Last Friday, Soph developed another bout of runny nose and sneezing. Every time she sneezed, two lines of mucus flowed down, sometimes accompanied by bubbles. So we brought her in to the doctor's. Of course, no medication, but at least there's no ear infection. We'll just have to continue her with the saline and sucking which she hates.
We showed our pediatrician her dry skin, mainly on her elbows, thighs and back and it may be eczema. The weather has been cold and dry recently, plus we have been turning on the heater at home every day so that made the air even drier. Boohoo. And I thought I was pretty diligent on the moisturizer. Dr says California baby is popular but not strong enough as moisturizer! She recommended we use Cetaphil or Vaseline. She also prescribed us some steroid creams. We were reluctant to use the steroid creams so we plastered on Cetaphil. It seemed to have become better over the weekend.
And then, constipation over the weekend. Hard, dry stool with textures like play-doh. Poor Soph was straining so hard she was sweating and screaming away, it reminded me of myself giving birth. I think it was because we have been giving her too much cereal, and lacking in the fruits and veges department. Last time, she had watery stools, so I backed off on the fruits. So instead, now she has constipation. I need to strike the right balance for her diet. On top of that, she's not interested in milk these days. Only taking a couple of ounces at each feed, waking up often at night and screams for milk, only to drink a couple of ounces again.
Babies and their never ending problems!
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