No Poop

Clara has not pooped for 6 days already. She farts and it stinks pretty bad so I wonder if she might have constipation. I called up the nurse at MIT Medical yesterday and she suggested that I can simply take a rectal temperature or use a suppository. I have never done either before and am rather nervous about it. Tried to get the suppository yesterday but couldn't find it at the mini CVS store at Cambridgeside Galleria. I got it at Target in Watertown. I also got the sleeves for thermometers. The suppository is quite big and scary. The nurse did say to cut it in half but it is still scary.



Anyways, halfway while writing this,I decided that I need help so I called up MIT Medical again and got an appointment with Dr Henar at 2.30pm so that she can show me what to do :) Feel much better now. Hopefully it won't be too painful for Clara. She went through so much pain already when she was in the Children's Hospital the other time.

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Just came back from MIT Medical. Dr Henar inserted the suppository into Clara and within a few minutes, she pooped! I don't think it was painful for Clara. She didn't seem to mind it and she was laughing :) Dr Henar said that I can give Clara 1 - 2 oz of prune juice and if she doesn't like it, I can mix it with some apple juice.

It was a good thing that I didn't bring Sonya with me to MIT Medical as it started raining on our way back. We have the BabyBucks Babysitting Exchange Program where we live and I left her with my next-door-neighbor, Macerena. Macerena has a 7 month old daughter, Manuela. I got Sonya to pack some books and crayons and playdol and she was fine with Macerena. I think being in preschool got her more comfortable being with strangers and also a lot more independent. But when mummy or daddy is around, it is a different story of course.