Here's her stats:
Weight: 16 lb 6 oz (53%)
Height: 26 inches (50%)
Head: 43 cm (68%)
She's doing great- perfectly average in every way!
But, there were a couple of concerns.
First, she has an ear infection. I had suspected as much as she has been fussy while nursing for the last couple of days. So she is on meds- and NOT taking them well at all. We are going to have to get creative with how we give her the meds in order for her actually take them instead of just spitting them out. Any suggestions??? Any help would be appreciated!
Now in order to show you the next concern I need to show you a picture I took about a month ago:
Because she often pushes her arms back like that, including rolling her shoulders backwards, it makes it more difficult to balance herself and sit up, which can lead to poor muscle tone in her stomach. She currently can not sit up on her own at all, which is not too concerning, but if she isn't sitting up by Christmas I need to set up an appointment with a physical therapist.
This actually makes me laugh a little bit. Who knew good posture (having your shoulders back), could lead to a 6 month old needing therapy? I certainly did not. You learn something new everyday.
Anyway, it's certainly not a big concern, but just something we need to watch.
Even with those things, however, she got 3 gold stars for cuteness.
2 comments:
You keep upon those little things.it is good your doctor is observant. Nobody told us we had a problem with N until he was 2-1/2. Would have been nice to know way sooner. As for the medicine,I have nothing for you except slow and steady AND that antibiotics for ear infections are not all that effective anyway so don't worry that much.
I'm pretty sure the twins weren't sitting up until much later as well. Anyway - I know plenty of PT's! I do medicine in a small syringe, and go as far back as you can and along the side of the mouth so that you get past the tongue thrust. No fun, but it works - Cici was on Zantac/Prevacid for 9 months this way!
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