The Before "Shot"Megan went to the doctor today for her 2 month check up. It is always reassuring to her the doctor say "Everything looks great!" and as a breast-feeding mom it makes me feel good to hear her say "I'm so glad you are sticking with breast-feeding. Most moms have given up by now." It gives me another boost to stick with it, because there are days when she eats all the time that giving her formula sounds so much easier then listening to her cry. Megan really loves her food!!! Mark and I were sure that she would weigh at least 12 lbs. because she looks and feels so heavy. Wow, were we wrong. Megan weighed in at a whopping 10lbs 11oz. She only gained 1lb 3oz. in a month. She is still in the 75th percentile for weight and the doctor said her weight gain was good. Her head is now 15 1/4 inches (50th percentile) and her length is 22 1/2 inches (50th percentile) All of her measurements are right where they need to be so we are pleased.
The Painful During "Shot"
Today was the day were she had to get 4 shots. It was VERY painful for Mark and I to watch. What you can't see in this picture is Megan's bright red face because she was screaming/crying so loud. The nurse was very quick with all the shots, it only took about 30 seconds for all of them but it felt like 30 minutes of torture.
The After "Shot"Safely back in her daddy's arms, Megan settled down. She only cried for about 3 mins but whimpered for awhile. Just in case you were wondering she also has a matching set of band-aids on the other leg. Mark is in charge of removing the band-aids because I think Megan will cry longer after that then after getting the shots.
Here is an F.Y.I. for other mothers; after your child has shots in the leg, don't walk around in a front infant carrier. Yeah I'm a bad mom, I took Megan to run some errands using the front carrier and her legs (wounds) were rubbing during the whole trip. I felt horrible. But once we got home Megan spent the day sleeping and still is because it was a big painful day for her.
1 comment:
Ouch! I hate when my kids get shots. A warm bath always helps with sore legs.
Congrats on your breast feeding milestone. I personally think breast feeding is so much easier than formula feeding. It's always ready, you don't have to mess with bottles, measuring the water, mixing in the formula... and then washing the bottles.
She'll start to slow down in a couple of months when she can start eating rice cereal. Once my kids started on cereal they wanted to nurse less.
Probably TMI! Love reading your blog!
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