Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Looks like we've got a late bloomer!

Today I took Abbie in to the doctor for her 12 month well child check.  Let me just start off by saying her old NP left to work in Chicago.  That makes us very sad.  We really loved her.  So now we must see a new NP who has never seen Abbie before.  She was VERY concerned with Abbie's size.  So here I am in the pediatricians office feeling like a horrible mother, trying to explain that she is just small.  I felt like I had to justify myself to her so she didn't turn me into CPS.  I was very nervous about this visit because I knew that Abbie's old NP was gone and that I was going to have to see someone new.  So after she asked me a numerous amount of questions she informed me that Abbie must go for blood tests to check for multiple diseases to explain her size.  She weighed 16 pounds, which is below the 3rd percentile.  She also let me know that based on the test results she may want a GI consult.  I was of course annoyed about it, but I kept my feelings to myself.  After Leaving the office I informed Len of the situation, which was obviously a bad idea.  Of course a fourth year medical student is not going to agree with the NP's orders.  So here I am trying to figure out what I should do.  My mother instincts tell me that nothing is wrong with her and I don't want her to have to go through anything painful, but my Nursing instincts tell me I should have the test done and let the results speak for themselves.  What is a girl to do?   

2 comments:

Sarah Romer said...

ah...those NPs...what do they know anyway??? :) I'm sure Abbie is just fine. She was an early walker and talker, and is just as cute as a button. Not much help here, but I just thought I would throw a little love your way.

Hmmm...makes me nervous about Miles' 1 year. He's only 17 pounds :) But since we are apparently getting dropped from our insurance again, I won't have to worry about his 1 year check up for awhile. yes....the nightmare continues.

spenceandcass said...

I would go with your motherly instincts on this one. Especially if she is eating well and healthy. My Ava was the same way. I think she weighed about 19 pounds when she was 2 years old. She is now 4 and still very small, but absolutely healthy and normal.