New Pediatrician
Emilie
had her first appointment with her new "specialist" pediatrician, past
Tuesday, and we absolutely love her. We went with her because Emilie was
having bad colic and wanted some support after Emilie gave us a scare
with an ALTE (apparent life threatening event) around two weeks ago. She
had stopped breathing for a short while and was unresponsive but came
to before the paramedics and Scott got home. Seriously, Scott was 6
minutes away when I called him before 911. Her doctor (family practice
doctor, who's had 45+ years of experience) suspected it was because her
carbon dioxide was depleted with so much crying (you know how you get
light headed when you hyperventilate?) and that it took awhile for her
body to build it up again, so it just stopped breathing. It's amazing
how our body's protect us, but by golly, that was scary.
Anyway, our new pediatrician was amazing and very supportive. We'll be going with her from now on. The office and the staff combined make it the most family friendly clinic I've seen in my life. Everyone is like family, and they're totally cool with kids being kids. George tested this to the max by having an accident all over the floor and a toy. When we put him on the phone to keep quiet while the doc looked Emilie over, she completely shunned that telephone! "If kids aren't poking around and making noise, they aren't being kids," she said! She's awesome. We must have taken up at least an hour, as she gave us parenting advice, coaching, and helping us understand dairy sensitivity. Yep, we're pretty sure Emilie is dairy sensitive. Apparently it's not just about cutting out the milk protein, it's about all the dairy. No more Ranch dressing, ice cream, milk shakes, cheese, yogurt, or even... butter. She said the sensitivity sometimes goes away around 9 months, and that I can try an "ounce" of milk then, but do it in the morning, so I don't scream bloody murder and curse her name at night, lol. She has a great sense of humor too. Emilie and George are in good hands :)
Anyway, our new pediatrician was amazing and very supportive. We'll be going with her from now on. The office and the staff combined make it the most family friendly clinic I've seen in my life. Everyone is like family, and they're totally cool with kids being kids. George tested this to the max by having an accident all over the floor and a toy. When we put him on the phone to keep quiet while the doc looked Emilie over, she completely shunned that telephone! "If kids aren't poking around and making noise, they aren't being kids," she said! She's awesome. We must have taken up at least an hour, as she gave us parenting advice, coaching, and helping us understand dairy sensitivity. Yep, we're pretty sure Emilie is dairy sensitive. Apparently it's not just about cutting out the milk protein, it's about all the dairy. No more Ranch dressing, ice cream, milk shakes, cheese, yogurt, or even... butter. She said the sensitivity sometimes goes away around 9 months, and that I can try an "ounce" of milk then, but do it in the morning, so I don't scream bloody murder and curse her name at night, lol. She has a great sense of humor too. Emilie and George are in good hands :)
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