Just a disclaimer: (for the faint of heart) If you're uncomfortable with the topic of poo...this entry is not for you. If you're a mother--this is sissy stuff.
Never in my life have I been so consumed by poop...and it's not even mine! I'm guessing this isn't going to change for many years to come either. Audrey has never been a big pooper and when she does, it's always cause for celebration. (I REALLY hope she gets to read this when she gets older and is amazingly embarrassed.)
Anyway, we were going on day 5 of no poo and having already tried sugar water and apple juice in her bottles, the pediatrician suggested feeding her some straight apple prune juice and if that didn't work the next step would be a suppository. (eeek!) So we really, really wanted the prune juice to do the trick.
Now, prunes are not my cup of tea, but apparently Audrey doesn't know that there are far superior fruit juices out there and was pleased as punch to drink it. She even sat there licking the nipple of the bottle and smiling after she was full. Yum! Doctor D. said it should take anywhere from 2-6 hours to see results from the juice.
2 hours came and went....6 hours came and went....she slept through the night and still no poo!
It was excruciating! I've never been on pins and needles like that--not for exam results, not even for a pregnancy test! But, I'm not giving up easy--first thing in the morning The Dragon got a little more prune juice (heaven!) and John and I sat around doing leg exercises with Audrey, willing the poo to come with everything from songs and chants to stern lectures on the importance of intestinal fortitude.
Then, right in the middle of a "push-it-out, shove-it-out, waaaayyy out!" chant....she did! One fell swoop was all it took and I've never smelled anything so repulsive in my life. Thank God we were using disposable diapers in preparation for something horrid!
So, this is what my life revolves around now: poop. And I couldn't be happier. Never in a million years would I have thought I would put those two sentences together!
3 comments:
Haha....that was an awesome story. Your page always cheers me up.
I'm soooooo telling Audrey about this when she's about 14...
Ahh, the poop chant. Our home has been graced with those lyrics a time or two.
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