I was on Henry watch last night from 2:30AM to about 6AM. I had passed out on the couch from 10PM to 2AM, so Jeff was on-duty during that time. During my shift, Henry didn't sleep at all. Nothing would make him happy. He just couldn't settle down. He went through quite a few diapers. And, unfortunately, I found more specks of blood in his stools. At 6AM, I woke Jeff up because exhaustion was setting in. It's hard to take care of Henry but then to have to run and pump breast milk every three hours, especially when Henry won't sleep.
The more I thought about the pediatrician situation, the more unhappy I was. Jeff and I talked about it this morning. By noon, Dr. Moussa hadn't called. I didn't realize that she was only working part-time, which I assume must be the case considering that she wasn't there Wednesday or Thursday. I don't know why she told us to call when she wouldn't be there. I found out last week that our cousins had had a similar experience with Dr. Moussa not being available much, so they switched to another pediatrician in town.
Henry was looking gray this morning, which isn't a good color for anyone, let alone a baby. So, I called Dr. Henry Bianchi's office to see if he was still willing to take Henry on as a patient. His nurse called me back. She said that he was willing as long as we got the immunizations (which we already did). They didn't have any regular openings this afternoon, but given our concerns about Henry, made room for him at 2:30PM. We had 45 minutes to pack everything up and get over to the office. Luckily, it was only about 20 minutes away (much closer than Dr. Moussa's office).
Dr. Bianchi's practice is small (just him and another doctor). There are two waiting areas (one for sick children and one for well children). I filled out a couple forms, gave the co-pay, and we were ushered into the back within a few minutes (quite different than our two 45 minute waits at Catalina Pediatrics). Bianchi's assistant, Shawn, was nice. She took Henry's measurements and his temperature (for some reason, they didn't take Henry's temp at Catalina Pediatrics). He only gained an ounce since Monday, weighing 5 lbs 4 ozs. Henry peed on the scale.
We were then taken to another office to meet with Dr. Bianchi. He obviously didn't have all of the background from UMC, so we had to fill him in on everything. He described Henry as a "miracle" and "feisty." He's going to call Dr. Wispe to discuss supplementation and said that he'd get back to me tomorrow on that issue. I gave him Henry's most recent diaper with stool. He had it checked for blood (there was not obvious signs of blood but they can check it microscopically). The stool didn't have anything in it, which is good. As far as allergies go, he said to continue with my no-dairy diet. He said that it takes about 10 days for the diary residuals to leave one's system, so it could take a while. As far as possibly using soy supplements, we are holding off until he talks to Dr. Wispe. He said that 20% of kids who have diary allergies also have soy allergies, so that could potentially be a problem.
He gave Henry a thorough exam. By this point, Henry's color looked just fine. Henry was peeved during the exam, so he turned a nice rosy color. I mentioned him looking gray earlier. Dr. Bianchi said to call him if it happens again. He had us schedule another appointment for one week from today.
That's all on the Henry front. My mom just arrived to hold Henry while Jeff and I get some work done.
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