6 month checkup and plastic surgery visit.

The girls had their 6 month checkup on Thursday. Doc is very happy with their progress. Emma is in the 5th percentile for her height/weight, and Madelyn is in the 25th. She wants us to up their solids to 3 times a day starting in April and then start proteins in May. It was, thankfully, a pretty uneventful visit. She talked about possibly getting a head scan of Madelyn for fear of any other internal hemangiomas. She said her hemoglobin was right on the border, so she may want that re-checked in a month.

Madelyn and I went to see the plastic surgeon on Friday in regards to possibly removing her hemangioma on her shoulder. He does not want to remove it :( He said the base is far to wide. He suggested another ointment to put on. I was not very happy with this doctor. He laughed when I mentioned that Mady has a developmentalist without even knowing her history. He also spotted a flat spot on her head and told me the developmentalist is wrong about what side she favors. I got home and really thought about it and she IS in fact, right and he is wrong. He wanted me to go back in 2 weeks, but I called our pediatrician because I didn't want to see him again and had no idea whose instructions I was to follow regarding the treatment of that hemangioma. I was also worried abou the flat spot.

Doc says not to worry too much about the flat spot, but do try to do more tummy time, less time resting on her head, if possible. She wants me to talk to dermatology about her shoulder hemangioma... she feels they are more qualified. She also said she woke up in the middle of the night thinking about Mady and her heart is telling her that we need to get an MRA of her head done to make sure there are no more hemangiomas. I hate to take her for another test, but am all for being proactive.


This is a picture of her hemangioma. You can see the area that is ulcerated. It really does hurt her and gets in the way :(