Ja09
24-03-2010, 15:51
I wasnt sure where to post this but I am so frustrated.
A bit of background DD has been having big sleeping dramas over the last 8 weeks, we put her down to sleep, once she shows tired signs (this is at night time) she does not have a set bed time and has never gone to bed early which does not bother us. 3 hours later every single night she is awake, not just stirring awake but wakes up screaming, she used to stir awake and then get herself back to sleep but not anymore. We tried night light, teddy bears, too hot, too cold, teething so we give panadol or nurofen and that makes no difference. She would thrash and throw herself around the cot, headbut walls concrete and biting. She did have an amber teething necklace on but didn’t seem to be helping at the moment so i took it off.
It can take hours to settle her. We have had family staying here on and off due to floods in their home, so we try not to let her carry on too much as they work so we have been putting her in our bed. For a few weeks she was thrashing around in our bed too, hitting us, headbutting us biting, screaming, which ends up with me in tears sobbing and DH upset because I am upset. Now she gets in there and goes straight to sleep.
We stumbled across something about grapes and people having reactions to them as they are extremely high in salicylates, amines and natural MSG. She would eats loads of grapes everyday, and before bed, since stopping these the headbutting and thrashing has stopped and biting has improved.
I dont want to do the full elimination diet with her as I am already struggling with food ideas just cutting out or reducing the food she eats that contain additives. I have changed our bread so it does not have 282 or vinegar in it, I have changed cheese so it does not have 160B in it, she still has bananas, and I have been giving her pears but last night woke up screaming again and this time had heaps of wind also. We had sausages for tea which i didnt want to give her but had no other options in the house. She has also started drinking milk, never been interested before, I have been giving her normal milk, but have just changed to a2. Is it the food, teeth, milk I am so confused.
She is walking, so not milestone related. I have taken her to the doctor and ruled out ear infections, her breath smelt a bit funny for a while there but I have ruled out any throat issues. Do you think I should seek a referral to a paed?
She is an excellent eater, there is very little that she wont eat. Is there a test that she can have done to check for food Intolerance rather than doing an elimination diet.
Some days she is very clingy doesn’t know what she wants, whinging or just crying, wants to be picked up then when you pick her up she goes stiff.
I am 25 weeks pregnant tired very upset and confused and I don’t know where to go next. All i know is I want her to sleep like she used to before this next baby comes along.
A bit of background DD has been having big sleeping dramas over the last 8 weeks, we put her down to sleep, once she shows tired signs (this is at night time) she does not have a set bed time and has never gone to bed early which does not bother us. 3 hours later every single night she is awake, not just stirring awake but wakes up screaming, she used to stir awake and then get herself back to sleep but not anymore. We tried night light, teddy bears, too hot, too cold, teething so we give panadol or nurofen and that makes no difference. She would thrash and throw herself around the cot, headbut walls concrete and biting. She did have an amber teething necklace on but didn’t seem to be helping at the moment so i took it off.
It can take hours to settle her. We have had family staying here on and off due to floods in their home, so we try not to let her carry on too much as they work so we have been putting her in our bed. For a few weeks she was thrashing around in our bed too, hitting us, headbutting us biting, screaming, which ends up with me in tears sobbing and DH upset because I am upset. Now she gets in there and goes straight to sleep.
We stumbled across something about grapes and people having reactions to them as they are extremely high in salicylates, amines and natural MSG. She would eats loads of grapes everyday, and before bed, since stopping these the headbutting and thrashing has stopped and biting has improved.
I dont want to do the full elimination diet with her as I am already struggling with food ideas just cutting out or reducing the food she eats that contain additives. I have changed our bread so it does not have 282 or vinegar in it, I have changed cheese so it does not have 160B in it, she still has bananas, and I have been giving her pears but last night woke up screaming again and this time had heaps of wind also. We had sausages for tea which i didnt want to give her but had no other options in the house. She has also started drinking milk, never been interested before, I have been giving her normal milk, but have just changed to a2. Is it the food, teeth, milk I am so confused.
She is walking, so not milestone related. I have taken her to the doctor and ruled out ear infections, her breath smelt a bit funny for a while there but I have ruled out any throat issues. Do you think I should seek a referral to a paed?
She is an excellent eater, there is very little that she wont eat. Is there a test that she can have done to check for food Intolerance rather than doing an elimination diet.
Some days she is very clingy doesn’t know what she wants, whinging or just crying, wants to be picked up then when you pick her up she goes stiff.
I am 25 weeks pregnant tired very upset and confused and I don’t know where to go next. All i know is I want her to sleep like she used to before this next baby comes along.