Heart scan
Finally the day of the scan had arrived. I was a tad nervous, but knowing how well the scans had gone during pregnancy, I had faith that all would be ok.
We were very much looking forward to seeing Dr Archer again, and this time we didn't have to travel down to Oxford. One less petrol cost!! Upon arrival we noticed that it said 'Dr Archarya's clinic on our letter, and we started to wonder whether she'd be having her heart scan at all. Thankfully, a few moments later we saw the familiar face of Dr Archer, and realised it must have been a typo! Despite the cold gel and having an unfamiliar face looming over her, G was extremely well behaved during her scan. Her aorta had not narrowed (a potential complication in Turner syndrome), and all else was well.
She does have a small leakage of blood between two chambers, but this apparently can be quite normal in newborns. Given that he doesn't want to see her again until she is 1, we weren't about to start worrying.
No more driving....
She's stopped screaming in the evenings? Not exactly, but we are hoping to spend less time in the car due to a fantastic contraption that has been loaned to us. We trialled the mamaroo last night,and so far so good! Basically it is a seat that is supposed to simulate a car ride (along with a few other motions such as a kangaroo!). It kept G settled for around an hour, and allowed her to become sleepy enough to be put in her Moses basket afterwards with NO screaming....I know, hard to believe.
Her reflux still plays her up in the evening-we can often see and hear her chomping on the acid-but for some reason a car ride is still the only thing that will settle her.
Anyhow, we hope the novelty of this contraption does not wear off as we're quite excited at the prospect of enjoying evenings at home again :)
A day with nanny and grandad
We were lucky enough to be invited to our friends wedding in Bath this weekend. Whilst babies were invited, we felt that it would be better to leave G at home with family.
It was a beautiful day, and the happy couple looked amazing, but towards the end of the day I had started to get anxious and felt the need to come home. After enjoying a delicious meal, we decided to make the two and a half hour journey back.
Apparently G had been as good as gold and had several trips out (including to Cafe Nero), though come 5pm the screaming started! Mum and dad had hoped that a long walk with the dog would settle her enough-we know it doesn't-but low and behold, the screaming started as soon as the walk ended. We returned home around 9:30pm to find that they had resorted to driving up the A14 to settle her. What a little monkey!!
Normal baby things
G is developing well, and on a recent visit, the health visitor commented on how well she is doing. She is holding her head up (with the occasional flop!), smiling away, cooing, and very much enjoying the fact that she has discovered her fists.
We like to keep busy during the days whilst Tim is at work, so attend regular baby groups, and the occasional coffee and cake session with my 'mummy' friends.
It is really easy to forget that G has Turner Syndrome. She is doing so well. Apart from the reflux and cows milk intolerance (both of which we hope that she will grow out of), she appears to have no further complications at the moment.
Growth
We do need to start thinking about the issue of growth hormones over the next 6 months or so. Our geneticist informed us that G can start these as early as 18 months, and it is something that we are extremely interested in. We want to give her every possibly chance of growing as tall as possible (which in the case of somebody with TS, is around 5ft max with the help of hormones). That aside, we have very little else to think about over the coming year, except possibly teething and crawling!
Here is a picture of how well the mamaroo soothed Gracie last night...
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