Yeah, they sent me home on 400 mg of Motrin and 5 mg Norco. I haven't tried just the Motrin by itself yet--the one time I skipped a dose overnight the pain was pretty bad but that was a few days ago.
I heard on the radio this morning that 90% of infants in the same room as someone with measles will be infected. I know @tokenhoser posted the same thing the other day, but I sort of glossed over it until I heard it on NPR (sorry tokenhoser, I do the same thing to my H. LOL). That is HORRIFYING. Especially since there are kids with measles running around now. You can spread the virus for FOUR DAYS before symptoms appear.
::boards up windows and hibernates until M gets his one-year shots::
Yeah, I was eye rolling at the people saying how they baby-wore and had good hand hygiene, so they were safe from measles.
Nope. Scary, scary, scary.
what's making me mad now is that i called interior health last summer when measles was making the rounds here and that's exactly what they told me to do - practice good hygiene, don't let strangers touch him, don't let him sit in shopping carts, etc. i didn't google more because i didn't feel the need to scare myself and because i trusted the mother effing nurses who administer vaccines to know what they are talking about.
now i'm just feeling incredibly lucky and thankful that his 1 year shots are in a month.
DD2 (16 mo) had her developmental evaluation today. She was more or less okay for everything, except "borderline" for communication. I think if she had a consistent word or sign for "drink" she would have "passed." Of course she finally signed for milk at lunch right after they left. They debated saying she wasn't eligible for services, or saying she was. They determined it would be easier to "get back in the system" later if we took the latter course and I declined services. (Since she's borderline, she'd see a teacher instead of a therapist if we opted for services.) I think I am comfortable declining right now, but DH and I will discuss later. I am absolutely going to call right back if I don't see some big strides in the next couple of months, but I really think we will.
Now I feel like every interaction I've had with her since the appointment has been therapy. "Do you see the BALL? (strong eye contact) Would you like some milk (exaggerated signing)? Let me get you an open cup of water (sign) for you to practice drinking and using your fine motor skills. Use your fork with your right hand, now your left, to eat these pineapple chunks. Do you want some more (signed) crackers? Can you hand me your shoe and say shoe? Where is your hair?" etc. etc. One therapist asked me if I was a preschool teacher. Hopefully if I really focus and work more one on one with her, we can cover some ground fast.
Yeah, they sent me home on 400 mg of Motrin and 5 mg Norco. I haven't tried just the Motrin by itself yet--the one time I skipped a dose overnight the pain was pretty bad but that was a few days ago.
I've always taken 800 mg Motrin every 6-8 hours for a solid week. I set a timer to stay on top of the pain because it really is bad if you get off schedule. After a week, I go down a pill or two (because I move to just 4 advils after the prescription 800 mg ones are gone) when I feel I can, every few days, still taking meds every 8 hours. I like to feel a little bit uneasiness because then it keeps me from overdoing it too soon. I'm usually off of everything for csection pain a few weeks out. I'd maybe call your doctor and see if just doubling the Motrin will be enough?
Hugs Brie. I always feel like hell for a solid seven days and then it starts looking up.
Yeah, they sent me home on 400 mg of Motrin and 5 mg Norco. I haven't tried just the Motrin by itself yet--the one time I skipped a dose overnight the pain was pretty bad but that was a few days ago.
I'm surprised they only put you on 400mg of Motrin, I was sent home on 600mg & didn't have a c/s.
OB said my blood sugars look great! He was very impressed that I used an iPhone app to track them, LOL. Babygirl is measuring four weeks ahead though! I explained to the doctor that's probably just because of DH's family's genetically huge heads :-)
Will they keep monitoring her size then? How big was DS when he was born?
Yes, they will keep monitoring her. I have another growth scan in a month at 36w. My RCS is scheduled at 39w, and I have no intention of moving that up b/c she's "measuring big" on an ultrasound. Nope nope. They are notoriously inaccurate, I'm not compromising her lung development and childcare for DS based on that. When I told the OB about our genetically huge heads, he said "oh! Well, the head is 2 out of the 4 measurements we take" on growth ultrasounds. LOL. If head is 50% of her "estimated weight" then no shit she's "measuring ahead" !
DS was 9lbs 4oz. I had controlled GD with him too.
H was feeling better from the flu on Sunday and Monday, then yesterday he stopped taking the meds bc he was better. Well today he feels like crap again so is back to sleeping all day and moaning and being pathetic.
No pity dude.
That is so annoying. DH did the exact same thing. Had the flu, took meds and felt better so he pushed himself at work, and afterwards felt like shit again. He's done that cycle TWICE in the past 2 weeks. Felt better, worked too hard, back to sick again. He just left for a work trip, still coughing, zero pity from me.
I know we are lucky to have made it 8 months but DS has his first cold He is just a little stuffy and has a runny nose but I still feel bad for him. It only really bothers him when laying down so I spent a good portion of the night holding him. Once my car is dug out I'll probably go to the drugstore to find some sort of snot sucking device.
I had two chocolate cupcakes for breakfast.
I've been using this on DD since she was 3 months old and got RSV. She's now 2 years old and I just used it on her this morning because she has a bad cold. Got a lot of snot out!
I'm debating about whether to call the OBs office today or just wait for my appointment tomorrow. Does anyone know if you can take prednisone while pregnant? I am 95% sure I have a pinched nerve and it sucks A LOT.
Yep I took it the first 16 weeks of my pregnancy because I had a Crohn's flare
Will they keep monitoring her size then? How big was DS when he was born?
Yes, they will keep monitoring her. I have another growth scan in a month at 36w. My RCS is scheduled at 39w, and I have no intention of moving that up b/c she's "measuring big" on an ultrasound. Nope nope. They are notoriously inaccurate, I'm not compromising her lung development and childcare for DS based on that. When I told the OB about our genetically huge heads, he said "oh! Well, the head is 2 out of the 4 measurements we take" on growth ultrasounds. LOL. If head is 50% of her "estimated weight" then no shit she's "measuring ahead" !
DS was 9lbs 4oz. I had controlled GD with him too.
M was nearly 10lb & I didn't have GD. I didn't mean you should move up delivery, I was just curious how the monitoring worked. Every 4 weeks seems reasonable, I liked ultrasounds but didn't have any after my anatomy scan.
Yes, they will keep monitoring her. I have another growth scan in a month at 36w. My RCS is scheduled at 39w, and I have no intention of moving that up b/c she's "measuring big" on an ultrasound. Nope nope. They are notoriously inaccurate, I'm not compromising her lung development and childcare for DS based on that. When I told the OB about our genetically huge heads, he said "oh! Well, the head is 2 out of the 4 measurements we take" on growth ultrasounds. LOL. If head is 50% of her "estimated weight" then no shit she's "measuring ahead" !
DS was 9lbs 4oz. I had controlled GD with him too.
M was nearly 10lb & I didn't have GD. I didn't mean you should move up delivery, I was just curious how the monitoring worked. Every 4 weeks seems reasonable, I liked ultrasounds but didn't have any after my anatomy scan.
Yup that's how the monitoring works. The OB compares the stats from the ultrasound with my blood sugar levels, and decides if more intervention is needed (drugs, more u/s, NSTs). Since my sugars were good and (I presume) the u/s was mostly okay, I don't need another u/s for 4 weeks.
DD2 (16 mo) had her developmental evaluation today. She was more or less okay for everything, except "borderline" for communication. I think if she had a consistent word or sign for "drink" she would have "passed." Of course she finally signed for milk at lunch right after they left. They debated saying she wasn't eligible for services, or saying she was. They determined it would be easier to "get back in the system" later if we took the latter course and I declined services. (Since she's borderline, she'd see a teacher instead of a therapist if we opted for services.) I think I am comfortable declining right now, but DH and I will discuss later. I am absolutely going to call right back if I don't see some big strides in the next couple of months, but I really think we will.
Now I feel like every interaction I've had with her since the appointment has been therapy. "Do you see the BALL? (strong eye contact) Would you like some milk (exaggerated signing)? Let me get you an open cup of water (sign) for you to practice drinking and using your fine motor skills. Use your fork with your right hand, now your left, to eat these pineapple chunks. Do you want some more (signed) crackers? Can you hand me your shoe and say shoe? Where is your hair?" etc. etc. One therapist asked me if I was a preschool teacher. Hopefully if I really focus and work more one on one with her, we can cover some ground fast.
B is 19 months and we have seen so much improvement over the last 6 weeks so hang in there. I don't think he knew the sign for milk until 2 months ago. The morning of his 18 month appointment I was prepared to talk to the doctor about his communication but right before she came in he said "thank you" for the first time and has been adding words ever since. He can't say "shoe" fwiw but he said "snow" this morning.
B is 19 months and we have seen so much improvement over the last 6 weeks so hang in there. I don't think he knew the sign for milk until 2 months ago. The morning of his 18 month appointment I was prepared to talk to the doctor about his communication but right before she came in he said "thank you" for the first time and has been adding words ever since. He can't say "shoe" fwiw but he said "snow" this morning.
Thanks for the commiseration, and yay for "snow"! My other one started slowly too and then boom! I really feel like it's going to happen the same way again.