This morning we had Anna's 18 month check-up. After a rather traumatic experience a few months ago when we went in for an ear infection, I wasn't sure what to expect today. We spent a lot of time talking about the nice doctor and what she would do and that nothing was going to hurt this time. She walked into the office happy and looked at the fish and didn't seemed bothered.
This did not last long.
As soon as the nurse entered and tried to get Anna to lay down to take a measurement of her height, Anna freaked out. Freaked out to the point of hyperventilation. This continued for the entire hour we were there, the car ride home, through lunch and until a few minutes ago when she finally collapsed for a nap. Needless to say, it wasn't a pleasant experience despite many nice attempts by the doctor to make Anna more comfortable.
We did find out that Anna has gained 2lbs since her last visit and is up to 20.5lbs. Her height measurement was completely wrong since she would not lay down and she could not be pinned down.
Although her next official well-baby checkup isn't until 2 years old, the doctor is going to have us come in again at 21 months for another weight check and some blood work. Anna is still under the 5th percentile for weight and the doctor wants to do a more thorough check to make sure that she does not have any allergies to dairy, wheat, issues with her thyroid or anything else. It will be good to have all of our bases covered.
For now, I too am going to take a nap.
1 comment:
I'm so sorry to hear this was a traumatic experience for Anna and Mom! Let's hope it improves as she gets older. Maybe you could practice measuring her while laying down at home so this is less frightening for her there.
Glad to hear she is gaining weight.
She sure seems like a healthy child in every respect.
I miss you, Anna.
Love, Nana
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