Connor has been fighting his bedtime
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Connor has been fighting his bedtime
What should I do? He cried so hard tonight. It's the 3rd time I've been in there. I feel he's going to make himself sick if he cries anymore.
He's not normally like this. It's 8:35 right now and he's usually asleep by now.
Ugh. Poor guy.
we have a bedtime routine and we've had it since he was 4 months old! bath, eat, nebulizer, milk, story time, and then bed!
omgosh he is so tired. i just went in there again with milk and he fell asleep in my arms while i rocked him. i can see why some moms rock their babies to sleep. it was so precious. but, the transition back into the crib was awful. he is crying again...i feel like crying with him!!!
The only times my kids did that was when they were getting an ear infection. The pressure when they were laying down was much more severe than when they were upright. They very rarely ran fever and never pulled at their ears. Problems going to sleep were the ONLY signs I ever had of ear infections. I'd take him in to the doc tomorrow just to rule it out.
Good to know, Pam. We just gave him some cold medicine so that might help. I will take him to the doc tomorrow, for sure.
How can I get him to go to sleep though? He's still crying...ugh...this seriously breaks my heart.
My guess is the cold medicine will help whatever is hurting him and help him get to sleep. Keep us posted on what the doctor says. (((HUG)))
Just in case it is an ear thing, I'd give some Tylenol (or even better...Motrin or Advil) and for me this is one of those rule-breaking nights.  DH and I spent many a night upright in a recliner or rocking chair taking turns rocking a baby on our chests through the wee hours of the night. They are no fun now, but you really wish miss these times.
Heidi,
Just a thought, hope you don't mind, but you have been really upset these past few days. Kids pick up on our stress and sometimes we don't even realize it. Today I was chewing out DH on the phone, not yelling but just real serious and Matthew came up to me repeatedly while I was on the phone and gave me hugs because he knew I was upset. It could be just an emotional build up from the past few days.
It could also just be a phase, maybe you need to re-evaluate his bedtime or his naptime.
Sometimes when Matt fights his bedtime and rocking doesn't work I just scoop him up and take him into the family room and we quietly watch t.v. together until he gets sleepy. This would be one of those "breaking the rules things". If he fusses or tries to get off the sofa I tell him he has to sit quietly or go to bed. He ususally just settles in for a snuggle. When his eyes get droopy I pack him and put him in bed. I don't do this every night just once in awhile. I find it happens more when DH is away.
Is your DH home from his trip?
I feel for you sweetie, I know it's hard when you are unsure of what to do. You know your child best, if you think it is something physical then do take him to the doctors tomorrow.
Hope he's better, keep us posted. (((HUGS)))
Pam and Heaven, what you two just described as "breaking the rules" I call good parenting. I don't think of it as breaking the rules when I am noticing my child needs something different than the ordinary routine.
I guess you can put me in the "break the rules" category for the past few nights, then. Peyton (4 years) hasn't been feeling well and has woken up in the middle of the night needing me (around 2:30). I got up each night and lay down with her in her bed for the remainder of the night. We had some pretty cool conversations during that time. One night it was raining really hard and it was scaring her. We talked about all the things we wouldn't have if it weren't for the rain. Breaking the rules? Whatever. My baby needed me and I was there.
Heidi, just trust yourself and give your baby what he needs. You will get through tonight and hopefully the doctor will have answers for you tomorrow.
I finally got him down to sleep. I rocked him for 25 minutes until he was breathing really deep.
I think it might be an ear infection. He's been acting sick all day. Runny nose and just cranky. His buddy has an ear infection and a sinus infection.
Are those contagious? Am I asking a stupid question?
And, and Heaventree...he is picking up on the stress as of late. Scott is back but he is noticing that something is different. Mommy cries a lot more and daddy has been gone.
Thanks so much ladies...I knew I could count on you!
Oh, and Melanie...it felt GOOD to "break the rules". Gosh, I had such a good mommy feeling when I was holding him. He's getting so heavy lately, I know I won't be able to do that forever.
Your rain story was *precious*.
I'm sleeping with our door WIDE open tonight.
Not a stupid questions, by any means. Ear infections aren't contagious, and they say sinus infections aren't either. They are both bacterial infections. They can both begin with something as simple as allergies. You start with the runny nose and it just progresses from there. Some people are just more prone to those type infections than others. Jeff had ear infections at the drop of a hat.
Ditto Heaventree about your stress and your reaction to it.
And Ditto Melanie!!!!
Let us know what the doctor says, and I hope he (and you!) start feeling better soon!
Just wanted to offer a Hug.. I think we have all been there and I think those are moments where there can't be any rules. Whatever it takes.. Hope all is well...
Thanks everyone.
Went to see the nurse practitioner this morning. No ear infection, just a cold. So...makes me nervous since we've been in the hospital for this kind of thing. She said his lungs sound fine though and she just recommended to increase his pulmicort to twice a day now and give him albuterol treatments 3 times a day.
Poor guy was SO tired at 11am this morning...he fell asleep in the car on the way home from doing errands and he kept his eyes closed all the way into the house. Awww...melted me.
Heidi, ask your doc, but mine has me mix the Pulmicort and albuterol so I don't have to give separate treatments. The albuterol is concentrated and comes in a bottle with a dropper. I put the albuterol directly in the nebulizer cup with the pulmicort. It is not the albuterol that comes in the little vials. Again, ask the doc.
It is so much easier. Hope things are better.
Ame
Hhhmm...I've actually thought about doing that, but wasn't sure of the chemicals. I will have to ask that...THANK YOU, Ame!!
No problem. He has Randy using %.05 Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution.
I hope he gives you the OK. That will reduce your nebulizer time to 3 times a day rather than 5. Every little bit of time helps.
Ame
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