MichelleRenee
03-17-2007, 07:53 PM
I don't even think I have the strength to post the whole story right now, but I am just exhausted. For a few days now Tristan has been sick with a fever and congestion. We already had a trip to the hospital (nothing serious, they suspect a virus or teething). He is teething too, so he is just miserable.
He was pretty bad the first night as far as being clingy and just crying the saddest little cry. Ever since then he won't sleep on his own. (he has actually preferred sleeping in his crib up until now) He will fall asleep OK at night but when we try to put him in his crib he has a total meltdown. Tonight he seemed OK. He was asleep when we got home. When I went to put him in his crib he woke up and started screaming. It took almost 2 hours to get him to just calm down. He wouldn't eat. Orajel didn't help. He had just had Tylenol. His diaper was clean. I had put his anti-itch meds on his skin for his eczema.
He was crying so hard, gurgling on his own saliva while crying, and to the point where he was gagging. We tried to feed him and he would take the bottle and after about 30 seconds he would just start screaming again. Finally, after switching the nipple to a "slow flow" one (he has been on "med flow" for a few weeks) he calmed down, ate a few ounces and fell asleep. Transferring him to his crib took some work. He woke up so I had to stand there holding the bottle in his mouth until he drifted off again because he kept crying. I wanted to avoid letting him get so worked up again.
So now I am EXHAUSTED and depressed over how sad and helpless my baby is right now. He has never been like this. He never gets hysterical unless he is hungry, and that is esily solved with feeding. I am thinking maybe his congestion is making the "med flow" nipple a bit too fast for him so we will go back to "slow flow" until he is better.
The worst part is that for the majority of today he seemed almost 100% better! He was laughing and smiling and even took his usual naps after being put in his crib wide awake at nap time.
I just need some support here. I am pretty sure I am doing everything I can to make him feel better, but this is just exhausting. I keep thinking he is better and then he goes downhill again. He is finally asleep and I got the house straightened up. Now I am going to attempt to go to bed but I know he will be up soon crying again. And my heart will break all over when I see and hear how sad he is. Poor baby.
Any other moms out there going through this? From the looks of the hospital waiting room the majority of us are dealing with sick babies!
ETA: Did I mention that DH had his wisdom teeth pulled this week, came down with a case of dry sockets, and has been in major pain? So not only is he no help with the baby, but I have to take care of him too.
He was pretty bad the first night as far as being clingy and just crying the saddest little cry. Ever since then he won't sleep on his own. (he has actually preferred sleeping in his crib up until now) He will fall asleep OK at night but when we try to put him in his crib he has a total meltdown. Tonight he seemed OK. He was asleep when we got home. When I went to put him in his crib he woke up and started screaming. It took almost 2 hours to get him to just calm down. He wouldn't eat. Orajel didn't help. He had just had Tylenol. His diaper was clean. I had put his anti-itch meds on his skin for his eczema.
He was crying so hard, gurgling on his own saliva while crying, and to the point where he was gagging. We tried to feed him and he would take the bottle and after about 30 seconds he would just start screaming again. Finally, after switching the nipple to a "slow flow" one (he has been on "med flow" for a few weeks) he calmed down, ate a few ounces and fell asleep. Transferring him to his crib took some work. He woke up so I had to stand there holding the bottle in his mouth until he drifted off again because he kept crying. I wanted to avoid letting him get so worked up again.
So now I am EXHAUSTED and depressed over how sad and helpless my baby is right now. He has never been like this. He never gets hysterical unless he is hungry, and that is esily solved with feeding. I am thinking maybe his congestion is making the "med flow" nipple a bit too fast for him so we will go back to "slow flow" until he is better.
The worst part is that for the majority of today he seemed almost 100% better! He was laughing and smiling and even took his usual naps after being put in his crib wide awake at nap time.
I just need some support here. I am pretty sure I am doing everything I can to make him feel better, but this is just exhausting. I keep thinking he is better and then he goes downhill again. He is finally asleep and I got the house straightened up. Now I am going to attempt to go to bed but I know he will be up soon crying again. And my heart will break all over when I see and hear how sad he is. Poor baby.
Any other moms out there going through this? From the looks of the hospital waiting room the majority of us are dealing with sick babies!
ETA: Did I mention that DH had his wisdom teeth pulled this week, came down with a case of dry sockets, and has been in major pain? So not only is he no help with the baby, but I have to take care of him too.