[blParent] Exhausted and frustrated

Thu Mar 7 19:26:58 UTC 2024

Really great point about ear infections! Our youngest had those worst of all, but really didn't show too many symptoms during the day, run fevers, etc. Eventually, we started to figure out when she had an infection in other ways, but we eventually had to put tubes in her ears, and she had hearing loss for a little while because of all the infections and extra fluids. Had we known earlier, of course we would have done things differently!
Melissa

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					Teething was my guess too, and just so you know, the pain is unbearable to the point that adults if they had to go through it couldn’t endure it Also, where is the baby during the day? Asking because he may be napping at inappropriate times or not eating enough, I well remember asking daycare for info on how my kid’s day was and the info being vaguer then I’d like at times. 
My guess is that it’s teeth and I’d do whatever you guys need to do to sleep. In our case, it was a lot of sleeping in the same bed and if that didn’t work, whichever baby it was (and we have 3 kids) and I would rock in a rocking chair and listen to a lot of old time radio comedy and variety. Bob and Jack were our favorite companions on nights like that. Bob Hope and Jack Benney for those who have no idea what I'm referring to. 
Also, I’ve decided the newborn stage never really goes away, it just takes different forms, kids need what they need when they need it, and often whatever it is takes a lot of patience and love. In other words, what should be bedtime may not actually be bedtime and what they should understand or know how to do they may really need or want you around. You’ll be a lot happier if you deal with what is then what you thought you’d be doing. 
Also, you may want to take him to the doctor and have them check for ear infections. My oldest was getting her first experience with those as a baby. If that’s what it is, antibiotics is a real easy fix. 

> On Mar 7, 2024, at 8:58 AM, Judy Jones via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi, Clayton,
> 
> Could it be teeth?
> 
> I had the same thing happen with our youngest daughter, and the thing 
> that solved the issue for us were teething tablets, not the medicated 
> ones, but ones we purchased through health supplements department.  
> She was waking up before midnight and staying up till three or four in 
> the morning, not crying, but restless, couldn't relax.  This went on 
> for months until we found the teething tablets.
> 
> All the label had on it was "Teething Tablets."  They were tiny and 
> would dissolve instantly.  Just for the fun of it, I tried one; it had 
> no taste, and I can't think how and why they worked, but they did.
> 
> If your son is chewing all the time to relieve the gums?  Even when 
> the first teeth come in when younger, tooth cutting can continue to 
> happen quite awhile after.
> 
> Judy
> 
> "Embrace each day with His mercies and blessings."
> 
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> Subject: [blParent] Exhausted and frustrated
> 
> I have no idea why, but my 10 and 1/2 month old son now has been 
> having a pattern of sleep behaviors that are leaving me both exhausted 
> and frustrated. I put him to bed usually between 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 
> p.m. at the very latest, only for him to get up at around anywhere 
> from 9:30 p.m. to
> 11:30 p.m., and he won't go back to sleep until almost 1:00 a.m. to 
> 2:00 a.m., so it's very difficult to get him to go back to sleep when 
> he wakes up. I would expect this of a newborn, but certainly not at 10 
> and 1/2 months old. What do I do?
> 
> Clayton Jacobs.
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