still going nuts!

[Anonymous]

hi there it has been over a month that my boy has been waking up every two hours and sometimes shorter and i dont know how much longer i can take it! i am feeling like i am going to be one of these mothers soon who are put up for abuse cos i am getting so close to just losing it! i already feel guilty enough cos i have been swearing at him in the middle of the night cos i am just stuffed and so frustrated and i have never ever done that before! i just dont know what to do anymore as i am running on empty and now he is teething four molars at once which just is the camel which broke the back! last night i was so tired i even had a fleeting thought to put him outside for the night! how bad is that!!! i just dont know how long i can go and i am not seeing the peds until the end of the month. i dont think that he is waking up cos he is just in habit i think its cos he in pain and i cant do anything for him. even when in our bed he is really restless and crys to be picked up and uncomfortable!

HELPPPP!!!!!

[hellbennt]

ok, I don’t know what, if any medication you lo is on…I would FAX the doctor and TELL what medication you are requesting, state symptoms- if noah is exhibiting Sandifer symptoms, by all means list those, and THANK dr

then call to see where is prescription(s)?

also if you are breastfeeding have you tried the elimination diet and if you are formula feeding are you feeding an elemental formula? sorry if you’ve said all this but I just can’t keep track

[Anonymous]

Hey there! I know how you feel and how utterly depressing and isolating you can feel when things are so bad and you are very sleep deprived. I used to feel like I was going to throw her out the window. Any way, someone can take shifts with you right now? I don’t know about his med. situation you don’t have it posted in your signature. Maybe time for a higher dose. Also you could use Zantac right now because I heard it can act like a histine blocker (teething causes release of histines). Laura said she used benedryl on her son when he was teething bad. Any type of food that could be avoided before bedtime. And is his bed raised? Just some ideas, hope I could be of some help. Gosh, you’ve made it a whole year, I’m ready to crack after 6 months! Hang in there! sarah

[Anonymous]

You need to tell your doctor what you just told us and someone needs to help you out. I have been there too with Gabriel, and it doesn’t mean you are a bad mom–but it does mean you desperately need a break. GET HELP NOW!! Emmy2006-2-21 11:47:19

[Anonymous]

I hope your little guy is sleeping better now. I know the hell you are going through. My second child had reflux and never slept more than 45 minutes at a time for 5 straight months. I though I’d die from the lack of sleep. Sometimes I think the fragmented sleep is worse than no sleep at all. You fall asleep, the baby cries, you do what you can, the baby goes back to sleep, you fall asleep, the baby cries, you do what you can, the baby goes back to sleep, you fall asleep, the baby cries…..on and on… all night long. There were nights I said terrible things in my sleep deprived fog…Sometimes I cussed, said I wished I never had a second baby, things like that. We’re only human and human beings need sleep. If he’s not better after cutting those molars I’d ask the doctor about increasing or changing his meds. My third child (now five months old) also has reflux. He’s on a different med (Prevacid) than my first baby was (she wan on Zantac). He sleeps very well because I think the meds are controlling the pain. He still has problems feeding and pukes constantly, but at least he sleeps well. Please talk to your doctors. Your little guy needs to sleep as much as you do.

[Anonymous]

We ALL have been there!!!!!! Don’t get down on yourself. You need a break. Even if you can get someone to take the baby for a half hour. Take abubble bath, take a nap, scream your brains out!!!!! You need to take care of you once ina while too!!! Just know that it will get better. Wether the reflux goes away or not, at least the older they get they can start to communicate how they feel. And know that there are parents out there that get just at upset as you. I can remember telling my husband I felt like I wanted to put my Andrew and his crib and run away from home!!! He took a few hours off work to let me sleep. lol I must have looked pretty upset!!!

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