From bad to worse
First off, thank you so much for the supportive feedback to my previous blog. Sadly, I have to report that things have gone from bad to worse. Puerto Rico was great. Amelia enjoyed it so much she barely napped and woke up every night twice. We love her grandma and grandpa, but they are from the school of "I've raised my kids, now you raise yours", so there was no midnight help. Lots of help during the day, though.
Back in Chicago, she either has a cold or is theething or both, so the night time has been even harder than before. She's congested and uncomfortable, so going against what every book says about there first cold, I took her to the pediatrician yesterday.
I admit that I love being at my pediatrician's office. I hate taking her there and expose her to all the kids that spent the night projectile vomiting, but once I'm with her doctor, I feel so safe. The doctor and his staff make me feel better about my worries. They seem to have all the answers. I wonder if we can move in.
Dr. King says we can start getting her on the sleeping schedule again, but I feel awful letting her cry it out when she's so congested. So we've decided this weekend we will get back on the wagon. We are between crying it out and the Ferber system, but the last one might have us sleep deprived for another week.
I'll let you know how it goes. Meanwhile, I'll pile on the make up and have 2 cups of coffee instead of one so I can be my perky self Around Town.
Comments
Anna,
So I am the same way. I am not an expert mom Im only 26 and have a 4 year old. I never was able to get her on a sleeping schedule. When I had her I had a c-section so I wanst able to even carry her from one end of the house to the other. So back to what I wanted to suggest. I had a hard time with my daughter teething as well. So I was looking for advice from anywhere and one of my "older" friends suggested frozen waffles. I know it sounds gross but, guess what, IT WORKED LIKE A CHARM! Don't cook it just give it to her cold and she will gum it and have a blast. She may get messy but it works. So Try it and let me know if you did or didnt. My name is Tiffini and my email address is tiffinimontalbano@comcast.net Oh and they make these all natural things called teething tablets that they sell I know at the jewel by me, so that may be another thing that you may want to try, Im no doctor but you sound just like me when my daughter was little!
~Tiffini~
Posted by: Tiffini | April 11, 2008 10:55 AM