4 week check up

Hailey had her 4 week check up with Dr. Phillips on Wednesday, February 11, 2009. She is definitely healthy ....she weighed 11 lbs 15 ounces. Remember, she was 9 lbs when she was born only 4 weeks and 6 days ago. Dr. Phillips said that she was in the 87 percentile, which means that out of 100 newborns she weighs more than 87 of them. There is really nothing to worry about as far as her weight is concerned, she is just a great eater. He said that as long as she is not excessively spitting up then she needs to eat that much. To be honest, she doesn't really spit up at all.

She was so good while we were there. When he started to check her out she was sleeping on the table. He thought that he heard a heart murmur but then she woke up and he had a hard time hearing it. He informed me that most heart murmurs are innocent but to be on the safe side, he was going to refer her to a cardiologist. Ofcourse, when I got home I started to read up on heart murmurs, so for those of you not sure what it is, here is a little information:

Heart Murmur Causes
Most heart murmurs are innocent: They are caused by blood flowing through healthy valves in a healthy heart and do not require treatment. However, heart murmurs can be caused by blood flowing through a damaged or overworked heart valve. Heart valve defects may be present at birth or heart valve disease may result from other illnesses, such as rheumatic fever, heart disease, heart attacks, or infective endocarditis.

She has an appt on March 3rd at 1:45 pm with the cardiologist. Lets hope that if she actually has a heart murmur that it is the innocent kind and that nothing is wrong. Keep Hailey in your thoughts...

Other than the possible heart murmur, Hailey got a clean bill of health. She has to go back for her 8 week appt, at which time she will get her shots. That appt is scheduled for March 5th.