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Robert O'Kelley
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My kids were both out of my room around 6 months as well.
So in the feeling bad for myself category.
Oldest is 13 year old male, outside of a broken bone or two no issues beyond the norm. Came back from NC for Thanksgiving and he as been sick as a dog. 3 trips to ER, multiple trips to pediatrician, peds neurosurgeon for consult 2x. Each step forward uncovers something else. Peds questions why neuro did or didn't do x.. Wife doesn't have FMLA coverage yet, so I may be taking the time if we can't figure out what's going on. Worried about him repeating a grade. Me taking the time from work. Deductibles resetting with the new year.
I go home early yesterday and he is curled on the recliner, no lights, no TV. His eyes tearing up because he hurts.
Frustration is looking in the crying eyes of your teenager not knowing how to make him better, not really knowing any magic next step, and realizing the stuff I was stressing about wasn't helping him at all.
End feeling bad for myself post.
We did this training I think called the happy sleeperMy 8 month old has had a sleep regression and it's been pretty tough the last few weeks. From probably around 3 months to 6 months baby slept pretty well through the night; would go down between 7-7:30, and sleep all the way until 5-5:30 with minimal wakeups during the night. Now there are usually multiple cries with varying degrees of being awake (so ranging from just letting baby fuss for a few minutes and doing nothing to getting baby up and feeding/rocking for 30-45 minutes) and the full wakeup time is somewhere in the 4 am neighborhood. Baby is still sleeping in the crib in our bedroom. We're trying to follow the general advice from various books/sites about sleeping, but I guess now we are coming to the point where we'll have to make some decisions regarding the sleep training (cry-it-out vs. immediate attention) after being spoiled for several months. Anything anyone tried that worked in similar circumstances? Or maybe just tell me someday I'll get to sleep a full night again?
Sorry to hear this. On the insurance front, check to see if you have "4th quarter carryover" which takes expenses from Q4 and also applies them to the next year's deductible. Not an uncommon feature in plans.
Thanks. I think various authorities and our pediatricians are recommending keeping the baby in our room for a year, but at this rate we might advance that timeline to now
I don’t think we made it much past 6 months in the room for either of mine. Once they were rolling well I felt better about it, plus they never slept on their backs anyway.
My kids were both out of my room around 6 months as well.
I have a 7-month old still in our room. My wife is a physician so wants to go with the guidelines of 12 months. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of leverage on this one.
I have a 7-month old still in our room. My wife is a physician so wants to go with the guidelines of 12 months. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of leverage on this one.
are all of these "kid is not in room from day 1" families breast fed or formula kids
Breast.
are all of these "kid is not in room from day 1" families breast fed or formula kids
rip mom's sleep