On Wednesday, October 8th, Baby Sage had her 1 month check-up with the pediatrician. MeeMaw (Dustin's Mom) came down to make the trip up to the doctor more fun!
We got a good growth report on the Sage! She's grown to 9 lbs, 14.5 oz which puts her in the 85th percentile for her age. She's also 22.75 inches long, in the 96th percentile. She's a growing girl!
While we were there, the doctor diagnosed Sage with Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Untreated GERD can be dangerous, so we were lucky to catch it early. The most severe of infant reflux, GERD is when the top of the stomach doesn't close, so all the stomach acid easily moves into the esophagus, throat and mouth, especially as the stomach fills with milk. She was screaming in pain, especially after meals and spitting up a lot. Dustin and I thought it might be bad gas bubbles, but it was from the burning of the acid. Sage even had a rash on her little cheeks and shoulders because her spit-up burned them. As first time parents, we knew something wasn't right, but had no idea it was so bad. We thought the screaming and crying was just part of being a new baby. (And the stress and fatigue just came with parenting!) Luckily we have had great success with the two medications she was prescribed and Sage is SO much better! She takes her medicine like a pro! We're honestly not sure what to do with her now that she isn't screaming all the time. We are SO happy she feels so much better and isn't hurting anymore!
While we were there, the doctor diagnosed Sage with Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Untreated GERD can be dangerous, so we were lucky to catch it early. The most severe of infant reflux, GERD is when the top of the stomach doesn't close, so all the stomach acid easily moves into the esophagus, throat and mouth, especially as the stomach fills with milk. She was screaming in pain, especially after meals and spitting up a lot. Dustin and I thought it might be bad gas bubbles, but it was from the burning of the acid. Sage even had a rash on her little cheeks and shoulders because her spit-up burned them. As first time parents, we knew something wasn't right, but had no idea it was so bad. We thought the screaming and crying was just part of being a new baby. (And the stress and fatigue just came with parenting!) Luckily we have had great success with the two medications she was prescribed and Sage is SO much better! She takes her medicine like a pro! We're honestly not sure what to do with her now that she isn't screaming all the time. We are SO happy she feels so much better and isn't hurting anymore!
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Praise the Lord for medication! We know the joy of having a baby that feels sooo much better after getting past the GERD. Hopefully she'll grow out of it like her cousin did.
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