I think Kaylee is fond of doctors, even after what she went through in the NICU. But since she came home on April 22nd she has created a reason for us to take her back to see a doctor 4 times. Lucky us!
The first of the 2 latest visits had us asking the dr. why she had such a wet and raspy breath; to which the doc replied, it is nothing, just milk in her throat. (oh, okay). Mind you this isn't our normal pediatrician and we were on the look out for reflux symptoms.
The 2nd visit came just a week later when Kaylee took to screaming during the middle of her feedings and pushing the bottle away- clearly she was not a happy girl. This time our regular pediatrician was there and she was very helpful. She determined the wet, raspy breath was due to a series of events...Kaylee feeds, milk comes up, she gets mad, screams, irritates some floppy cartilage in her throat and thus creating the wet and raspy breath. To help ease the pain Kaylee now is taking .5ml of peppermint Zantax, 3 times a day---so far it has helped (back to the doctor's on Friday for a follow up)
Can we get frequent flier miles or something?
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