So...I am writing this with BRIGHT eyes this AM. I know I just posted yesterday (Thursday) but I was so happy I had to share the great news. As most of you know already, Kennon had a GREAT night last night. Since Sunday I have been on the couch sleeping, with Kennon sleeping in the swing and both Eric and I have been walking and rocking him with little to no sleep....it has literally been miserable. WAY worse than Maddox ever was and we thought SHE was a colicky kid. So I ended up taking him to Dr. Anderson yesterday just to get him checked out thinking maybe there was something wrong with him as he hadn't been so fussy the weeks before. Luckily he just diagnosed him with colic and sent Kennon and my tired self home. I fed Kennon as soon as we got home from the Dr. and then he SCREAMED and I mean SCREAMED for 1.5 hours directly following the feeding. Eric and Maddox came home from running the Bix at 6 and I told Eric I was ready to call the on call Dr. if he was still crying at 8.30PM. It was so awful! But, I fed him again and he calmed down and so we decided to try the one suggestion Dr. Anderson did have to soothe him which was put him in the swaddler to sleep. We had tried the swaddler immediately upon arriving home from the hospital and he didn't seem to like it at all despite my numerous tries and different styles. Maddox LOVED the swaddler and it really helped her sleep so we were hopeful it would work for Kennon too. But, I had given up about week 2 because it didn't seem to help. However after Dr. A's recommendation I pulled it back out again and just left him in his diaper and wrapped him up in the swaddler and it was seriously like magic! He took a big sigh after I pulled it tight and he went to sleep. NOW, I'm sure he was worn out from all the crying he has done in the last 4 days so that probably helped. But he slept from 9pm till 2.30AM and then went right back down again, without the pacifier, and slept until 6.30AM! Could we be so lucky tonight?? He is still sleeping as I write this so we'll have to see how his gas pains are during the day. But, even if he is still fussy during the day just being a little brighter eyed will make walking/rocking him for hours on end slightly easier. THANK YOU JESUS!....and Dr. Anderson. Wish us luck tonight.
PS I am finally getting this posted Saturday AM. He didn't do quite as well last night ( Friday). 3 3 hour stretches in his crib with the swaddler. We'll take it compared to earlier this week. AND YES....that is Maddox dancing around in her PJs with her snow boots on, on the hottest day of the year!!
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