Well we had Lucy's two month check-up a little early because it was becoming apparant that something was not quite right with our little girl. For the most part I will say she is healthy and doing well and it was nothing to really freak out about which is why I probably let it go a bit longer than I should have.
Lucy has been a major spitter her whole life, in fact she spits-up so much that I am still having to do laundry twice a day to keep us stocked in burp cloths and just to make sure the gross soaked clothes get cleaned regularly. She has also had never-ending diaper rash (not kidding, she has had an open type sore on her butt since day 4 of life and while we have gotten them to fade or slightly change position we have never gotten them to go away). Then we have had some difficulties getting her comfortable to sleep (for a long time she would only sleep on someone), now she needs more down time during her naps but she is not comfortable on her back. So while everything says put your baby to sleep on her back she has yet to actually do that and we get rest in this house when she is on her side or her stomach. Thankfully we are pretty aware of some of the SIDS risks so we are cautious when she is on her tummy but it is still a bit more or a risk then just having her on her back.
With all those 'symptoms' we have come back from the dr. with me being taken off dairy (so much for all that ice cream I bought on super sale last week :( ). We are hoping she just has a diary intolerance, many babies have this and will grow out of it by the time they are two years old. We also have some reflux medicine but we don't want to medicate her so we are going to wait and see how the diet change works this next week or so and then use the meds after that time. The fact that she has diarrhea and the major spit-up which is what makes us lean more towards a food intolerance. Keep your fingers crossed this helps!
She weighed in at 12lbs 6oz and while that still puts her in the 90th% for weight it is hard for me because that means technically she is gaining just under the the recommended weight gain of .5-1 ounce a day. I have an oversupply of milk (her choking and bad latch and clicking while nursing are signs of that) and it just goes to show how much she is actually losing in her spitting up when I can't get her to gain weight really well. I also know that she started out really big so she may not need as much and that is ok, but it is hard when I had a son who gained 3 ounces a day and grew amazingly well and now I have a daughter who can't keep her food down. She was 22.5 inches tall (around 50th%) and I don't know her head measure but it put her around 40th%.
Lucy is a smiler and I am really hoping that if we can get this diet thing figured out she will be the happy 'easy' baby I know she can be. On a side note I am still trying to deal with our broken camera so I am sorry to not have a cute recent photo to put on here, I will instead try satisfying you with more pictures of when Asia and Craig came to visit at just under 2 weeks old.
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