visits to cease! I want my baby girl WELL!!! (and her momma, too)
The following is my "mommy" rant... just a warning. Rant/ Coping method... whatever.
My baby girl, is amazing... I mean literally... she is the BEST baby. She is 99.9% of the time smiling, laughing, playing, and just a lot of fun. Fussy only when she is tired, wet, or hungry, but what person wouldn't fuss at that stuff! I know.. I know.. you are reading that and rolling your eyes, cussing me under your breath, and all that is fine. BUT honestly, her behavior has nothing to do with Colby and I.. Lucy is just a naturally laid back, and happy baby! I say all this to now announce that having the above "angel" baby left me ABSOLUTELY, totally unprepared for what happened last night... and now totally a sleep deprived MESS today.
When you have an infant that makes the definition of "night feedings" to mean waking up every 3 hours (on the dot), feeding, and instantly after the feeding your baby will be back sound asleep, then by the age of 3 months she has taught herself to sleep through the night 8pm to 6am... you are most definitely NOT prepared when at 6 1/2 months she decided to arouse from her sleep at 12:45am SCREAMING and continue to do so for the. rest. of. the. night.
So a little recap before we get to last night:
Two weeks ago, I took Lucy into the doctor on a Monday because she was pulling on her ear and had a bad cold. We saw Dr. J (who we LOVE) he said she had a fluid on her right ear so he put us on the antibiotic amococylin (sp?). We went back Thursday for our 6 month shots...he re-checked ears while we were there- looking better but still had fluid. Got the shots, Lucy did really well with these, no fever! Fast forward to the next Monday (three days later) Lucy had started having a bad cough (aftermath of the cold.. I thought). Tuesday we arrive at daycare, literally the SECOND I arrive they say, "Has she been coughing?" How funny, why yes... yes she has. "Oh, well there are FOUR cases of RSV.. you need to have her checked". Back to the doctor we go.. visit number three. Dr. J did not have any open appointments this day so we saw another doctor... remember it has only been 4 days since we saw Dr. J who still saw fluid on Lu's ears... well anyways. This doctor looks at us like I'm crazy for having her here again.. I definitely go the "paranoid new mom" look.. but I tell him, "she's been coughing, still tugging at her ear... want to make sure the meds are working and that we don't have RSV". Literally in 5 minutes we are in and out of there. He dashes the ear thingie in her ear, "all clear" "no RSV" "Just teething"... give her benadryl if she won't sleep. REALLY? That's it? Okay... trust what the Doctor says.
So here we are... this Wednesday night. Almost a week since our "All clear" Doctor visit. (and all week she has been pulling on the ear but I keep thinking.. well "they said it was all clear"... ugh. ALWAYS TRUST YOUR MOMMY INSTINCTS!)
I
have been feeling feel like absolute POO because I am fighting my own sinus infection all week. I had finally called my Doctor and had some meds called in for me. Sent Colby to go and pick them up from the pharmacy (however, they weren't safe to take since I'm still breastfeeding) so scratch all that... Mommy is still waiting on Dr. to call in SAFE meds for me to take for said sinus infection... anyways... back to the story. Lucy is being precious... rolling over on her mat, playing with us, then splashing all around in the bath tub. 8:15pm comes around time for her bottle, she drinks all of it as usual and passes out for the night. I take a hot bath, and follow her to bed around 8:45... night night. all is well...
Fast forward... 12:45am... Lucy... SCREAMING. I mean.... SCREAMING.
Whaaaatttt??? What has happened?? Colby and I both fly up out of bed... rush to her bed... "Lu"!! What's wrong sweet girl??
SCREAMING continues... she cannot breathe... so congested.... shaking her head back and forth, back and forth, tugging at her ears. HOW has all of this happened since 8 o'clock? She was FINE and well when I tucked her in!!!
So for the next THREE hours... I held a screaming, hurting, PITIFUL baby girl.. my heart was broken!
Colby and I both were looking at each other like, "What do we do?" UN-prepared.
I tell you what I did, I cried with her. Ha. Sitting on the floor, next to the humidifier... holding Lucy elevated on a pillow... exhaustion took over.
We were able to get an appointment at 9am this morning with Dr. J. Thank goodness. Sweet Lu has a DOUBLE ear infection, on top of another cold. Poor baby. I can't imagine how much she was hurting last night!
All you momma's reading this know how much it HURTS your heart when your baby hurts.. oh it was pitiful. So take note, mommies.... TRUST your gut. If your baby is pulling on their ears, or shaking her head... or not "sucking" their bottle/paci like normal... it is NOT "just teething".
The good news.. Mommy and baby both have prescriptions waiting on us at the pharmacy.
Hopefully this will be the end to our 4 doctor visits in two weeks.
UGH. So aggravated at other doctor... so loving our sweet Dr. J who has saved the day, again.
Sweet Lu. Mommy hopes you feel better SOON!
and thanks Pinterest for this reminder:
Have a MERRY Thursday!
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