Babies Born December 2005 #18

[Missy]

Hi all

First of Renee that is so bad of those parents. I cant believe that. It makes me feel so mad and sad at the same time. How dare they. A***holes. Sorry for that but that was the first thing that came to my mind when I read it.

Anyway, I want to thank you all for the congrats. DH and I had a lovely day together.

I knew things were going to good for me. Something always goes wrong after a while. Im scared to death for my little boy Callum as ( this could be long ) Yesterday I took him to the clinic which I havent been in 2 months. Well the nurse told me off. I will tell you what she said.

First off I want to let you all know the weight and lenth Etc of what Callum was 2 months ago.
Bw: was 7430grms
L: 67cm
HC: 43.5
Now that was 2 1/2 months ago.

This month it is:
Bw:8505grm
L: 72cm
HC: 45cm
Now he is 9 1/2 months old.

So this is what she told me.

She said he was underweight and that I wasnt feeding him enough. I know what I am about to say was wrong and we got into a bad habbit, but it was the only way to get him to drink his bottle. So we were giving him bottles in bed. I know it was wrong but it was the only way. So when I told her that, She told me that was going to be so hard to get him out off. Im not to give him bottles at all anymore as she said he was having to many and wasnt eating enough. He is to have Milk in a cup now, ( he cant evern hold it properly) and not in bottles. He is to drink them in his high chair and not infront of TV.

So of cause im feeling like a bad mother, although Ive had a child before ( 12 years ago ) Melissa and did the same thing with here, feeding the same amount of food, she didnt have bottles in bed but still same amount of food etc. I know they say giving bottles in bed can rott the teeth but I thought it was only if they feel asleep with it in the mouth and it stayed there. Well he gets rid of it when he doesnt want anymore. Hope this is making sence as im rushing to get it finished before he wakes.

So, no bottles, to drink in the high chair only, to feed him lots of solids which I do but I help him alot as I have a fear of choking and hate seeing him choke.

So after pretty much being told im ****, I was about to leave when she noticed a bump on his head. This is was she said about that. Ill also be posting this else where to see if anyone else has had it.

All babies have fontanelles as we know and are meant to close around the one year mark, but my Son Callum is 9 1/2 months and his is closed. My nurse picked this up and also told me it isnt meant to close yet. Then she said that the ridge on his forehead has closed or hardern and that isnt meant to of happen. Now the reason she gave me after I asked what it meant, was that if the ridge harderns to fast then the skoll and brain cant grow. She told me to make an appointment with GP which I have, but its not till Monday, as she thinks it needs to be looked at as he might need U/S.

I came home and looked on the Internet and found some thing called SAGITTAL SYNOSTOSIS and it pretty much said the same thing that the brain and skoll cant grow and the skoll would need to be open to let the brain grow, which means op on the ridge of his head and long time in hospital. I can evern begin to know how the hell im going to cope with that. Has anyone else had this or know of some one who has. Please help!!

So that is where we are at and Im so sorry its long to read. I always think the worst and of cause Im thinking what if I lose him. Im so sad and dont know what to do. Everyone keeps telling me it will be ok to make me feel better but what if its not.

Im sorry its way way to long!!!

Just needed to tell you as no one understands how scared I am.