It kept Dallas very entertained. Dr. Brogan said that it was time to ditch the pacifier which he didn't mind as much as I thought he would. It does take him longer to fall asleep for his naps but other than that he's been fine. We do still use it for church though. A couple of concerns I had was the rash on his thigh has not gone away in over a month and I have called twice before about it and the first time they just said use desitin and the second time they said to use an anti fungal cream but when we were there I asked the doctor and she said it was eczema and to put a different cream on it. Dallas has always had sensitive skin poor boy. But I was very frustrated that I could of saved almost 2 months of Dallas being irritated if they would have just let me go in and check it out earlier. I don't know if it's because Dallas is on medicaid that they wouldn't let me go in, but he's only on part medicaid. He's still covered on Dylan's insurance and medicaid just pays for anything not covered by that. Anyways it was annoying. My other big concern was that Dallas was STILL waking up 3-5 times a night! COME ON! I can't believe I have been doing this for 9 months now. Dr. Brogan said that weaning Dallas from the binky will help but if he wakes up let him cry for atleast 10 minutes and then send Dylan in to lay him back down and if necessary give him the pacifier at that point. When he sees me he just wants to be fed and I don't know why that never occured to me before. I just always got him because Dylan works and I wanted him to be able to sleep but I can not believe the difference it has made sending the hubby in. The first night was pretty rough because we didn't feed Dallas at all and he's not used to that but it only lasted one night! It has been over a week now and Dallas has only woken up three times on three seperate nights and when Dylan goes in Dallas will go right back to sleep. It is amazing! I couldn't even remember what it felt like to sleep a whole night and MAN does that make all the difference! I am so much more energetic, happier, productive, and nice :) also since we have been putting the RIGHT cream (finally) on Dallas his rashes are almost all gone. So it was a good appointment. I can't believe his next one will be his ONE YEAR check up! Wow!
Monday, August 22, 2011
9 month check up
He's so big! we went in for Dallas' 9 month check up and he now weighs 21 pounds (65th percentile). He's 27 1/4 inches long (20th percentile) and his head size is 46.3 centemeters (80th percentile). His exam went well. This was the picture I took while we were waiting in the exam room for the Doctor. It kept Dallas very entertained. Dr. Brogan said that it was time to ditch the pacifier which he didn't mind as much as I thought he would. It does take him longer to fall asleep for his naps but other than that he's been fine. We do still use it for church though. A couple of concerns I had was the rash on his thigh has not gone away in over a month and I have called twice before about it and the first time they just said use desitin and the second time they said to use an anti fungal cream but when we were there I asked the doctor and she said it was eczema and to put a different cream on it. Dallas has always had sensitive skin poor boy. But I was very frustrated that I could of saved almost 2 months of Dallas being irritated if they would have just let me go in and check it out earlier. I don't know if it's because Dallas is on medicaid that they wouldn't let me go in, but he's only on part medicaid. He's still covered on Dylan's insurance and medicaid just pays for anything not covered by that. Anyways it was annoying. My other big concern was that Dallas was STILL waking up 3-5 times a night! COME ON! I can't believe I have been doing this for 9 months now. Dr. Brogan said that weaning Dallas from the binky will help but if he wakes up let him cry for atleast 10 minutes and then send Dylan in to lay him back down and if necessary give him the pacifier at that point. When he sees me he just wants to be fed and I don't know why that never occured to me before. I just always got him because Dylan works and I wanted him to be able to sleep but I can not believe the difference it has made sending the hubby in. The first night was pretty rough because we didn't feed Dallas at all and he's not used to that but it only lasted one night! It has been over a week now and Dallas has only woken up three times on three seperate nights and when Dylan goes in Dallas will go right back to sleep. It is amazing! I couldn't even remember what it felt like to sleep a whole night and MAN does that make all the difference! I am so much more energetic, happier, productive, and nice :) also since we have been putting the RIGHT cream (finally) on Dallas his rashes are almost all gone. So it was a good appointment. I can't believe his next one will be his ONE YEAR check up! Wow!
It kept Dallas very entertained. Dr. Brogan said that it was time to ditch the pacifier which he didn't mind as much as I thought he would. It does take him longer to fall asleep for his naps but other than that he's been fine. We do still use it for church though. A couple of concerns I had was the rash on his thigh has not gone away in over a month and I have called twice before about it and the first time they just said use desitin and the second time they said to use an anti fungal cream but when we were there I asked the doctor and she said it was eczema and to put a different cream on it. Dallas has always had sensitive skin poor boy. But I was very frustrated that I could of saved almost 2 months of Dallas being irritated if they would have just let me go in and check it out earlier. I don't know if it's because Dallas is on medicaid that they wouldn't let me go in, but he's only on part medicaid. He's still covered on Dylan's insurance and medicaid just pays for anything not covered by that. Anyways it was annoying. My other big concern was that Dallas was STILL waking up 3-5 times a night! COME ON! I can't believe I have been doing this for 9 months now. Dr. Brogan said that weaning Dallas from the binky will help but if he wakes up let him cry for atleast 10 minutes and then send Dylan in to lay him back down and if necessary give him the pacifier at that point. When he sees me he just wants to be fed and I don't know why that never occured to me before. I just always got him because Dylan works and I wanted him to be able to sleep but I can not believe the difference it has made sending the hubby in. The first night was pretty rough because we didn't feed Dallas at all and he's not used to that but it only lasted one night! It has been over a week now and Dallas has only woken up three times on three seperate nights and when Dylan goes in Dallas will go right back to sleep. It is amazing! I couldn't even remember what it felt like to sleep a whole night and MAN does that make all the difference! I am so much more energetic, happier, productive, and nice :) also since we have been putting the RIGHT cream (finally) on Dallas his rashes are almost all gone. So it was a good appointment. I can't believe his next one will be his ONE YEAR check up! Wow!
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I love that picture! What a deliciously chunky little man and you look gorgeous! Sometimes I wonder about doctors, I knew just by reading your description that it was eczema. Jayden and Maddox had it bad, they gave me a perscription for a steriod cream but hydrocortisone cream worked by far the best. It's kind of strong, so I would just use Aquaphore on a daily basis and then hydrocortisone when it would flare up. Good lucky, he'll out grow it so don't worry!
ReplyDeleteYay for sleep!!! You don't even realize how much you need until you get it. Then your like, "Oh yeah, this is what normal is like!" I'm glad he's sleeping like a champ for you now. I agree with Jamie, that is such a cute picture!!! Lovin the baby chub and you are definitely lookin gorgeous! Some of my kids have had eczema too. Glad you got the right cream and it's clearing up now. Love you!
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