A perfect 10!
Today we had another doctor appointment for Drew and one for Hannah too. Hannah's diagnosis was straight forward. She has walking pneumonia and was sent home with the Z-pak. Drew, however, confounded the doctors and had three doctors consulting a book to conclude that he has pustular melanosis. This is a benign, noncontagious, rare newborn rash that usually is seen in African Americans, but can occur in Caucasians as well. It occurs in 1% of newborns. The rash is mainly in his diaper area, but there are some pustules on his trunk and neck. My poor baby! I can't believe all the stuff that he is having to go through. I am just praying this nasty looking rash doesn't spread to his beautiful face!
Drew did much better last night and finally made a couple longer stretches between nursings. I have to let him fuss in his crib a bit before falling asleep or we are up for hours. Usually, it is short lived.
His weight was up to 9 lbs 12 oz. My challenge now is to keep his diaper area clean and dry as much as possible and use a barrier cream, like Desitin.
Awake! Although I haven't caught one on camera, he is starting to practice random smiling especially in his sleep. No purposeful smiling though.
Pooping face in action (below!)
2 comments:
I hope everything is ok! He didn't have to be readmitted, did he?
He is adorable!!
btw, Isaiah had an awful rash connected with his milk intolerances until we figured out all his quirks. Anyway, my neighbor recommended Aquaphor Healing Ointment (the one with the blue lid). It's basically a super thick petroleum jelly, not cheap but definitely worth it. It worked so much better than Desitin. The thick desitin always worked great with Caleb, but did nothing for Isaiah. I have no experience with pustular melanosis, but maybe the Aquaphor will do a better job at protecting his skin from the wet diaper.
Hope he feels better soon! and Hannah too!
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