All about a Mummy
  • Blog
    • About This Blog
    • Arts & Crafts
    • Baby Stuff
    • Book Club
    • Competitions
    • Family
    • Health & Wellbeing
    • House & Home
    • Kids
    • Kitchen Creations
    • Mum Stuff
    • Out & About
    • Photography
    • Reviews
    • Seasonal
  • About Me
  • Work with me
  • Contact
  • Small Print
    • Privacy Notice

Baby diary: Week 25

13/8/2014

7 Comments

 

Lots to report this week.

Firstly Little I had her first trip on a train up to The passport office at Victoria with Husband. She was very well behaved on their first solo outing together. She didn't have any milk but they had lunch together on the way home - noodles for Daddy, purée for Little I!

Picture
First train ride

The rush appointment was because Husband booked a day trip to France forgetting the littlest member of the family was passportless. So we had to get passport photos pretty quick. This was my job and we went to the ever reliable Snappy Snaps who print them instantly while you wait. The pictures are great, classic 'what the hell is going on here?!?' face.

Picture
Huh?!

Little I is obsessed with food! She seems to always be hungry and will eat anything. This week we have begun some finger foods and she loves sucking and chewing on pear, peeled grapes and bread.

Picture
Gumming bread

The highchair is becoming a very fun place. The 'dropping a toy off the edge then stare at it on the floor until Mummy picks it up and I repeat immediately' game has started. Joy. Another fun highchair game has been playing with water on the tray. Mostly this is spilt from her water bottle and she loves running her fingers through it and spreading it around the tray.

Picture
Water fun

On Sunday we had the much anticipated baptism (more to follow about that in a separate post). The night before Husband and I had no sleep because she seemed very out of sorts but she seemed ok during the service and even had a little snooze towards the end.

Picture
Snoozing baptised baby

But during the reception she seemed to go downhill. By the time we arrived home she had developed a hacking cough which was making her breathing laboured. After a particularly bad attack we decided to get her checked out at A&E but as we were putting her in the car she had a coughing fit and couldn't get her breath. Purple faced and eyes bulging she stopped breathing for what felt like an eternity but in reality was probably only a minute. We called an ambulance and were rushed in for investigation.

Picture
Feeling sorry for herself in the hospital cot

After being admitted to the children's ward overnight we got to see a consultant and it turns out Little I has Laryngomalacia, which is known as a floppy larynx. The soft cartilage in the upper larynx collapses into the airway as the baby inhales partially blocking the airway. This is causing the raspy, heavy breathing noise she has made since birth. On top of this she has developed a cough which is exacerbating the problem and making the airway obstruction more troublesome. It was all very scary but at least now we know exactly what is going on. I am little disappointed the paediatrician we saw earlier in the week didn't pick up on it as it would have saved a lot of worry. She suspected a Hiatus hernia (Husband had one when he was a baby) so we are still going to have a barium X-ray next week to see if she has that too. The treatment for both is simply waiting for their muscles to strengthen as they grow up and in the meantime keeping the proped up to sleep and avoiding too much time laying flat. The floppy larynx should be gone by the time she is 2yrs old and hopefully will only cause her significant problems when she is unwell.

That is our 4th visit to A&E this year. Husband and I are considering a season ticket for the car park...

Linking up to #babybabble at carsonsmummy.blogspot.co.uk

#brilliantblogposts with honestmum.com and #pocolo with vevivos.com

7 Comments
Mummys Blog link
14/8/2014 07:42:57 am

So scary for you, hope she's feeling better soon. xxx
#BabyBabble

Reply
Kim Carberry link
15/8/2014 09:22:21 am

Oh my! How very scary! Glad she's ok.
Hugs x

Reply
Honest Mum link
16/8/2014 02:51:02 am

Oh no poor thing, hope she gets better soon. Thanks for linking up to #brilliantblogposts

Reply
ohsogawjess
16/8/2014 03:26:58 am

Aw no, I'm sorry Little is not so well at the moment - at least you are well on your way to finding all the answers though xXx

Reply
Astrid link
16/8/2014 08:02:34 am

I'm so sorry Little I has a floppy larynx, but glad it will resolve itself without treatment. That must've been a scary experience seeing her stop breathing. #PoCoLo

Reply
Pauline link
19/8/2014 10:02:26 am

Love the passport photos! So cute!

Reply
joanna smith link
20/8/2014 09:24:06 am

Geeez. There I was, LOL'ing at the passport pictures then *pow* was I brought back down to earth... how unbelievably scary? So glad all seems better for the time being and I hope you don't have to buy the season ticket afterall.
Thanks for linking to #babybabble xx

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Welcome!

    Artist, Baker and Blogger. Mum to my two beautiful, cheeky girls. Muddling my way through parenthood with equally cheeky Husband. 

    Picture
    Follow

      Newsletter

    Subscribe

    Categories

    All
    About This Blog
    Arts And Crafts
    Baby Stuff
    Book Club
    Competitions
    Family
    Health And Wellbeing
    House And Home
    Interviews
    Kids
    Kitchen Creations
    Mum Stuff
    Out And About
    Photography
    Pregnancy Diary
    Reviews
    Seasonal

    BritMums - Leading the Conversation
    mumsnet

    Archives

    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    August 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    December 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013

All images and content on this site are copyright allaboutamummy.co.uk 2013-2022. All rights reserved.
PRIVACY POLICY

Please do not use images without permission. Thank you.
  • Blog
    • About This Blog
    • Arts & Crafts
    • Baby Stuff
    • Book Club
    • Competitions
    • Family
    • Health & Wellbeing
    • House & Home
    • Kids
    • Kitchen Creations
    • Mum Stuff
    • Out & About
    • Photography
    • Reviews
    • Seasonal
  • About Me
  • Work with me
  • Contact
  • Small Print
    • Privacy Notice