sugarpie honeybun
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We went to an allergist 1st, back in December. But at the time Lex wasn''t showing many symptoms so he didn''t seem to think there were allergies involved. Not to mention, generally, they don''t diagnose a child w/ allergies as young as Lex. However, I had horrible, horrible allergies as a child...allergy shots, sinus surgery, you name I went thru it. So our pedi still maintains that allergies are what is causing all of this. We are going back to the allergist this week to see if they can help us at all. Thanks for askingDate: 3/23/2010 10:00:09 AM
Author: sugarpie honeybun
CDT – I’m really sorry to read that your little guy is still sick. You may have already mentioned this here and I just missed it, but has he been tested for allergies?
Hi to everyone else
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Okay, so pulmonoligist=bad idea.Date: 3/23/2010 11:20:09 AM
Author: cdt1101
Viz - thanks..I think if this 2nd appt w/ allergist doesn''t go well, we will be find a new dr (again).
Fiery - we no longer have the sleep apnea monitor, he had it when he was younger but showed no signs of apnea so we stopped that.
Burk - I was hoping you''d chime in. The pulmonologist was the quack who put Lex on all these steriods that have done nothing but make him worse. Funny you mention zyrtec, that''s been the ONLY medication that has made any improvement for him. Does Tayva take it regularly? My pedi wants us to try Singular. So we started that last night, but I understand it takes some time to see real improvement w/ it. What does Tayva use w/ the nebulizer? We''ve tried it all, Albuterol, Pulmicort, Xopenix, Flovent. Although the later we use as in inhaler instead because Lex still fightst the nebulizer so much.
Ditto. Sounds like it might be a good option for you.Date: 3/23/2010 12:36:04 PM
Author: Sabine
cdt, does Lex by any chance have any skin issues? If you don''t have any luck with the allergist, could you try a dermatologist? I only suggest that because we took Jacks to the derm. and he''s now on zyrtec and atarax for allergies that manifest in eczema. It''s also really helped with the congestion he''s always had. Unfortunately I think he inherited my insane allergies =(.
Viz., I think it''s the No Cry Sleep Solution that says your LO only has a sleep problem if it''s a problem for YOU. Honestly, I think since you are really getting no sleep at this point, instead of worrying about the ''right'' things to do that aren''t working anyway, you could try to find ANYTHING that you could do to help him and you get some sleep. Are you opposed to co-sleeping?
My general view is if the kid is alive and thriving, you haven''t failed. Yes, I know...pretty broad, but hey, that''s really the bottom line right?Date: 3/23/2010 1:26:53 PM
Author: vizsla
hahaha burk... oh no.. i can already see i am going to have a ''spirited'' child. yesterday i called daycare to check on charlie and i heard this squealing in the background.... and knew right away that was my little man. he had been doing it for an hour... just bouncing in the jumparoo squealing away - he was cracking everyone up. my little ham. charlie''s primary caregiver refers to him as her ''boyfriend'' and calls to check on him on the weekend if he''s been sick during the week.. they love him
tg - i think you hit the nail on the head.. while sometimes i come here for a ''fix'' - other times i just need to vent, ya know? and it *can* feel like well meaning suggestions are more ''what i *should* be doing, but i''m not'' and consequently, in some way, i am ''failing'' my child because i haven''t been able to teach him how to sleep. i.e. doing things wrong.
i''ll be the first to admit that even i get foggy about when i want to vent and when i want help... and, last week, i did just wanted someone to FIX it .... it''s hard to be on point 24 hrs a day. the majority of the week i go with the flow and just deal. but yeah, i have those moments when i literally don''t know how i''m going to do another night of up and down and function at work. hence my multiple PS breaks ;P
i just want to point out (for anyone else going thru this - particularly because it is not the most popular stance - but i love the support from those that do believe that an equal amount of success (potty training, sleeping, discipline) can be attributed to the parent AND the child. unfortunately, most techniques don''t take that into consideration. it''s the parents or bust.
i also think it *is* hard for those parents with receptive children to understand that it isn''t just a matter of doing XYZ to get a desired result. if your child really truly isn''t ready for something no amount of ''training'' will be as successful with a child that is not ready developmentally to one that is.
i do think there are things i could be doing to help the situation -- what those are exactly?? i''m not quite sure. for right now i''m sticking with the routine and the length of time i am comfortable with letting c cry before going to him. a few times he does fall back to sleep, other times -- not so much.
fiery - you were right about c waking up earlier to eat if we reduced the amount of the 3am feed. since we have been doing that (5-6 days??) he has gotten up an hour earlier crying to eat and not just soothe. looks like we are going to have to go back to the increased oz and just let the little man eat. i''d like to say this means he will give us an extra hour sleep but we all know that''s loco talk
Sorry to hear that you suffer from asthma. It must be terrifying for you. The hardest part for me right now, is I can''t help him, and he can''t tell me how he feelsDate: 3/23/2010 3:14:31 PM
Author: AmberWaves
Real quick hugs to CDT and Viz:
CDT, as a life-long sufferer of asthma/allergies I''m terrified of Piper getting them. She''s already getting eczema on her face and ear and I''m so sad I passed this on to her. I saw the havoc my asthma wreaked on my parents (One of whom had asthma), because they just knew they couldn''t ''fix'' me with a boo-boo kiss and let it be that, and with something like asthma there is really NOTHING you can do. I know too well, as the patient, not the parent how hard it is to deal with this stuff. I will keep you and Lex in my thoughts, I know this is so hard on you guys, having to watch him suffer with no way to make it better. At least, from the mouth of a former asthmatic/allergic baby- you are doing every single thing you can, and he will know that. When there is nothing else medicine can do, having Mommy and/or Daddy around can make it better in a lot of ways. I know that whenever I''d get a cold, I''d have a cold for three days or so, and asthma for weeks after. So sorry about the baby.
Viz: you''re doing the best you can. I''m not going to say anything about what you''re doing vs. not, because I''ve got nothing to boast about. I think all we can do as parents is to try whatever we can, and if it doesn''t work, it doesn''t work- and not to beat ourselves up about it. Who really knows why? Good luck, C is a cutie.