We’re all sick, right? My husband, I, and both children all have a head cold of some kind. I figured that since my daughter’s immune system is suppressed, she would just be extra sensitive to things like I am. I wasn’t surprised when my daughter started getting these ugly welty raised oozy bloody sores on her bottom. I thought it was a case of diaper rash gone wild and that it would clear up on its own. We were going to see her doctor for a well baby check up anyways, so I thought we would wait and I would ask the doctor to take a peek while at it. He did and declared it a bad case of fungal infection. Say what?! He explained that yeast lives on the skin anyways and if there is an irritation, the living organisms will be all over that like flies on poo. He prescribed her some heavy duty butt paste for me to use on her, but said I did the right thing by letting her be buck naked every night to air it out. I feel like I should have known it was not just a case of diaper rash. A mommy should know these things!
Okay, I’m done beating myself up over this. Oh, guess what? My daughter had a growth spurt- she’s now just two inches shorter than her brother! She’s 18 pounds and her brother is 22 pounds. My son is finally showing an interest in food so maybe he’ll gain weight again and shoot ahead of her in how much they weight.
Just thought I’d share.
