I have to give it to Sophia, she keeps our life interesting. On Wednesday, she started coming down with a small cough and stuffy nose. Mike and I contributed it to the reflux medication not working to its full potential because she has grown and the dosages are off. Well, that wasn’t the case. Wednesday night her stuffy nose and cough turned into a full blown sickness; coughing, stuffy nose, sensitivity to light, temperature, and drowsiness. Her temp responded to Tylenol, hugs and kisses. Of course, being the first time my child has been sick I didn’t sleep all night. I kept her as close as I could making sure that she was comfortable. I took her temperature so many times that I’m surprised she is not traumatized by the thermometer being constantly inserted into her bum for the last three days. Her temperature was low-grade yesterday. She was still tired but feeling better, but the doctor still wanted to see her because of her age and because she is still so susceptible to illness because of her rough start to life. After her appointment she slept all day and so did I. Her fever broke around 3:00am this morning and she woke up happy and very hungry.
Still tired, Mike and I put her down for a nap and she slept for awhile…only to wake up with her right eye bloodshot and crusty with yellow puss. So off to the doctors we went this afternoon and long behold…she has conjunctivitis. Go figure! Putting the medication in her eye is not an easy job. It takes both Mike and I to apply it.
Well, 1 ½ hours after that appointment off to our schedules appointment with the GI doctor. I would have cancelled it but the next appointment wasn’t until September and we didn’t want to wait that long. Dr. Katz was happy to see that she was off the Donnatil and laxatives. He was also happy to see she only needs the stool softener every other day at small dosages. His only concern was that Sophia hadn’t gained enough weight in the last 3 weeks. He contributed it to her being sick over the last few days, but wants to keep a close eye on it. So, we have another appointment a week from Monday. Hopefully she will have gained back what she had lost being sick and had gained more. Otherwise, they will need to do some tests.
Sophia is feeling better now. She is still a little tired but almost back to her happy self. She has begun to resume her back and forth baby babble with Mike, chewing on her hands, and sticking her tongue in and out as much as she can (Mike and I call it “catching flies”)
In the beginning when we had to keep Sophia in isolation we took a lot of slack from some people. At times, I questioned if we were being to over protective or if the doctors were being over cautious. But, after the last three days of her being sick and knowing how quick she lost weight, I know that Mike and I made the best decision to follow the doctor’s order and protect her.
Everyday as a mom I question if I made the right decision over so many things. Most of the time I realize that I did more than I had to or I made a decision that made me question if I am a good mom. So when situations like this come about it allows me to reflect on prior decisions. After reflecting on the decision to keep Sophia in isolation her first weeks of life, I know we did right by her. Knowing this, It gives me the courage to continue following my ”maternal instinct” and not to question the choices I make as a mother until I see fault in them. I know I will make mistakes and Sophia will one day look at me when she is 13, moody, and grounded and blame me for her being, “sooo screwed up.” But until then, I have a happy and beautiful daughter to prove I am doing a pretty good job at being a mom.
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