Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Fat CF babies are the best CF babies


We had clinic on Monday. 

The three monthly event where we spend 5 hours+ in the paeds department, in a lovely little room with DD on the door for baby Dash Dew. We catch up with seven different doctors and specialists and review progress, adjust medications, ask questions, order tests etc. etc. 

I sit with my note pad and enormous folder that contains Dash's story. A collection of medical history, referrals, test results, likes and dislikes to name a few. I ask all the questions I've written down over the past few weeks, sip my coffee and scoff down a sandwich between sessions. I bounce the baby, get him weighed and measured, let the doctors listen to his chest and put him to sleep when he's had enough. 

The first time we went through this Dash was two weeks and four days old. Nick and I were slammed with information and saw so many different people, all claiming to help our son and us in different ways. 

I don't remember everything from that day, it was so overwhelming. I do however remember one little comment made by our paediatrician in the most light hearted way. 

He said fat CF babies are the best CF babies. 

I took that to heart.

I'm that Mum who congratulates their baby when they plop on the scales. I'm the Mum who whips their boobs out anywhere, in front of anyone, at any time. I'm the Mum who really, actually seriously, likes getting up at 2 or 3 or 4am to feed the baby. I'm the Mum with 5,000 photos of the baby, taken in the armchair where we feed. I'm the Mum who wants to fist bump other Mums for feeding their babies, whatever way they can. 

Feeding baby Dash and fattening him up is my number one priority in life. On Monday, every single doctor and specialist was impressed with Dash's weight and growth and I couldn't be prouder. He's growing fat rolls and he's sitting just under the 85th percentile for weight and height and it's all thanks to a bit of medicine and my boobies. 

We're winning over here and it feels so dang good!

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