Pear Juice

So I got a call from her Pedi on Wednesday and told me he got in touch with the gastrointestinal doctor. Before actually having to go in there they came up with a list of things they wanted to try first before having her go in.

The first on that list was taking her off lactulose (sp?) and all the prune juice and put her on pear juice mixed with Miralax. It supposedly doesn't cause as much gas as the others so it's a better option.

 Then I thought to myself (not thinking to ask her pedi while on the phone) where the hell do I find pear juice? I've never heard of it and was hoping I'd find it easily...which I did. It was in the baby isle...who would've thought? I couldn't find any type of pear juice in the general juice isle...do adults not drink pear juice?

Today is Day 3 of pear juice and miralax and I have to say I saw some difference in her today. She was whinny today BUT she wasn't screaming her head off nearly as much as it's been. So I'm hoping this will be something that will help her stay regular and as pain free as possible.

So far I recommend pear juice & miralax for your babies constipation needs!

Shots

At Madion's year appointment with her Pedi she had to get 3 shots. Its been over a week later and I remember her having a little red dot after one injection and now she had some redness on her thigh that is getting bigger and feels lumpy. I'm not sure if that is from the injection because I'm pretty sure there was no redness at some point. So I called her Pedi's office and am waiting to hear back from the nurse.

There hasn't been too much going on in the life of Madison, the family and I. But I have been busy with life so I apologize for not posting in a bit. Madison is almost 12 pounds if not 12 right now. She is smiling more and more each day and the talking is just adorable. Since being in the NICU for all the time and being set on one side the whole time pretty much she has been favoring one side more than the other. This has been since coming home but I never thought to mention it. ANYWAY tomorrow we have Early intervention bringing by an occupational therapist, I believe to check her out and see what her recommendations would be. To me she is moving her head more and more to the right on her back which is what we are trying to get at. Madison is an odd one...when holding her up right or if she is on her belly she moves her head both ways, its just on her back that she does the whole "I'm not moving my head that way," thing. That's where we are right now. We ended of finally changing to a difference pediatrician. Our medically insurance finally ended and we are now waiting to hear from COBRA since I sent back the paperwork. I had to spend $40 the other day to get my husband antibiotics when it otherwise would have been $7.00. I have a refill coming up for my pills and I'm scared to find out how much it'll cost. I'm no longer getting severance pay anymore and I've moved onto unemployment. Which brings on a lot of other trouble. They are trying to send me to job fairs and seminars and well HELLO I cannot out I'm the sole care taker of my child and she is still considered "disabled," I don't think they GET that. Doctor's note here I come.