Harry's second kidney scan and appointment with the paediatric consultant confirmed that his good kidney is slightly larger than usual, which is positive because it has to do the work of two. The deformed kidney is a mass of cysts (a multi-cystic kidney) and will never function.
Harry will stay on antibiotics for the foreseeable future. This is a precautionary measure, as some babies with his problem can have urine reflux, when urine does not always flow straight out of the body, occasionally returning back along the ureter. The antibiotics help prevent urinary tract infections.
At five and a half weeks Harry began to 'talk' to people, turn taking with the adults in his life as he went 'coo' and 'ahh'.
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