6 Month Well-Check

Avelyn and I went to the Dr. today for her 6 month well-check.

Here are her current stats:

Length: 26.25 (57%)
Weight: 16 lbs (43%)

I think her length is actually a bit longer because the medical assistant who measured her did it at a diagonal. Anyway, it's close enough. :)

Dr. B gave her a thorough exam and talked with me about what she is eating. He approved of everything I was doing but wrote down the "standard" order of foods in case I had any questions. This is what he wrote for any of you mamas who want it:

• 6 months- 2 cereals
• 6.5 months- add 2 green vegetables
• 7 months- add 2 orange vegetables
• 7.5 months- add 2 fruits
• 8 months- add 2 meats
• 8.5 months- eat everything

He also talked to me about her sleep. He said it was pretty common for breastfed babies to wake up alot at night if the mom is the one who goes in the room. He said that the only way to get to to stop waking up like that (if I wouldn't do the cry-it-out) was to have my husband go into the room instead of me. I told him that there was no way my hubby would believe that was the dr.'s orders ...so he wrote it down for me, "Mom not out of bed". haha! I think he might be onto something though because last time B went in there instead of me, she only woke up 1x the following nightr. Since B comes home tonight, what better time to try it out? The Dr. said it can take up to 4 days. I will definitely update if this is a success!

I had been dreading the shots all week. Avelyn almost never cries and every time she has gotten shots she screams. It is heart wrenching to say the least. I always cry with her and we go into a private room to nurse. Well this girl was a total champ today. She did cry.. but it was less than 5 seconds total! I was so relieved!! What a wonderful little gift!

I did inform the Dr. about Avelyn's right eye still having a plugged tear duct. It has been that way since birth. Actually both eyes were plugged at birth but her left eye unclogged after a few weeks. I have tried everything. At her 4 day checkup I was told to massage it a few times a day. I had been doing that. I also have tried putting some breastmilk in there as well as a warm washcloth with the massage. Nothing has worked and every morning she wakes up with boogies stuck all over her eyelashes. Some days they are so bad she can't even open that eye. Up until now, I put a few drops of breastmilk to dissolve it and then wiped it with a warm washcloth. Well, Dr. B said that 6 months was his limit for plugged tear ducts and he is sending us to a specialist.

When he first told me about the specialist he said that usually they will do a probe and the baby will need to be put to sleep. I think my heart stopped when he said that. How scary to have my 6 month old baby put under general anesthesia. I told myself right then that I would go to the initial appt but would do plenty of research and possibly delay the probe until she was a year old. Well after calling the Pediatric Opthamologist office, I found out that they can do it same-day and topical numbing is all they need. *big sigh of relief*

Our appointment is next Thursday and I am sure I will still be nervous but we have to do what is best for her. If we put it off until she is over 14 months old, she will need to be put to sleep. I do not want that!

Overall it was a good check up. I am happy she is done with shots until her 1 year!! I'm sure she is happy about that too!