Little Loïc is growing well. We had the one month check up on Wednesday and everything looks good. We're seeing the same paediatrician as Laetitia saw when she was a newborn, Dr Béatrice DiMascio. One of the reasons I am seeing her again is that she is very good with vaccinations, especially BCG. Plus she is one of the few doctors I know who does the BCG on the underside of the arm which means the scar from the BCG is hardly seen.
During the visit, she checked the following:-
1) Heart/Lungs - Good
2) Throat/Mouth - Good
3) Tummy - There was a lot of air which she said is very usual for babies up to three months. An anti-wind/gas medication is prescribed.
4) Face - Loïc has baby face acne and she prescribed Avene Cicalfate for that.
5) Weight - He is now 4.20kg. He put on 990g from his birth weight of 3.21kg
6) Length - He is now 53.5cm. He grew 3.5cm from his birth length of 50cm
7) Head circumference - His head circumference is now 37cm. His head is bigger by 2cm from his birth measurement of 35cm.
She noticed that his head is a little flat on the right side and asked me if he sleeps a lot on the right (which he does) and told me to try to make sure he does not lie too much on his right side.
I was also told that he is a very alert baby and all is well. :-)
As of now, Loïc can focus on a face/object and follow it, respond to a loud noise by startling/crying/waking up (if he is in REM mode of sleep), smile/laugh spontaneously and grasp my finger tightly. He is also a rather demanding little one, crying angrily when he wants to be feed and is not being carried in time. For the time being, I call him my master since I am at his peck and call. :p
Here's a couple of pics, highly alert baby, angry crying baby and peaceful sleeping babe. And a funny pic with papa.
1 comment:
Aw.... what a cute photo of daddy and baby.
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