We went for our six week GP checks yesterday. My check involved answering the same few questions I have been asked numerous times - do my bowels work, does my bladder work, is everything ok 'down below' (I am amazed at how many of the medical profession refer to the 'front bottom' as 'down below' - were they off sick the day the proper names were taught at medical school?) and have I thought about contraception.
Olivia was as good as gold once her dirty nappy had been removed. Her check involved looking into her eyes, testing her reflexes and strength, inspecting her belly button nd checking for clicky hips. Our long time readers may recal that F_ and I both went a bit green when the clicky hips thing was done during her newborn check so I judiciously looked away at that point. Everything was fine apart from her belly button. I had wanted to mention this to the GP anyway as it has continued to weep since her cord fell off. Both the midwives and health visitor had seen it and told me to get the GP to check it if it hadn't healed by the time we saw him. Apparently she has something called 'umbilical granuloma' which means there is a bit of umbilical cord tissue left behind which isn't healing. It need to be cauterised with Silver Nitrate so the GP gave me a prescription for a Silver Nitrate kit and I have to get the practice nurse to administer it tomorrow morning. As there are no nerve endings in this area this should be a painless procedure for Olivia, although Mummy is likely to turn green as usual.
As the GP hadn't done a weight check we also went along to the health visitor clinic to get Olivia weighed. The health visitor from last week was obviously so traumatised by Olivia's human waterfall impression
last week that she had to have an emergency vacation so it was a different woman this week - given our performance last week this was probably for the best. Anyway, she has put on just a reasonable 4oz after the epic 14oz last week so it looks like she isn't turning into Jabba the Hutt just yet and weighs a cuddly 10lbs 3oz. Today we've had a foray into 0-3 month clothing which is still too big for her but less ridiculously so than before.
Olivia was as good as gold once her dirty nappy had been removed. Her check involved looking into her eyes, testing her reflexes and strength, inspecting her belly button nd checking for clicky hips. Our long time readers may recal that F_ and I both went a bit green when the clicky hips thing was done during her newborn check so I judiciously looked away at that point. Everything was fine apart from her belly button. I had wanted to mention this to the GP anyway as it has continued to weep since her cord fell off. Both the midwives and health visitor had seen it and told me to get the GP to check it if it hadn't healed by the time we saw him. Apparently she has something called 'umbilical granuloma' which means there is a bit of umbilical cord tissue left behind which isn't healing. It need to be cauterised with Silver Nitrate so the GP gave me a prescription for a Silver Nitrate kit and I have to get the practice nurse to administer it tomorrow morning. As there are no nerve endings in this area this should be a painless procedure for Olivia, although Mummy is likely to turn green as usual.
As the GP hadn't done a weight check we also went along to the health visitor clinic to get Olivia weighed. The health visitor from last week was obviously so traumatised by Olivia's human waterfall impression
last week that she had to have an emergency vacation so it was a different woman this week - given our performance last week this was probably for the best. Anyway, she has put on just a reasonable 4oz after the epic 14oz last week so it looks like she isn't turning into Jabba the Hutt just yet and weighs a cuddly 10lbs 3oz. Today we've had a foray into 0-3 month clothing which is still too big for her but less ridiculously so than before.Here she is with Daddy - as you can see they look very much like each other, sharing as they do a common haircut :) Luckily Olivia doesn't have a goatee.
I've got Olivia some Gripe Water to help her bring up her wind and maybe make her a bit less grumpy. I'm sure when we were kids Gripe Water was the kid's equivalent of gin but now, in the modern age of binge-drinking, I find it is alcohol free. Here is Olivia proving that her lungs work and that when you remove her dummy you open up a tear in the space/time continuum in the middle of her face.
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