We just got back from Maggie's 6 month pediatrician visit, because she turns 6 months in a week! She got the 3rd installment of her shots (that she had at 2 and 4 months). It always makes me so sad to see the needle puncturing her chubby little thighs. She is usually good at her appointments but this time as soon as I set her down on the exam table she started crying. The nurse said that she can recognize the place now and that's why she was upset! I don't totally buy that though - seriously, she can remember back 2 months and associate it with getting shots??
Anyway, her head/weight/length checked out just fine. She is 75% for her head, 90% for height, and a little above 50% for weight. To use the doctor's words, she is "thriving". Yay.
I also asked the doctor about the night feeding issue, and she said that Maggie is just waking up out of habit and not because she actually NEEDS the food. And that it would actually be better for her if she slept continuously the night. So it is just down to personal preference whether I sleep train the night feeding(s) away - some parents can't bear to let the baby cry it out or find it easier to just wake up and do the feeding. She said that if I do decide on the sleep training, I should expect her to cry a lot the first night, even more the second night, and for the whole process to take about a week. I have exactly one week to go before going back to work. Hmmm.
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