Update on Alanis

Well, the Dr had never really heard of a baby having breating issues due to pooping. Luckily for us, there was a pediatric GI specialist at the office while I was there, so the Dr went to talk to him. In the mean time, Alanis got her 2 month shots. She didn't even flinch at the first one, but the second one caused her to turn bright red and scream like a banchee! When the dr came back in he had gloves and vaseline in his hand. I figured this was not a good sign for miss Alanis. He said they had to check to make sure her little poop hole wasn't too small. You can imagine what they did right?? Poor little baby. She did NOT like that. He said her struggling to poop could be causing the acid in her tummy (from her relux) to come up and irritate her throat. He said we can avoid this by helping her poop. Basically he said that babies have a hard time pooping if they are lieing down or in the cradle position. He siad when we notice she's pooping, make sure she is sitting up straight and our hands on the feet so she can push off on those. This should help her learn to poop without straining therefore avoiding the acid coming back up therefore avoiding the breathing issue.
So, we're supposed to try this and call if the episodes get worse or if her poops are coming out too hard. I feel better that they are not that concerned.

We'll try their suggestions and hope for the best. Oh and he said that eventually she'll poop with no problem. It just takes babies time to adjust to it.

I will try to relax now