Things I’m Proud to Have Called My Pediatrician About…
This morning my baby ate her own poop. During a diaper change, she somehow managed to grab a little turd-let And. Eat. It.
This morning my baby ate her own poop. During a diaper change, she somehow managed to grab a little turd-let And. Eat. It.
I did what any Mom would do and pulled poo nuggets out of her mouth with my bare hands. Then I called the pediatrician. The nurse assured me that as long as she didn’t start having diarrhea that she would likely be completely fine. I quipped that at least it would be a lot harder for her to eat diarrhea. This was all before 9 a.m.
I began thinking of all the things I’m really proud to have called my pediatrician about. It’s a good list that makes me feel like I’m ACING this motherhood thing. So in no particular order, here are the best:
“Hi, I dropped my baby in the bathtub.”
“I got hair dye on my newborn.”
“My baby fell off a Gymboree tunnel.”
“She just started eating solids and her poop is green now. What did I feed her? Spinach… Ohhhhh, yeah that makes sense.”
She is crying. Like, a lot. (They told me babies cry.)
I also called them when I was confused that Infants’ Tylenol says ages 2+ even though I was following the dosage correctly. That prompted them to call me back after hours very concerned that I needed to call Poison Control. Thanks for that one Tylenol.
As Sutton approaches her first birthday, she is definitely keeping me on my toes.
For example, immediately following this adventure, she managed to crawl into the dishwasher.
Again, this was all before 9 a.m.
I’m sure I will be calling my pediatrician’s office again soon. I have their number in my favorites and they probably have mine on the opposite of favorites.
I can’t be alone in this (please, don’t let me be alone in this). What is the most ridiculous question you’ve ever asked your pediatrician?
