written yesterday:
last night and this morning, we noticed some weird blotchiness on her face. today, her face looked puffy. i got concerned, and lo and behold she's most likely having an allergic reaction to the bloody antibiotics.
called the doc, he said stop giving it to her, pick up a scrip for benadryl, and come see him tomorrow. great. wonderful. as if i needed another ounce of stress this week! i feel really overwhelmed and shitty on top of being sick and worrying about her and everything else. and my mother in law is still here (which isn't a problem per se, i just feel like i can't cry with her around or she will get all worried).
sigh.
today's update:
omfg, my cousin's kid is killing me today. i'd love to say it's just my own stress, but no, he's really being difficult. and rowan's doc didn't want to hear about allergies or reactions... despite facial swelling and weird little hive/rashes, the drug he gave is the "safest" antibiotic and there's no way she's allergic. and the diarrhea she's had can't be a side effect, it must be that she also has a stomach bug. WTF?? the rx pamphlet laid out how diarrhea can be a side effect. and exactly what to look for with allergic reactions. i'm frustrated, but at least he said she doesn't need to take it anymore since her ear looks great. (which sort of also confuses me b/c i thought abx had to be taken for the full course in order to be effective...?) whatever. she's off the meds and seems to be doing better so far. next time somebody wants to give her penicillin or the like i will just have to warn them and watch really closely how she reacts.
i really need a few days of peace and quiet. i *hope* to be going to the chiro tomorrow for a much-needed adjustment and a trial of the webster technique to see if this baby will turn himself...
and as i STILL have not heard back regarding my attempts to win myself a homebirth with my existing midwife, i wrote a pleading/demanding letter last night asking to at least know is my request is being considered. no response yet. i'm starting to get really pissed off. this is no small matter!
in other news, been reading about perineal protection on the gentlebirth.org archives. it's silly but that concerns me as much as anything else for this birth... my scar is really big and really deep, and i worry about it just ripping wide open b/c the tissue won't stretch. the problem is, there are conflicting studies on perineal massage, but i'm not sure how well they apply when there is already scar tissue. i guess i need to just start using some comfrey salve on there and work on stretching it without over-rubbing the muscles. it's impossible to know whether i would even have torn (or how badly) with rowan, since i was sliced and shredded and not given the chance to tear. sigh.
so many sighs lately. i've come to the conclusion that i am moderately depressed and completely bottling it up because thus far i haven't had time or opportunity to let it out. kid is here during the day and if i wait till he leaves, matt comes home and he will just get too worried and stress himself out if he sees me break down right now. and of course matt's mom has been in-and-out for the last two weeks, not to mention his dad's surprise visit. i just haven't had long enough a break to even cry...
last night and this morning, we noticed some weird blotchiness on her face. today, her face looked puffy. i got concerned, and lo and behold she's most likely having an allergic reaction to the bloody antibiotics.
called the doc, he said stop giving it to her, pick up a scrip for benadryl, and come see him tomorrow. great. wonderful. as if i needed another ounce of stress this week! i feel really overwhelmed and shitty on top of being sick and worrying about her and everything else. and my mother in law is still here (which isn't a problem per se, i just feel like i can't cry with her around or she will get all worried).
sigh.
today's update:
omfg, my cousin's kid is killing me today. i'd love to say it's just my own stress, but no, he's really being difficult. and rowan's doc didn't want to hear about allergies or reactions... despite facial swelling and weird little hive/rashes, the drug he gave is the "safest" antibiotic and there's no way she's allergic. and the diarrhea she's had can't be a side effect, it must be that she also has a stomach bug. WTF?? the rx pamphlet laid out how diarrhea can be a side effect. and exactly what to look for with allergic reactions. i'm frustrated, but at least he said she doesn't need to take it anymore since her ear looks great. (which sort of also confuses me b/c i thought abx had to be taken for the full course in order to be effective...?) whatever. she's off the meds and seems to be doing better so far. next time somebody wants to give her penicillin or the like i will just have to warn them and watch really closely how she reacts.
i really need a few days of peace and quiet. i *hope* to be going to the chiro tomorrow for a much-needed adjustment and a trial of the webster technique to see if this baby will turn himself...
and as i STILL have not heard back regarding my attempts to win myself a homebirth with my existing midwife, i wrote a pleading/demanding letter last night asking to at least know is my request is being considered. no response yet. i'm starting to get really pissed off. this is no small matter!
in other news, been reading about perineal protection on the gentlebirth.org archives. it's silly but that concerns me as much as anything else for this birth... my scar is really big and really deep, and i worry about it just ripping wide open b/c the tissue won't stretch. the problem is, there are conflicting studies on perineal massage, but i'm not sure how well they apply when there is already scar tissue. i guess i need to just start using some comfrey salve on there and work on stretching it without over-rubbing the muscles. it's impossible to know whether i would even have torn (or how badly) with rowan, since i was sliced and shredded and not given the chance to tear. sigh.
so many sighs lately. i've come to the conclusion that i am moderately depressed and completely bottling it up because thus far i haven't had time or opportunity to let it out. kid is here during the day and if i wait till he leaves, matt comes home and he will just get too worried and stress himself out if he sees me break down right now. and of course matt's mom has been in-and-out for the last two weeks, not to mention his dad's surprise visit. i just haven't had long enough a break to even cry...
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