My poor, unsuspecting baby!!!
This is before the shots obviously!! She looks SOOOO big!!!
At home later that evening!
Our little sweetheart!!!!
First I would like to say, that was the worst Doctor's appointment so far!!!! It was cold yesterday and the first thing they want you to do is strip your baby of her clothes!! I was cold with mine on!!! Well, we did bring the beautiful handmade blanket that Mary's friend Carol made for Brooke to keep her warm. They measured and weighed our little or shall I say BIG girl!! She's 23 inches long and a whopping 12lbs 10oz!!! She may be taking after her cousin Ashley in the chubby department!!! She's in the 75%tile class for her weight and length. Anyways, the Doctor says all is well with Brooke so far and she just needed her 3 shots and her oral vaccine and she was done. ONE nurse came in to administer her 3 shots. Lucky for the nurse, Brooke liked her oral vaccine. She even commented on how nice it was that she drank it with no problems. Guess our little porker likes anything!!! With her pacifier in her mouth (the nurse made me lay her on the table, so I couldn't swaddle her in my arms like Tracy suggested), the nurse stuck her in her left thigh. My poor baby, turned bright red, pushed the pacifier out and let out the most awful scream. I didn't think she was going to take another breath!!! She had tears in her eyes which immediately started my water works!!! I tried to hold back, but she was breaking my heart!!! It seemed like an eternity before she was done with all 3 shots and I could comfort my baby!!!! Jeff said he even got teary eyed!! I don't want her to get any more shots!! I don't think I can handle it!!! I did give her Tylenol before the mean nurse poked my baby, so she never ran a fever. My opinion on the shot thing is to have 2 nurses come in, so they can do all the shots at once instead of 3 different times!!!! After that appt., I was not in a great mood (ask Jeff!!), but I already wasn't feeling well before we got there. I just wanted to get home and comfort my poor little baby who was still trying to catch her breath when she got home!!!
First I would like to say, that was the worst Doctor's appointment so far!!!! It was cold yesterday and the first thing they want you to do is strip your baby of her clothes!! I was cold with mine on!!! Well, we did bring the beautiful handmade blanket that Mary's friend Carol made for Brooke to keep her warm. They measured and weighed our little or shall I say BIG girl!! She's 23 inches long and a whopping 12lbs 10oz!!! She may be taking after her cousin Ashley in the chubby department!!! She's in the 75%tile class for her weight and length. Anyways, the Doctor says all is well with Brooke so far and she just needed her 3 shots and her oral vaccine and she was done. ONE nurse came in to administer her 3 shots. Lucky for the nurse, Brooke liked her oral vaccine. She even commented on how nice it was that she drank it with no problems. Guess our little porker likes anything!!! With her pacifier in her mouth (the nurse made me lay her on the table, so I couldn't swaddle her in my arms like Tracy suggested), the nurse stuck her in her left thigh. My poor baby, turned bright red, pushed the pacifier out and let out the most awful scream. I didn't think she was going to take another breath!!! She had tears in her eyes which immediately started my water works!!! I tried to hold back, but she was breaking my heart!!! It seemed like an eternity before she was done with all 3 shots and I could comfort my baby!!!! Jeff said he even got teary eyed!! I don't want her to get any more shots!! I don't think I can handle it!!! I did give her Tylenol before the mean nurse poked my baby, so she never ran a fever. My opinion on the shot thing is to have 2 nurses come in, so they can do all the shots at once instead of 3 different times!!!! After that appt., I was not in a great mood (ask Jeff!!), but I already wasn't feeling well before we got there. I just wanted to get home and comfort my poor little baby who was still trying to catch her breath when she got home!!!
2 comments:
Next time Candy, you remind them that you are the mama, she's your baby and you'll hold her if you want. The two nurses is a good idea also, we would do this often if we had to give a kid two shots. It'll be interesting if I can take my own suggestions when I become a mom. However after working in the pedi health care industry for so long, I've already warned Alan that I'm going to be a b.... when I have to take my kids in. Too much tourcher that isn't necessary.
it's heartbreaking, isn't it?
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