Well, we broke down and took Samantha back to the pediatrician today, just to make sure everything was okay. She's broken out in a rash on her face, which varies between hardly noticeable and very red and irritated looking. We both figured this was probably just the infant acne that most infants eventually get, but because she's seemed so uncomfortable and inconsolable the past two nights we wanted to check and make sure that's really what it was, as opposed to some kind of contact allergy or reaction to either breast milk or formula.
Once again Dr. Pangburn came through for us. He made time to see us as soon as possible, and was (as always) very tolerant of our concerns and Amy's mother's questions, and tried to explain things as clearly and completely as possible. He was working with a medical student from Harvard Med today, and Amy and I were both impressed with the way he treated that person as well; he has a knack for being both patient and considerate toward other people. We really lucked out when we found this practice.
So anyway, Dr. Pangburn confirmed that Samantha's rash is just baby acne, and made some suggestions for additional ways to soothe her and get her to sleep at night ... most of which we've already tried, without much success. He also reminded us that she will eventually grow out of this, even if it takes a couple of months, and that in the meantime nothing bad is happening with her. She is, as he put it, a beautiful and healthy baby. (She's also growing like a weed, having put on another pound or so in the past 2 weeks; she's now 9 lbs 4 oz including what little clothing she was wearing when they weighed her.)
Tonight she's been much better, though it's only 10 pm so far. But she napped while we had dinner, then woke up hungry (as expected), ate, and went back to sleep very peacefully. She did wake up and cry when we put her into the cradle to go to bed, so we took her out and let her lie in bed with us. She's now fast asleep and looking like a little angel.
I think I'll take this opportunity to try to get a little sleep myself, just in case the coming hours aren't as tranquil as the ones we're getting right now.
(Samantha has her baby naming tomorrow night at Temple Israel. I hope she's well behaved!)
Once again Dr. Pangburn came through for us. He made time to see us as soon as possible, and was (as always) very tolerant of our concerns and Amy's mother's questions, and tried to explain things as clearly and completely as possible. He was working with a medical student from Harvard Med today, and Amy and I were both impressed with the way he treated that person as well; he has a knack for being both patient and considerate toward other people. We really lucked out when we found this practice.
So anyway, Dr. Pangburn confirmed that Samantha's rash is just baby acne, and made some suggestions for additional ways to soothe her and get her to sleep at night ... most of which we've already tried, without much success. He also reminded us that she will eventually grow out of this, even if it takes a couple of months, and that in the meantime nothing bad is happening with her. She is, as he put it, a beautiful and healthy baby. (She's also growing like a weed, having put on another pound or so in the past 2 weeks; she's now 9 lbs 4 oz including what little clothing she was wearing when they weighed her.)
Tonight she's been much better, though it's only 10 pm so far. But she napped while we had dinner, then woke up hungry (as expected), ate, and went back to sleep very peacefully. She did wake up and cry when we put her into the cradle to go to bed, so we took her out and let her lie in bed with us. She's now fast asleep and looking like a little angel.
I think I'll take this opportunity to try to get a little sleep myself, just in case the coming hours aren't as tranquil as the ones we're getting right now.
(Samantha has her baby naming tomorrow night at Temple Israel. I hope she's well behaved!)
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