Writing

I wish I had more time to write posts. Keeping memories is so important, and writing is important too. It keeps my brain working to some degree. I'm going to try and write a post every day; even if it is a short post.

Renee had her 2-month doctor's appointment last week. She weighs 14 lbs and received 4 vaccinations, 1 of which was given orally. I'm sorry to say this, but the nurse who administered the vaccinations was horrible. The oral vaccination came in a little pouch and Renee was to swallow the syrup that was inside. The nurse did not know that Renee did not have to take all of it, just a little of it. Rather than stopping after Renee took a gulp, she continued to feed her slowly and eventually Renee vomited. She threw up what seemed like the entire contents of her stomach. The nurse ran out to ask the doctor if Renee would have to take another dose. He said no, as long as she swallowed a little. And the nurse forced the remaining few drops in the pouch into Renee's mouth. Grr. While I was busy wiping down Renee and changing her clothes, the nurse gave her the 3 injections. I'm not sure if the nurse had anything to do with Renee's reaction to the injections later that night. After a long afternoon nap, she woke up for a feeding. She starting crying and that intensified to high-pitched screaming. She barely paused to take a breath. It startled me, so I called the doctor. He instructed me to take her temperature, which was 99.6. Despite not having a fever, he said it was ok to give her tylenol for the pain. Of course, I didn't have any unopened bottles at home. All the existing bottles had been opened and given to Kira. I was unsure whether they could share bottles. By the time my dad went out to two different CVS stores and came back with the medicine, Renee had fallen back to sleep.

I don't think I would have been so startled if Kira ever had reactions to vaccinations, but she never once did. When she was given the H1N1 shot, she didn't even cry!

Recalling the throwing up makes me mad. The nurse should have known how much to give the baby. I hate incompetent people, especially when it comes to people treating my babies. Maybe I'm being unreasonable and not very understanding. I don't care. I'm still very annoyed.