Ayden has GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease ). We will start giving him Pepcid twice a day to help with the reflux. Plus, the Dr. gave the OK for him to start cereal! YAY! He said this should also help weigh things down in his stomach.
I definitely felt like a FTM today though. I kept telling the Dr. that Ayden had a low grade fever. The Dr. looked at his chart and said when the nurse took his temp today it was 98.7. But I point out that yesterday his temp (rectally was 99.5), then this morning it was 100.2 - hence the reason why we brought him in. The Dr. just gives me a blank stare (lol) and says OK anything over 99.9 under the arm or 100.5 rectally is considered a fever. Those temps are not considered low-grade fever at all. He was being so nice, but I felt like such an IDIOT! I felt like smacking my forehead (should of had a V8 - lol).
Anyway, we leave the Dr. feeling so much better. It's not that we are happy our son has GERD, we are just happy we know what it is and that there are things we can do to help. GERD should go away on its own in time (which was such a relief for us to hear). We just have to be cautious now and make sure that there is nothing else going on with him that the GERD is masking. Ugh, I won't even think of that. Just focus on my baby and making sure he is OK right now.
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