everyday life and other joyful fiascos
My daughter had an ultrasound a couple days ago. Just as a precaution against possible gallstones that could be painful if they decided to make a break for it. The procedure was scheduled for 12:30 pm and stipulated no food after 8:30 am.
Four hours without food for a six month old is not such a big deal, and yet, anxiety. That persistent, full-body, frantic buzzing feeling that will last until the perceived potential “crisis” is over.
Continue reading “Knock, Knock! It’s me, Anxiety!”Tongue tie and lip tie can be very troublesome, but totally treatable conditions that cause feeding difficulty for a lot more babies than you might think (3.5% according to this study.) Pediatricians and other infant care professionals are getting more savvy about diagnosing and treating these two conditions that are often found together. That said, the two different lactation consultants who checked on my daughter in the hospital when she was born did not evaluate her latch or examine her mouth. At first, everything seemed to be fine…
