Never A Dull Moment
During our drive up to Charlotte I noticed in one of Zoe's wet diapers that there was an orange spot. It looked as if somebody had been eating Cheetos and then touched her diaper. I was the one that had put her diaper on, and I hadn't eaten any Cheetos. Weird. But we were on the road and it didn't seem odd enough to warrant finding an emergency room to go to. So we moved on.
Last week I noticed another spot of orange during a wet diaper change. Hmmm. Zoe needs her two month appointment anyways, I figured I would mention it during the visit.
I've been having a hard time finding a doctor. It's scary to go to a new doctor blind, not knowing anything about him or her.
Last night there were two orange spots in Zoe's diaper. So today I called a doctor who a lady at church uses. They had us take Zoe in for a check-up.
The doctor (who I really liked, by the way) said that it is most likely a metabolic issue with her liver. Because Zoe's body is so new, her kidneys just didn't filter that out so little bits are coming through her urine. He said it's no big deal and it will go away. If it still happens when Zoe is older (toddler) then we might need to get concerned about it.
Overall Zoe seems to be moving along just fine. She is smiling a lot. She recognizes me and Mike and can follow us with her eyes. She now weighs 8lbs. She's 20 inches long. She was determined healthy at the appointment today. Except she still has a really big head. Her height and weight are around the 15th percentile and her head is around the 60th percentile. Ugh. The doctor suggested to us that we get an ultrasound done on Zoe's head just to make sure nothing is going on (i.e. excess fluid). Since he was not the first of her doctors to mention an ultrasound, and since we are overly concerned parents who want to make sure everything is okay, we decided to go for it.
So, Zoe will be getting her ultrasound on Monday...Mike's first day of work...me by myself...ahhh! Hopefully Lisa and Megan (who live in South Carolina) will be able to drive up and spend the day with me. Not that I wouldn't be able to handle the ultrasound by myself, it'll just be nice to have extra eyes and ears (and besides, I look for excuses to hang with Lisa and Megan all the time).
The doctor also gave us some formula for preemie/low weight babies. He suggested we feed her one or two bottles of that each day. He also suggested that I use the formula as an opportunity to take a break from pumping. I've been having a rigorous cycle of: feed Zoe--sit Zoe up for 30 minutes so she doesn't spit it all up--change Zoe's diaper--pump--take a break for an hour--feed Zoe, etc. This means not much sleeping and not a whole lot of down time. (Mike does help with the feedings a lot (advantage of bottle feeding)). Zoe eats breast milk better than formula though so it's worth it. But I'll give this new stuff a try.
The doctor wants to see Zoe again at the end of next week to see how much she has grown since today so he can get a good handle on her growth and also to give her the two month immunization shots.
Last week I noticed another spot of orange during a wet diaper change. Hmmm. Zoe needs her two month appointment anyways, I figured I would mention it during the visit.
I've been having a hard time finding a doctor. It's scary to go to a new doctor blind, not knowing anything about him or her.
Last night there were two orange spots in Zoe's diaper. So today I called a doctor who a lady at church uses. They had us take Zoe in for a check-up.
The doctor (who I really liked, by the way) said that it is most likely a metabolic issue with her liver. Because Zoe's body is so new, her kidneys just didn't filter that out so little bits are coming through her urine. He said it's no big deal and it will go away. If it still happens when Zoe is older (toddler) then we might need to get concerned about it.
Overall Zoe seems to be moving along just fine. She is smiling a lot. She recognizes me and Mike and can follow us with her eyes. She now weighs 8lbs. She's 20 inches long. She was determined healthy at the appointment today. Except she still has a really big head. Her height and weight are around the 15th percentile and her head is around the 60th percentile. Ugh. The doctor suggested to us that we get an ultrasound done on Zoe's head just to make sure nothing is going on (i.e. excess fluid). Since he was not the first of her doctors to mention an ultrasound, and since we are overly concerned parents who want to make sure everything is okay, we decided to go for it.
So, Zoe will be getting her ultrasound on Monday...Mike's first day of work...me by myself...ahhh! Hopefully Lisa and Megan (who live in South Carolina) will be able to drive up and spend the day with me. Not that I wouldn't be able to handle the ultrasound by myself, it'll just be nice to have extra eyes and ears (and besides, I look for excuses to hang with Lisa and Megan all the time).
The doctor also gave us some formula for preemie/low weight babies. He suggested we feed her one or two bottles of that each day. He also suggested that I use the formula as an opportunity to take a break from pumping. I've been having a rigorous cycle of: feed Zoe--sit Zoe up for 30 minutes so she doesn't spit it all up--change Zoe's diaper--pump--take a break for an hour--feed Zoe, etc. This means not much sleeping and not a whole lot of down time. (Mike does help with the feedings a lot (advantage of bottle feeding)). Zoe eats breast milk better than formula though so it's worth it. But I'll give this new stuff a try.
The doctor wants to see Zoe again at the end of next week to see how much she has grown since today so he can get a good handle on her growth and also to give her the two month immunization shots.
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