The thrush has still been a problem as far as Lukie and my nursing attempts are going. He's fine, happy as a clam when he's eating. Me, I'm kind of in pain all the time. Less so now, though, since we've been using a different treatment. It's called gentian violet. It's a gentle antiseptic that I paint on before he nurses so that we both get some of the treatment (even though he has no symptoms, he could still have thrush in his mouth and be passing it back to me). Here's the thing...this stuff is BLUE. And I mean...BLUE.
After the initial treatment, before I wiped the excess off...
It had kind of been my treatment option of last resort, mostly because I had a hard time getting something all over his face that was going to stain him so bad. He's so beautiful and perfect...didn't want to spray paint the Mona Lisa. However, eventually, this was my only option. Pete and I did some laughing, I did a little crying because I hated staining his face so much, but I am feeling better.
Besides, the worst of it went away pretty quickly. The vast majority of the staining on his cheeks and chin was gone in about 18 hours. Now every time I use it, since we did the first big treatment, I use it more sparingly and he only gets stained lips.
The other thing that's been making us blue lately is Lukas hitting his 6-week growth spurt. Friday and Saturday, he was a happy kid; I believe I chronicled how nicely Saturday went in my last post. Come Sunday morning, though....whew, watch out. This kid went through four whole days (we're working on the fifth now, though it's nothing like Tuesday was) where if he wasn't eating (constantly) or sleeping (almost never, both daytime and nighttime), he was screaming.
Kids go through a period where they cry a lot and really for no reason, but I also knew part of it was that his little belly was probably hurting him. Simethicone gas drops weren't helping. A friend suggested gripe water; I have since decided that stuff should be standard-issue leaving the hospital. The first time I gave it to him, he was screaming bloody murder. It took about 4-5 minutes, but I literally saw it take effect. One moment he was bawling his eyes out, the next he just calmed down and went to sleep. Like magic. Let's just hope I don't overdose the kid on the stuff.
Lukie also got his Social Security card in the mail yesterday. I felt a little bit like Steve Martin in The Jerk, thinking, "This is the kind of thing that MAKES people!"
AND, finally, Luke turned 6 weeks old yesterday! Here are a couple pictures to show you what a big boy he is!!
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