Nathan's had a yellow discharge from his left eye for the past few days so I took him to the Dr. to get it checked out. As soon as Dr. Hirsch saw his eye she immediately knew he had a blocked tear duct so she prescribed antibiotic eye drops and recommended I start massaging the tear duct. Massaging the tear duct applies pressure on the fluid backed up within the ducts and eventually pops open the membrane and clears the ducts.
Mr. Nathan weighed 7lbs 5 ozs, although that was with a shirt on, which the nurse said probably weighed 2 -3 ozs. But even still, Nathan is well on his way to surpassing his big brother.
I think I've said it before, but I really love Justin and Nathan's pediatrician. I mentioned Justin's GI appointment to Dr. Hirsch so she pulled up the results from his blood work and went over them with me. They checked his hemoglobin levels, tested for Celiac disease, food allergies and a number of other things which I can't recall. The most notable results were that J appears to be allergic to eggs and his IGA levels were slightly abnormal. Dr. Hirsch wasn't too concerned with the IGA levels (an indicator of respiratory issues) since J hasn't really had any recent issues with his lungs or pneumonia. I'm sure I'll get a better understanding of these results at the GI follow up appointment.
I expressed my concerns about the other procedures GI prescribed and Dr. Hirsch said that if they had suggested these months ago she would've questioned them. But at this point they want to ensure there aren't any huge underlying issues affecting his lack of weight gain. She said I can call after he has his ultrasound and she'll go over the results with me.
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