So something I had noticed is that Rylee's fontanels have always seemed a little small. Well her anterior one has pretty much already closed up, and it's still kind of early. Her doctor noticed it today too. That in combination of what appears to be a saggital ridge has him a little concerned, so he referred us to a cranial clinic to get a scan done. Hopefully it's nothing, but we might be looking at craniosynostosis.
If her cranial plates have already fused together, we're going to have to see a neurosurgeon and do surgery to separate those bones to allow her brain to grow. "Neurosurgeon" and "your baby" should not be used in the same sentence! I'm attempting not to panic, but we have to wait till the 19th to get into the cranial clinic.
I have found that when it comes to Rylee, I can not have an objective nurse-ish opinion. All my emotions and thoughts are skewed with her because she is my baby! Part of my heart feels like it's outside my body in her, and I literally ache with the thought of something happening to her. Thinking about a major cranial surgery freaks me out in every way!
So as I endeavor to relax and not have a panic attack over something that may or may not happen, I will "keep calm and chive on."
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