This was supposed to be a light hearted blog, but on May 25th 2008, our world changed dramatically due to a disaster. Now this blog will also contain my personal notes on grief and how I'm coping/struggling.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Ani is so uncomfortable...
She has lapsed back into the fussing till 12:30AM again. The last 3 nights have been really hard. I've kept my composure at least; rationally I know she's not doing it on purpose. She does quiet down a bit when you're in her room, though I think it's more of a "Mommy or Daddy is here, that makes me feel a little better". I just don't know what do do. As far as I can tell, she's in the same physical position that she's in when she's in her bean bag chair before bedtime, so what's different? It's later, her stomach has slowed down its processing of food. She gets 3 different meds at night, so those might be messing her stomach up. She's a night person, so some of it might be frustration about going to bed (normal for _any_ kid) that stacks up to more stress. We got her a Tempurpedic mattress, so that should have at least (if not better) support than the bean bag chair, at least as far as pressure points go. I've been thinking of going to Gillette when Jessica or Ruthy is there to "mine their experience" to see if there's something that they would try if they were caring for Ani. It appears that much of the discomfort is gas in her stomach and lower abdomen, rubbing her tummy helps a lot. Venting her helps a lot. Sometimes it's her leg, though we should find out today how to help that better. When she's comfortable and rested, she is _so_ much brighter.
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