Latest doctor visit

I decided to call the doctor this morning because this past weekend Inara was a bit out of sorts Fri, Sat, and Sun and I noticed that her infant acne seems to be getting worse. I left a message for a nurse to get back with me. When I spoke with her and told her what's been going on, she asked if I could bring Inara in just to be on the safe side. So we went in and saw Barbara the nurse practioner. First off, her acne is nothing to worry over and should go away in a few weeks. The only thing I can do for it right now is to wash it with warm water several times a day. Unfortunately, the crusties on her earlobes are not acne but eczema. I had a feeling it was something like that. Barbara then started asking me other questions. I told her Inara had been out of sorts over the weekend, fussier than normal, didn't sleep much during the day, and wasn't pooping as much as she had been. She then asked what her last bowel movement looked like. (I know Uncle Greg will love this part.) I told her it was green and a bit runny. Barbara then said, "I know you don't want to hear this but I would recommend switching to soy formula and to start eliminate dairy from your diet because it sounds like Inara may be lactose intolerant." Just wonderful! I knew this one was coming too because I'm a big dairy fan. I love my chocolate milk especially. I had actually decided to do this as of yesterday in order to figure out if that was what was bothering her tummy. Barbara reassured me that this is very common in babies and that she will probably be able to handle dairy products later on but she also said the eczema is tied to lactose intolerance. I explained that when Inara was first born in the nursery they were giving her soy formula because she seemed fussier with regular stuff but that Dr. Kaplan had said he thought the nurses may have jumped too early. Barbara had recently recommended for me to try a special formula for fussiness, gas, and spit up, which I can still use, but I can also try soy if that will make me feel better as well. So here we go back to the drawing board trying to figure out what this kid can take. I just feel so bad because she's been so unhappy lately and I can tell it's her tummy. Poor baby girl. Good news though is Inara now weighs 7 pounds 10 ounces. Yay! She's getting bigger!