Edie is now 9 weeks and 1 day old
Today she had two appointments
A hip scan
To check a clicky hip
That was identified at her 6 week check
And the dreaded first baby jabs
The Hip Scan
The hip scan was not as awful as I thought it might have been
In fact Edie seemed to quite enjoy the process
The sonographer laid Edie on her side
In a foam support
David held her and they were chatting away
As I stared at the screen
I had no idea what I was seeing
But felt the need to look regardless
A right clicky hip the doctor had said
The sonographer checked both sides
The right hip was actually fine
No signs of clicks
Developmental Displaysia of the Hip
But Edie has now been formally diagnosed
With an immature left hip
The angle measurement for the hip needs to be 60 degrees or more
Edie’s is currently only 57
It may improve on it’s own with time
But it may well not
We have to go back for a second scan in two weeks
If there is no change
Then we will be referred to a paediatrician
For treatment
Poor little Edie
Hoping that things will change on their own
Before any intervention is needed
The Baby Jabs
Today was also vaccination day
Babies have their first immunisations
At around 8 weeks
There is an oral vaccine
A live vaccine for Rota Virus
I had to give this to Edie
It is a sticky clear substance in a small syringe
You give it to baby orally
Aiming to squirt tiny bits into the pouch of the cheek
I was told to wash my hands well if any of the vaccine got on my hands
Because it is live the virus can be passed on from the liquid
And from Edie
Especially from her dirty nappies
We have been told to be extra careful with hand washing for two weeks
The Rota Virus vaccine can make babies poorly with diarrhoea and sickness
So we have to watch out for that
Because the vaccine gives a reduced strain of the virus
Any symptoms should be milder
Edie actually seemed to like the taste from the syringe
And swallowed it all happily
Next as the Meningitis B injection
This went into the left leg
Oh my goodness Edie howled
She really did cry
A cry I had not heard from her before
A real scream of pain
It was horrible
I cried
The nurse cried
It was just horrible
And then we had to turn her round
For two more needles
In her tiny little left leg
I felt like the worst mother in the world
As Edie wailed and wailed
And wailed!
She would not feed
She was so distressed
I tried to calm her
But nothing worked
It was awful
I decided to just get to the car
And get home
She fell asleep on the short drive home
But had to be woken once there to be given Calpol
In hindsight I should have given pain relief
Fever prevention
Before the needles went in
No one seemed to be able to tell me conclusively
What would be the best thing to do
But for the next Men B immunisation at 16 weeks
I will give the Calpol first
Edie has been a liitle more agitated than normal this evening
But she is sleeping now
She has fed
And is so far showing no signs of fever
What a day!
If you have a little one with immunisations due
You can read more about them here