My poor baby. For the past two days Bean has had an upset tummy, lots of burping and gas passing, frequent bowel movements that seem to be diarrhea (what else could frequent BMs mean?), and has developed a nasty diaper rash called perianal dermatitis as a result of the frequent movements. She screams when her diaper is changed, she writhes after a poop, she sometimes cannot finish a meal if that happens during it, and she has a gassy tummy, which hurts and makes her cry, which makes more gas, of course.<\/p>\n
We can’t figure out if it’s a bug or a reaction to formula (but she’s back on the hypoallergenic one). The water we use is filtered (but not boiled). If it’s a bug we don’t know where she contracted it, because she doesn’t go many places, and when she does only we touch her. It’s possible we passed it to her with something on our hands that didn’t make us sick because we’re bigger with stronger immune systems.<\/p>\n
I know it isn’t life-threatening, but I’m so sad to see her in pain. Her eyes are wide and puffy and sad. I know she knows we’re trying to help and comfort her. She tries to smile after the pain of the diaper change ends and a new diaper is on.<\/p>\n
We’re keeping her bottom clean and dry, slathered with Desitin, exposed to air some of the time. We’re rinsing her bottom with warm water and cotton balls even though the wipes are alcohol-free. We’re using the same brand of wipes and diapers, so I don’t think the rash is caused by a reaction to those; it’s got to be the irritants of the poops, their frequency, and the frequency of cleaning that has irritated her skin. I called the doctor and am waiting to hear back from an on-call nurse just to see if there’s something we don’t know that would help her.<\/p>\n
I’m operating on four hours of sleep. Right after the nurse calls, I’m going to try to catch a little sleep while Grandma takes over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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