Vaccinations make very fussy babies

Our girls had their 2 month pediatrician check-up today, including their first round of vaccinations. Oh boy. I'm all for vaccinating my babies to protect them against dangerous diseases... but I wasn't ready for the side effects! Anjali especially seemed so miserable that evening, she cried and screamed almost nonstop for many hours. We had to hold them, or have them in slings the whole evening. If we'd find a comfortable position for them, they'd stop crying, but if we'd move even the slightest, they'd start screaming again. Poor things. It was definitely hard for mommy to see her babies suffering like that. They didn't have any fever though, I guess they just felt crappy in general.

Girls taking a nap after coming home from pediatrician

Grand-Papa with Chaya in a sling, trying to calm her (it worked!)

Mommy with Anjali, and Grand-papa with Chaya

Anyway, their checkup went very well. Chaya weighed 10 lbs 2.5 ounces, and Anjali was 10 lbs 4 ounces. Chaya is quickly catching up to her sister! This puts them at the 25th percentile for weights, which is quite normal since they were born almost a month early. Both their heights were also at 50th percentile. Their head measurements were both in the 50th percentile also. Anjali's head is still a bit uneven, but doc said to keep doing her neck stretches (oops!) and it should correct itself on its own. It's barely noticeable, and definitely no need for a helmet or anything like that. Chaya's foot is all better now. When I asked the pediatrician about it, she said if I hadn't mentioned it she wouldn't even have noticed it. Her foot is fine, and her ankle also is completely normal. Yay!

We spoke about my dairy-free diet, and to keep being diligent about it. Chaya still has had little tiny amounts of blood in her stool over the past few days, we're hoping it goes away totally. She wanted to do a blood test to see if she's anemic, and check her health in general. Turns out she's slightly anemic, which the doctor expected. They are both going on infant vitamins with added fluoride (no fluoride in Baton Rouge water) and iron. Babies generally go on vitamins and iron supplements at this age anyway, it's not anything out of the ordinary. They could also tell from the blood test that she shows an allergic reaction to my breastmilk, so it's pretty certain that this milk protein intolerance thing is for real. Boo. Was hoping to be told otherwise, but oh well, I'll keep drinking my soymilk and reading all the labels on the stuff we buy. Eating out is a bit more complicated, sure, waiters may tell you there's no dairy in a dish, but they might not be aware of all the dairy derivatives (like casein for example) that might be present in some foods. It's almost impossible to eat out without getting some dairy in there once in a while. Even a small amount will have an effect, and the protein can stay present in her little body for many weeks.