After our doctor's appointment yesterday, I decided that I gave birth to a worm. She is long and skinny with a relatively small head. And she wiggles a TON. (By the way, who knew you would see so many interesting things by searching "worm" on google images?)
As of yesterday, Brooklyn weighs 16 lbs 4 oz (55%), is 27 inches long (90%), and her head measures 42 cm (40%). The doctor says everything looks great. We saw a different doctor this time. She looked in Brooklyn's mouth and said that she didn't see any teeth coming through, whereas the other doctor said he saw two of them at her appointment TWO MONTHS ago. So who knows who is right? Worms don't have teeth anyway... do they?
What was funny is that Brooklyn seemed to remember the doctor's office. I guess the emotional trauma of getting 80 (okay, 3) shots, all at once, is hard to get over. She was totally fine in the waiting room and exam room until they told me to undress her. As soon as I layed her down on the table, she FREAKED OUT!! I have honestly never seen her like that. She flipped and kicked and screamed and wiggled up a storm. And she usually loves to get her clothes taken off! From then on, whenever we would put her on that table, she'd do the same thing. But as soon as I picked her up, she was fine. We had to do most of the exam with her on my lap because she wouldn't cooperate otherwise. She did have to lie down for her shots, though. They didn't seem as bad this time. She screamed when she was on the table, but as soon as I picked her up, she was fine again. She took a long nap afterwards, my poor little traumatized wormy girl.
***WARNING: IF YOU ARE OPPOSED TO THE ARBITRARY SEDATION OF SMALL CHILDREN, YOU NEED TO STOP READING NOW.***
So I'm really nervous about the plane ride to Florida. Brooklyn is actually a seasoned traveler (this will be her 5th flight), but this time we are flying over night. That means that the 149 other people on the plane will be trying to sleep. Thus, if she decides to throw a fit, we will be subject to the limited mercies of an angry mob. Many of my fellow airline workers claim that the only way to travel with small children is to drug them. Some of them even recommend this to customers who are bringing their infants. I figured that this would be a good solution, but only if it was safe. I asked my doctor about it, risking all hopes of her having any kind of respect for me as a mother. She was actually quite non-judgmental. She told me that it is officially not recommended to give anything but Tylenol to children under the age of 2. However, if I wanted to give her a little Benadryl before the flight, it shouldn't be more than 1/2 tsp. She also gave me a prescription for some numbing drops to put into Brooklyn's ears 10 minutes before takeoff and landing.
I haven't decided if I'm going to do the Benadryl or not. My sister tried this with her little girl (18 months) and she was hyper as could be for the next little bit. So I guess sometimes it has the opposite effect. And I don't think the numbing drops are necessary. On our 4 other flights, the altitude has never seemed to bother Brooklyn. I guess at this point I can just cross my fingers and hope for the best. Wish us luck!
5 comments:
GOOOOOOOOD LUUUCCCCKKK! I am sure it will be fine. If Jon and Kate Plus Eight can do it, you can too! If you don't know what that show is, go to TLC.com and click on their link! Me and Katy love it!
Lucy was 19lbs and 25in at 6 months haha! poor Lu!
Melody- Use Benadryl! If you are worried about her on the plane than I would use it for sure. My pediatrician in Utah told me that it is better to use the medicine than to stress out you, the baby, and everyone else on the flight. He also said that it has the opposite effect on some kids, so definitely try it out at home before you go.
I will be taking trips down to Florida soon, I can't wait! :) Have a great trip.
I'm due in November, just before Thanksgiving. Thanks for the info. We were really wondering what those things were!
Hey, I think 1/2 tsp is the amount my pediatrician told me to give. That sounds right to me. One other thing, I would wait until about an hour after she eats. Steven spit up a lot both times I gave it to him, and he never spit up any other time. I don't know if it was the medicine or being too full, but both times I gave it to him right after he ate. Good luck. :)
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