Wow - how scary. So good on the part of the pediatrician!
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I spent the weekend with D1’s family again this weekend. The GD is 2 month old now. She did her first round of vaccines on Friday, so she was very sad looking when I arrived. She soon perked up next meeting. I helped out with the early morning feedings (I wake up at 5 anyway), so the parents were able to sleep in. Saturday was beautiful around NYC. D1 put the baby in a pouch in front her and we had lunch/drinks at an outdoor restaurant. The baby is just learning to smile now. In the morning when I picked her up for her first feed, she would try to give me a smile. She really is adorable, reminds me so much of D1.
I thought this weekend was more for me - to be able to spend time with GD, but D1 texted me when I got home to thank me for my time and how much they appreciated my help. 
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@VaBluebird ~ That sounds very scary! Yes, a great job by the pediatrician.
So glad @VaBluebird that you have the allergy information card so if there is an emergent situation GD can get the right care right away hopefully with a pediatric ER close by.
It sounds like the parents and caretakers all move forward with caution and care, all with expert advice. Thankfully a diagnosis and plan. And hope for outgrowing the condition!
News for other grandparents who have never heard of this diagnosis and signs/symptoms of such a condition.
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@VaBluebird I am sorry that your family is dealing with this, but happy you are able to know how to handle feedings. As a parent and a grandparent, I have been in similar situations; it is a scary feeling, especially with one so little.
My daughter, as well as her 21 month old, both have food allergies; the baby is allergic to wheat, milk, eggs, bananas, and several nuts. She has had 2 severe reactions that required trips to the ER before she was 9 months old. Now that they know the foods she is allergic to, mom and dad have come to accept the allergies. Daycare is very good about watching her, but she has been know to pick up a piece of cracker another child dropped. Her school has her eat at a table by herself so she won’t grab another child’s food or milk. Luckily she is too young to understand she is being left out; only grandma here feels sorry for her! 
But, in other news, oldest son and wife are expecting #2 in Nov.!! We’ll have four grandkids!
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GS has been here for Passover sedars but had a very rough night Saturday and woke up Sunday pulling at his ear with his nose dripping like a sieve. He’s managed to avoid most colds etc. since he doesn’t see many other kids but he was playing with friends this past week so I assume that’s where it came from. He’s had an issue with ear infections so S and DIL took him to a pediatric urgent care near me. It’s likely just a cold but because only his mom has been vaccinated they did a Covid test which he handled like a pro! We’ll have the results today but it really does look like a cold. We’ve been fully vaccinated so I’m not concerned but the pediatrician said Covid has no typical presentation in kids so she wanted to be sure. Oh, and there was no ear infection.
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Sounds like possible ear infection? Hope he is ok.
DS sent the cutest photos of his wearing a special shirt we went (made by a local company- it acts kinda like a kangaroo pouch and helps let them have their hands free while the baby is loving being right nest to mommy/daddy (we got mommy one of these shirts too) anyway the photos are of GS staring up at them. So cute. And another of DS and 6 week old GS smiling at each other. Miss them, and 3 1/2 yr old GD, so much already!
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Grandchild #2 arrives early October, within days of GD’s 3rd birthday. DIL will have a scheduled c-section, and I will go for most of the first week. So excited!
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Text I never would have received before in my life:
“(Grandchild) went pee in the potty!”
I texted back my congratulations.
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Good news–baby GD (who is now 3 months old) no longer needs to wear the Pavlik harness/brace for hip dysplasia. Ortho specialist says her hips are now normal!
We get to see her for the first time in 2.5 weeks. Can’t wait.
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Yay! They are certainly a low-tech design that gets the job done. The orthopedist said my D’s was the worst case he’d ever seen. She wore the harness for 6 months. She’s now 24 and has had no long-term hip issues.
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So many wonderful updates! GS did not have Covid, his nose is still running, and his sister is due in 3 weeks! Best news is that his dad, aunt & uncle (only ones in the family left to be vaccinated) are getting vaccinated within the next 5 days so everyone will be well on their way to full coverage soon after the baby arrives. Busy times ahead.
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GD’s reflux magically disappeared at 13 weeks. She no longer has issues sleeping flat on her back, and she is easy to put to sleep in her crib now. D and SIL are finding things much easier now that their little one is no longer having GI issues.
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GD has been sleeping through the night this week, from 8pm to 6:30-7am. She used to need a feeding around 3, but she finally gave up that feeding. She is around 2 months old.
She seems to be have a bit of reflux issue, so she is fussy during feeding. I offered to help out again this weekend and D1 happily took the offer.
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@oldfort I had one DD that was a good sleeper and another that didn’t need much sleep. DD2 at 6 weeks could sleep from 8 pm to 6 am. DD1 at 7 months - I had to keep her up till 11 pm so she would sleep through till 5 am. The DDs are 25 months apart, and DD1 got into DD2’s sleep schedule.
DD1’s kids are sleeping better - they have a ‘sleep machine’ - sound and the low light design from the lamp portion. GD sometimes wakes up and cries, and sometimes she wakes up and goes to crawl in with her parents. When she cries, she often wakes up her younger brother.
GD sleeps in a Snoos with a sound machine. They are going to wean GD off it soon.
Both of my kids were good sleepers. They were sleeping through the night between 6-8 weeks.
Just a warning to everyone whose grand baby is sleeping through the night–sleep regression is common starting around 4 months of age. Pediatrician warned D and SIL about it. There may another period of sleep regression around 6 months and again around 9 months.
Hang in there. D and SIl were re-doing nighttime sleep training when I left because Twin B was waking up around 3am wanting to chat and play.
The twins are smart. They figured how NOT to trigger the Snoo’s soothing program. They don’t cry. Instead they either babble or yell very loudly or they thump their feet hard against the mattress or bassinet frame (which because their house has a wood floor above a crawlspace makes loud thump carries throughout the house).
Twin A prefers to kick the end of her bassinet to make it thump against the floor at night; Twin B just yells at the top of her voice when she wants to wake up the sleeping adults.
D and SIL were also trying to set up a nap regime using Dr. Ferber’s sleep training methods.
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D’s good friend is an OB/GYN who had a baby 5 weeks before GD was born. The friend told D to expect a 4 month regression when the time comes … and the friend’s baby started his sleep regression recently. D is not looking forward to the possibility of that!
From personal experience, I can report an 18 month sleep regression, too. My GS has experienced many iterations of sleep regression in his 2 1/2 years but once his parents discovered sleep training techniques that, for him, worked, every episode only lasted a couple of days. He finally sleeps from 7pm - 6:15am when the “green light” on his “special clock” goes on But his sister is due in 3 weeks and who knows what’s going to happen then.
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