OK so on Tuesday, Nov 24th I called the Pedi for a follow up call about Miss Madelyn's GI stuff, told her she was keeping her food down much better and her diapers finally looked like what a BF baby's diaper should, although I mentioned it really stunk..like so bad it would make your head whip back..really nasty. She said no worries and to carry on. Fine. Within 24 hours of that phone call the diapers took on a whole new look. Poop that looked like holiday gravy (aren't you glad I waited until after Thanksgiving to post this?) and that smell like nothing else I have ever experienced. I nearly threw up from it. And she also had a dime sized glob of blood in her stool. Great. I call her Pedi again on Wednesday morning. She orders all these tests. So I go pick up the paperwork then shoot over to the lab to get the vials. OMG. I have to fill 6 vials. How in the heck am I going to do that when her diaper absorbs 90% of it? They say "oh just line it with plastic and hope for the best". Yeah right lady. So I post on trusted Baby Center for recommendations for the worst diaper ever. Told to get the Wally World brand; Parent's Choice. M kay...now I can't put her in these on Thursday (Thanksgiving), and then I wasn't about to venture into that store on Black Friday for 1 pack of diapers, so we finally get around to getting them on Saturday afternoon, but since she did her poop for the day already I wasn't going to use them. But then Sunday was out because it was her baptism. So guess who is stuck (literally) shoveling shit this week..me. Gah..so when she wakes up form her nap today she gets her first Wally World brand diaper.
Now on to me. Saturday night, Nov 28th, I had the same thing happen to me as I did the other night..chills, can't get warm, chattering teeth, nausea, etc, but thankfully no abdominal pain, although that was replaced by a raging headache. The only differences were my temp went up and I had pain in my joints..and it went up fast. At midnight I was registering about a 98 or so (I run normally at 97)..then by 4am I was 100.8 shivering, chattering bundled up under the electric blanket and I had goosebumps to boot. Then around 5 the fever broke and I was sweating bullets. So weird.
Then yesterday after all our baptism guests left (all 9 of them!) it happened again, under blankets, freezing, chattering, nausea, goosebumps etc..no abdominal pain, yet a raging headache; fever spiked to 100.1, then broke again.
I'm kinda scared to say the least, seeing it renders me unable to function and I have a 15 week old child. So I called my OB this morning and waiting now for the call back. Curious if any or all of this is related to childbirth or the fact he casually mentioned I may need a D&C or what. We shall see.
Although on the upside, I have finally stopped bleeding..yay for small miracles.
But then again I am wondering if something is wrong that is totally unrelated to ANYTHING, you know?
Monday, November 30, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
~Update~
So I was supposed to call my OB/GYN this week for a follow up on my bleeding and all that jazz. Why I decided to wait until Friday (today) was anyone's guess. But so I did. Anyways...3PM rolls around and I suddenly start getting abdominal pain. Hrmm..I'd guess it was something I ate but since my lunch consisted of cheerios I was pretty sure it wasn't that. Flash forward to 6PM. I feel like I am dying. I am crying I am in so much pain. It is coming in waves and spreading towards my back. I am exhausted and am finding it hard to piece together conversation. I'm dropping things..motor skills are pretty warped and I feel like I am going to throw up. What is going on? I have the chills and my temperature is 95.5F. Umm..what?! OK that is .5 degrees shy of being hypothermic. WTF? I am so debilitated that I can not take care of Madelyn. All I can do is feed her and even that is challenging.
I feed her, hand her to Scott, and crawl up the stairs to lay in bed in hopes of getting warm and making it easier to bear the pain. I give in and all the OB after hours. I get a doctor who is not my own and explain it all to her (including a short background on the mini-pill fiasco), using almost all my energy to focus on the conversation. She calls in Motrin 800 and of all things says to me, "Well. It sounds like to me you are in to get a humdinger of a period." Um..what?!?! I'm thinking, you surely can not be serious. Hmm..well um ok..after 45 minutes or so of taking the Motrin 800, I felt a lot better, although the pain was still there it was finally bearable..and than the past thing I thought of before I went to bed was, "Who in the heck uses the word humdinger anymore?"
I feed her, hand her to Scott, and crawl up the stairs to lay in bed in hopes of getting warm and making it easier to bear the pain. I give in and all the OB after hours. I get a doctor who is not my own and explain it all to her (including a short background on the mini-pill fiasco), using almost all my energy to focus on the conversation. She calls in Motrin 800 and of all things says to me, "Well. It sounds like to me you are in to get a humdinger of a period." Um..what?!?! I'm thinking, you surely can not be serious. Hmm..well um ok..after 45 minutes or so of taking the Motrin 800, I felt a lot better, although the pain was still there it was finally bearable..and than the past thing I thought of before I went to bed was, "Who in the heck uses the word humdinger anymore?"
Monday, November 9, 2009
~Discussion with the OB/GYN~
I called my OB last Wednesday due to the fact I seem to have my period again. Not only do I have my period again, but I exclusively breast feed and I am in the middle of pack of mini-pills. Gah! I was told to call back Monday if I was still bleeding. I am still bleeding, so I call back.
He says: Stop taking the mini-pill and call me next week to see how things are going. If you are still bleeding or stop and start up again, we may need to go in and do a "D and C". Good Lord. Dilation and Curettage. Oh can't wait to line up for that one! Who knew postpartum would be so much fun?!
So like if that is the case how long will I bleed after that?! And how am I able to lactate if that is the case? I was under the impression that if any part, no matter how small, of the placenta was left behind then your body still thinks it is pregnant and you won't produce milk. Hmm...
He says: Stop taking the mini-pill and call me next week to see how things are going. If you are still bleeding or stop and start up again, we may need to go in and do a "D and C". Good Lord. Dilation and Curettage. Oh can't wait to line up for that one! Who knew postpartum would be so much fun?!
So like if that is the case how long will I bleed after that?! And how am I able to lactate if that is the case? I was under the impression that if any part, no matter how small, of the placenta was left behind then your body still thinks it is pregnant and you won't produce milk. Hmm...
Thursday, November 5, 2009
~Reflux update~
This has been copied/pasted from facebook.
First off I'd like to extend my deepest thanks for everyone's concerns, advice and words of encouragement. This has not been easy for myself or for Madelyn.
We went to the GI specialist on Thursday at 2pm, who happened to be the Aprn. We met with her and described everything. She also concluded that Madelyn has reflux. Fine. She gave us some cards to gather poopie samples to use to test for a food allergy with. She did tell me to not change my diet in the interim, as if I exclude dairy and soy from my diet they are concerned I may not be getting adequate nutrients, so if I needed to start eliminating things, to wait for the poopie results and then meet with the nutritionist.
She also prescribed Pepcid and told us to come back in 4-6 weeks. Fine. She was very clear that the dose she was giving her was .07ml twice a day, and repeated it several times so we'd know. Fine. She writes down on the scrip, .7ml twice a day. I noticed that after I got outside..whatever, I gave it to CVS anyways. They call me at home and say we can't fill this because .7ml twice a day is 10 times the recommended daily dose for an infant. So I was told to contact the doctor on call to clear up the misunderstanding. The doctor on call said .7ml is too much and said it should be .5 ml twice a day. Fine.
Jeff goes to pick up the scrip and CVS says they need to verify with the doctor that he did indeed say .5ml because .5ml twice a days still 3 times the recommended daily dose for an infant. Good heavens. So we ask, how much should we be giving her then. The pharmacist says no more than .36 ml once per day. Fine. So we go with that, seeing I'd rather give her too little than too much, until I can talk to her regular pediatrician.
I called her after we got home from our lovely morning at the fruit stand, and told her the story, also mentioning to her that I do not feel comfortable going back to this the Aprn citing that if she can't get the dosage correct for a prescription, how can she get the diagnosis correct. The pediatrician agreed with me and told me to call them back and insist Madelyn see a doctor for her follow-up and not the Aprn. She also did the math and said that the .5ml twice day was correct based upon mg/ml in the suspension.
So we go back to the pediatrician on Nov 13 for a weight check, and back to the GI Doctor Dec 10th. And then at some point get results back to see if there is a food allergy.
First off I'd like to extend my deepest thanks for everyone's concerns, advice and words of encouragement. This has not been easy for myself or for Madelyn.
We went to the GI specialist on Thursday at 2pm, who happened to be the Aprn. We met with her and described everything. She also concluded that Madelyn has reflux. Fine. She gave us some cards to gather poopie samples to use to test for a food allergy with. She did tell me to not change my diet in the interim, as if I exclude dairy and soy from my diet they are concerned I may not be getting adequate nutrients, so if I needed to start eliminating things, to wait for the poopie results and then meet with the nutritionist.
She also prescribed Pepcid and told us to come back in 4-6 weeks. Fine. She was very clear that the dose she was giving her was .07ml twice a day, and repeated it several times so we'd know. Fine. She writes down on the scrip, .7ml twice a day. I noticed that after I got outside..whatever, I gave it to CVS anyways. They call me at home and say we can't fill this because .7ml twice a day is 10 times the recommended daily dose for an infant. So I was told to contact the doctor on call to clear up the misunderstanding. The doctor on call said .7ml is too much and said it should be .5 ml twice a day. Fine.
Jeff goes to pick up the scrip and CVS says they need to verify with the doctor that he did indeed say .5ml because .5ml twice a days still 3 times the recommended daily dose for an infant. Good heavens. So we ask, how much should we be giving her then. The pharmacist says no more than .36 ml once per day. Fine. So we go with that, seeing I'd rather give her too little than too much, until I can talk to her regular pediatrician.
I called her after we got home from our lovely morning at the fruit stand, and told her the story, also mentioning to her that I do not feel comfortable going back to this the Aprn citing that if she can't get the dosage correct for a prescription, how can she get the diagnosis correct. The pediatrician agreed with me and told me to call them back and insist Madelyn see a doctor for her follow-up and not the Aprn. She also did the math and said that the .5ml twice day was correct based upon mg/ml in the suspension.
So we go back to the pediatrician on Nov 13 for a weight check, and back to the GI Doctor Dec 10th. And then at some point get results back to see if there is a food allergy.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
~Mother Nature, go bother someone else...~
Yes this is a post about Aunt Flo..if you are grossed out by that don't read any further. Me on the other hand, I had a child so nothing grosses me out anymore.. ;) But then again if you haven't been grossed out by me yet by reading this blog then this will seem like child's play. Ha! Anyways..
Let me begin by saying since I gave birth on Aug 14..I have had only one week where I was discharge/blood free.
So I am on the mini pill, and I am on my second pack. Last week I started having a lot of clear/whitish discharge..I figured oh I'm ovulating..WEIRD seeing I am in the middle of this pack of pills..but whatever..my body is probably still out of whack..fine..well then the discharge slowly became brown..and now I have my period..AGAIN...complete with some small lochia. What the hell??
I do take a multivitamin and iron supplements.
Has this happened to you reader, if so what did you do? How long did it last? Has it corrected itself yet?
I feel like I am getting screwed here..and poor Scott is probably growing hair on his palms by now.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
~(not so) Well child visit~
OK so we went to the pedi today for the first round of vaccines. Ugh. She screamed bloody murder, passed out cold in the car seat, fussed and whined when we got home, got fed, and now is passed out in her swing. She never takes naps during the day so I figure this is due to the vaccines. No biggie. She deserves (and needs) a nap!
She also weighed in at 12.13lbs (90%), length 23.25 (75%-90%), HC 41cm (90%).
You'd think I'd be over the moon with these results,but in fact I am the opposite. I'm crushed and I cried after she got weighed. Here is why:
Her last visit (which was a sick visit for reflux) she weighed 12.5lbs. Shedid not stay the same, and she did not gain, she LOST weight. She has really really bad reflux, like to the point of being on the strongest meds you can be on it for a wee bairn. My mother's instinct told me she was not on track and this proves it. She should have weighed in between 13-15 lbs, the doctor confirmed that. So this proves to everyone else that she is indeed spitting up 90% of what she takes in and no I am not crazy. In your faces. All of you.
We are now waiting for a call from the doctor to tell us when we go see the Gastro-Intestinal specialist at Children's Medical Center. *sigh*
She also weighed in at 12.13lbs (90%), length 23.25 (75%-90%), HC 41cm (90%).
You'd think I'd be over the moon with these results,but in fact I am the opposite. I'm crushed and I cried after she got weighed. Here is why:
Her last visit (which was a sick visit for reflux) she weighed 12.5lbs. Shedid not stay the same, and she did not gain, she LOST weight. She has really really bad reflux, like to the point of being on the strongest meds you can be on it for a wee bairn. My mother's instinct told me she was not on track and this proves it. She should have weighed in between 13-15 lbs, the doctor confirmed that. So this proves to everyone else that she is indeed spitting up 90% of what she takes in and no I am not crazy. In your faces. All of you.
We are now waiting for a call from the doctor to tell us when we go see the Gastro-Intestinal specialist at Children's Medical Center. *sigh*
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
~She's "ethnic"?!~
Well my MIL has done it..again...said something completely inappropriate and unnecessary.
Yesterday she was over the house as she tends to do every Tuesday. She arrives at 11AM and proceeds to stay until 2PM. Um..ok... Anyways, I have on Days of Our Lives because since being home now with Madelyn I have gotten re-addicted and learned yesterday that Nicole used to be a porn star. Whoa! Or as Chad put it, "and old washed up nymphomaniac porn star"..lol Anyways..on this show there is a character named Lexie. She is Stephano DiMera's daughter from way back. She is a respected doctor on this show and quite possibly one of the only female characters who is not a lying manipulative bitch. Also, her history is that she is half black/half white, so she comes from a mixed background. So. The scene on the TV is Lexie is chatting with Bo in the hospital, and at the time my MIL was chatting with Madelyn. My MIL looks up at the screen, looks back to Madeyn and says, "Oh don't pay attention to her, she looks incredibly ethnic, don't you think?" She then looked at me with a chuckle and I was staring at her with my mouth wide open. I quickly closed it, raised my eyebrows and gave her that subtle look of disapproval.
How do I tell her that saying these things around my daughter is completely out of line? I realize that she was born and raised in Virginia and her grandfather was in the KKK, no lie, they have the robes to prove it..scary..but come on! I feel like I can't even tell Scott now about it because he basically told me he does not want to hear anything negative about his mom ever again. Wtf am I supposed to do? I'm terrified of bringing this up. Not only that, this is not the first time she has done something like this. A few Thanksgivings ago, she said something about one of the football players on TV, "No wonder he can run so fast. He is black you know." My mother was so offended she left the room. And she also had something to say about one of my dear dear friends who came to our wedding. She asked Scott if he was really invited or was crashing the party. Are. You. Serious.
I can't even imagine what she will say if she ever meets my kid's doctor. Who I know I have told you all about. But for a quick refresher, she was born in Pakistan, wears a borderline Bhurka, lines her arms with thin gold bangles, and speaks 4 languages; 2 of which I have never even heard of in my life. She is very educated and an extremely nice lady.
It saddens me that all my MIL can see is the color of a person's skin and not the beauty that lays inside all while letting us all know publically that is how she feels. I'm makes me ill.
Yesterday she was over the house as she tends to do every Tuesday. She arrives at 11AM and proceeds to stay until 2PM. Um..ok... Anyways, I have on Days of Our Lives because since being home now with Madelyn I have gotten re-addicted and learned yesterday that Nicole used to be a porn star. Whoa! Or as Chad put it, "and old washed up nymphomaniac porn star"..lol Anyways..on this show there is a character named Lexie. She is Stephano DiMera's daughter from way back. She is a respected doctor on this show and quite possibly one of the only female characters who is not a lying manipulative bitch. Also, her history is that she is half black/half white, so she comes from a mixed background. So. The scene on the TV is Lexie is chatting with Bo in the hospital, and at the time my MIL was chatting with Madelyn. My MIL looks up at the screen, looks back to Madeyn and says, "Oh don't pay attention to her, she looks incredibly ethnic, don't you think?" She then looked at me with a chuckle and I was staring at her with my mouth wide open. I quickly closed it, raised my eyebrows and gave her that subtle look of disapproval.
How do I tell her that saying these things around my daughter is completely out of line? I realize that she was born and raised in Virginia and her grandfather was in the KKK, no lie, they have the robes to prove it..scary..but come on! I feel like I can't even tell Scott now about it because he basically told me he does not want to hear anything negative about his mom ever again. Wtf am I supposed to do? I'm terrified of bringing this up. Not only that, this is not the first time she has done something like this. A few Thanksgivings ago, she said something about one of the football players on TV, "No wonder he can run so fast. He is black you know." My mother was so offended she left the room. And she also had something to say about one of my dear dear friends who came to our wedding. She asked Scott if he was really invited or was crashing the party. Are. You. Serious.
I can't even imagine what she will say if she ever meets my kid's doctor. Who I know I have told you all about. But for a quick refresher, she was born in Pakistan, wears a borderline Bhurka, lines her arms with thin gold bangles, and speaks 4 languages; 2 of which I have never even heard of in my life. She is very educated and an extremely nice lady.
It saddens me that all my MIL can see is the color of a person's skin and not the beauty that lays inside all while letting us all know publically that is how she feels. I'm makes me ill.
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