We took Dori to his doctor earlier in the week because we thought he was coming down with another ear infection. Dori's on cold #3 of the month and had a really bad night, screaming, arching his back, pulling his ear, etc. Turns out he's getting 4 more teeth!!! His back molars just came through last week. Crazy. It all happens at once. So glad we didn't resume sleep-training.
While we were at the doctor, I asked if we could give Dori anything to ensure he sleeps on the flight to the UK. He said we could give him Children's Benadryl...most doctors don't recommend it for babies/toddlers or for use as a sleep aid, but ours said go ahead and give him half a teaspoon. And that's why we love Dori's doc! He also advised us to try it one night before leaving because in 10% of children, it has the opposite effect and makes them hyperactive. We tried it last night.
Oh, BLISS!!!!! I adore drugs. I am a huge fan of them. Okay, now this is Dori we're talking about. So did he sleep 10 hours straight? Of course not. Any other child probably would have. But it was a huge improvement. Instead of waking after 2-3 hours as he has been doing for the past couple weeks, he slept 5.5 hours. When he woke up, I let him cry for a bit but he didn't fall back asleep. So I pulled him into bed with us. He nursed, then fell back asleep. I think he only woke up two more times and nursed after that (normally 4-5 times) and he fell back asleep immediately (he often will cry and fuss and writhe a bit before I am able to rock him back to sleep). MORE DRUGS PLEASE!!!!
Would it be wrong to drug my baby every night? (I'm kidding.)
Friday, December 19, 2008
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Poor guy...Wasn't he sick right around this time last year when you guys were getting ready to leave?
Benadryl is indeed a wonder drug. Amazingly enough, it won't knock Brendan out though. Me? Three times in my life I've tried weed. But I didn't get nearly as high off that as I do on Benadryl. It will knock me out, but I'll be high as a kite first. Weird...
Lucky!!!!!! It makes me a little high but not high as a kite. Good to be you! ;)
Dori actually got sick in England a few days after we arrived. We ended up taking him to the hospital over there and he was put on antibiotics. He was only 8 weeks old and it was still one of the scariest moments I've ever had. He was so little and just became so ill and limp all of a sudden. Combined with vomitting after coughing and a fever, and the fact that I was away from his doctor, was terrifying! Then, of course, James and I got sick too. Really sick. We had one miserable week in the UK last year.
Hopefully he doesn't get sick again while we're there this year. I don't think I could take another vacation with all 3 of us depressingly ill and in bed.
I meant "vomiting." As a future nurse, I should know how to spell that word correctly. :)
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