Everything went great today at Emma's 6 month appointment. Dr. Yin said she looked perfect and wasn't concerned about anything. The only thing is, is that she wants us to try and get Emma off of the Miralax. She said that it can be habit forming, so wants us to make Emma's diet high in fiber. She said to start her on prunes and then gradually start to decrease the miralax until she is off of it. It has been working so well that I am nervous to take her off of it, but we will add prunes to her oatmeal each morning, and she is very interested in our water when we have our water bottles, so we will continue to work on drinking water from a sippy cup, so hopefully the extra water will help also.
I talked to Dr. Yin about what to do when Emma gets sick and I feel much more confident that I know what to do and when to call when she gets sick.
Emma got 5 immunizations again this visit - one including the seasonal flu shot. She didn't like them at all, but recovered quickly. They are currently out of the H1N1 vaccine, and like everyone else, don't know when they will get more. I am suppose to call once a week to see if they got anymore in.
Her weight was higher then I expected it to be, but when we got home she had a HUGE poopy diaper. So I am sure we could take a good pound off! She weighed in at 17 1/2 pounds (82%), 27 inches long (90%), and her head is still little and puts her in the 34th percentile. (she is following her growth curve and meeting her milestones, so the doctor is still not concerned).
We go back in a month for a booster flu shoot, and then we don't go back for check-up until she is 9 months!
Trying to play for a little bit
Her poor little legs!
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