The World of Pediatrics

Well, I shall eat my words. I love my peds rotation! I think it is a combination of the amazing kids I see, the pediatrician I am working with and the clinic. This past week I saw a lot of interesting cases aside from all of the strep. Including a 14 year old girl who got a liver infection after the sexually transmitted disease she acquired traveled from her pelvic region to her liver which is called Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome. Also saw a 10 year old boy who still poops his pants-called encopresis. I felt so bad for this boy coming from a broken home living with his single mother he was incredibly overweight and claimed he had no friends because they called him fat. Lots of other interesting things and cute kids I get to play with all day long. We did a 9 month old well check on girl who had been walking "for a while" claimed the mother. As well as a 5 month old check on a boy who was crawling..wow. The doc I am with is probably not much older than me since he finished residency this past July. He is great though and enjoys teaching a lot. He makes our pediatrician look second rate for sure. Since I am learning so much about kiddos, I will include something pertinent for all my little motherly readers out there at the end of my post for the next 5 weeks.

On another bright note, literally, the sun is finally shining today and it is over 70 degrees. I honestly can't remember the last time we had a day like today in Springfield. So amazing that I have tried to spend a majority of it outside. I backpacked(not a literal backpack but one of those carrier things) Lydia around the nature center earlier with Aubrey. Of course we heard all sorts of comments including a kid saying "look mommy, a backpack baby." We all enjoyed it and look forward to many more sunny days to come this Spring and Summer.

Mommy Tip of Day:

The oil from Mango skin can cause a rash in some hypersensitive people that can look similar to poison ivy/oak. So make sure to peel the mango good and wash your hands afterwards. If your going to give your kid and un-peeled fruit to play with, better avoid the mango.