When will sleep be less of an issue with this kid? After Elias's earlier than usual wake-up call last weekend (on Mother's Day, no less), he continued to get up a little on the early side all week (although at around 6:15/6:30ish, I guess I can't complain too much). But naps were much better than they have been in months. He seemed to be back to his long, late morning nap and slightly more challenging, shorter afternoon nap, with about three to four hours of awake time in between. Then suddenly this weekend he was back to fighting the naps. I've already forgotten what yesterday was like, but today, despite getting off to a great start by sleeping in until about 7:30, he napped for a grand total of about 30 minutes. There are possible reasons for the failure of both the morning and afternoon nap - poopy diaper, outside noises (now that the weather's warming up, we're keeping the windows open more often and it's like a whole new stage in the sleep training), emotions (Elias seems to be more and more sensitive to when I'm flustered and gets pretty upset about it all...um, easy solution there, kid!), key sleep items still in the dryer, etc. But part of me worries that the napless day is a result of a second attempt to wean him off of his reflux meds. As of Tuesday last week, he's back down to half his usual dose, administered in the evening, before the last feeding of the day. You might recall that we tried beginning the weaning process several months ago and then put him back on the full dose after about a month of very little and more challenging than usual napping. Putting him back on the full dose, however, did little to improve the nap situation, but that was also when he had the month-long crazy virus that started out as a stomach bug, turned into a cold, which lingered as chest congestion that brought on projectile vomiting, which developed into an ear infection and finished off with a mysterious, full-body rash. And when we took him off the meds last time the refusal to nap started literally that day whereas this time he actually seemed to improve in the sleep department the first few days of the decreased dosage. So who knows? Hopefully today was a fluke and we'll be back to our usual routine tomorrow, which includes a manageable amount of struggling on my part to get Elias to eat and sleep as much as I'd like.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
what gives, kid?
When will sleep be less of an issue with this kid? After Elias's earlier than usual wake-up call last weekend (on Mother's Day, no less), he continued to get up a little on the early side all week (although at around 6:15/6:30ish, I guess I can't complain too much). But naps were much better than they have been in months. He seemed to be back to his long, late morning nap and slightly more challenging, shorter afternoon nap, with about three to four hours of awake time in between. Then suddenly this weekend he was back to fighting the naps. I've already forgotten what yesterday was like, but today, despite getting off to a great start by sleeping in until about 7:30, he napped for a grand total of about 30 minutes. There are possible reasons for the failure of both the morning and afternoon nap - poopy diaper, outside noises (now that the weather's warming up, we're keeping the windows open more often and it's like a whole new stage in the sleep training), emotions (Elias seems to be more and more sensitive to when I'm flustered and gets pretty upset about it all...um, easy solution there, kid!), key sleep items still in the dryer, etc. But part of me worries that the napless day is a result of a second attempt to wean him off of his reflux meds. As of Tuesday last week, he's back down to half his usual dose, administered in the evening, before the last feeding of the day. You might recall that we tried beginning the weaning process several months ago and then put him back on the full dose after about a month of very little and more challenging than usual napping. Putting him back on the full dose, however, did little to improve the nap situation, but that was also when he had the month-long crazy virus that started out as a stomach bug, turned into a cold, which lingered as chest congestion that brought on projectile vomiting, which developed into an ear infection and finished off with a mysterious, full-body rash. And when we took him off the meds last time the refusal to nap started literally that day whereas this time he actually seemed to improve in the sleep department the first few days of the decreased dosage. So who knows? Hopefully today was a fluke and we'll be back to our usual routine tomorrow, which includes a manageable amount of struggling on my part to get Elias to eat and sleep as much as I'd like.
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