Hopefully, health.
So back to the doctor we went Monday. This time, the family doctor.
She thought another round of oral steroids would help. Cut back on the prescription allergy medicine a bit, but add a daily dose of Benadryl. Go off the topical steroid (he became immune), and add (after my request) the prescription lotion the big boys take.
Boy howdy we know how to party over here.
We're also trying to wean, but Stubborn McFussyPants has no use for anything in his mouth except the boob. Of course. This morning I fed him a new (fourth!) formula in a sippy that didn't have the stopper. I think he got half of it on him, but even so - that's the most he's had of anything that didn't come out of a boob. So, I say WIN!
The steroids are an interesting, horrible life experiment. Let's take a baby who obviously doesn't feel well, but has a stellar disposition and turn him into MEAN ANGRY HULK BABY CRASH BOOM SMACK. New favorite pastime? Whacking Mama with a very hard rattle. Screaming non-stop. Giving big brothers dirty looks instead of laughing when they dare to make him giggle.
At least he's not turning green and ripping all his clothes off.
One dose in him and he's already better. And he's be even more better if he hadn't mastered the fine art of scratching his face into everything including the couch, carpet, blankets, his own shirt, our shirts and anything he can possibly get his face on.
Oh boy. Such a party.
Postscript: I just got a call from the doctor's office, when they swabbed his cheeks on Monday, the sample grew a Staph infection. Not MRSA, thankfully, but still: fuck. Fuckity fuck fuck fuck.
7 comments:
poor little guy! my heart breaks for him. and his mama too!
hugs.
You hang in there mama! Poor baby and poor mama. This sound so rough. I hope you are getting some help to relieve you so you can sleep some.
Weaning part is hard. My baby wouldn't take the bottle when he went to daycare. So they started using a feeding syringe to feed the formula through his cheek. They did that for about a week because they were scared that he was gonna starve. I know it must be so so challenging for you. Take good good care of yourself.
{{{HUGS}}}
Sonya
Aw poor wee thing! Hope he is feeling better...
Man oh man this is all nuts! Every time I come back to catch up I think it'll all be better but it never is! Grrr, thinking of you all!
I am a "lurker" from St. Louis with one highly allergic kid (the other, magically, has nothing) and am following your blog with great sympathy. You must be so frustrated and tired- hang in there! I weaned bc I couldn't take the anti-allergen diet anymore... after a year of her not wanting to nurse and being a terrible feeder, of course, once I initiated weaning she decided that she LOVED nursing and nothing else. They are crazy little creatures, aren't they? Sending lots of positive thoughts your way... it will get better. It has to, right? In the meantime, this sucks and I am so sorry to read it keeps going on without end.
Hi great reading yyour blog
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