Owie scared Daddy and Mommy this morning by waking up with a nosebleed…this is the first time he had one and it was terrifying for all of us (including Owie himself) as he seems to be bleeding a lot. Luckily, I remembered from my own experience to keep his head down and we just applied pressure to his nose with a tissue. It stopped for a little while and then came back. Naturally, Mommy now wasted no time in calling the doctor’s office to schedule an appointment…

Doctor did not seemed alarmed by the episode. She said that due to the weather (including allergy season), it is very common to have nosebleeds now and since Owie also had puffy eyes but no fever, she thinks he has allergy (*sigh* guess all that breastmilk still didn’t help prevent him from developing allergy) and to do the following to prevent nosebleeds in the future:
- Don’t pick on nose
- Don’t blow very hard
- Rub small amount of vaseline inside his nose, especially at nose
- Take Zyrtec
- Remove all his clothes after coming in from outside and wash his face and hands
- Take a bath

If he does get a nosebleed again, to pinch his nose for 5 minutes (without peeking) while leaning slightly forward (do not tilt head) and NOT to clean his nose afterwards.