Well, last night was quite an adventure! Just as soon as you tell people "Oh yeah, my baby is great, " and "Yeah, she is sleeping at night really well" something happens! I have heard people tell me stories before about how they couldn't get their baby to sleep and they had to put the car seat on the dryer or go for a drive in order for their baby to sleep. Well, even though Kate had her days and nights confused for awhile, we were never this desperate. That is, until last night.
I have tried to be sensitive about what I eat since I am nursing. I realized that Kate's stomach seemed to be sensitive to peanut butter and cow's milk, so I cut those things out. I now have soymilk with my cereal, which actually isn't so bad. Well, a couple of nights ago I made this teriyaki chicken in the crockpot. The first night after eating this she seemed a little fussy, but not to out of the ordinary. Then last night after eating it again, she was crying non-stop for a couple of hours. Nothing was working, you name it, we did it. I have tried to give Zack the nights off during the week so he can get sleep. Kate seems to like to stay up late anyway, but this was beyond late. She was pretty fussy after her dinner feeding, but it temporarily went away. That was until after her 10:00 feeding. She was fussy and crying from then till about 1:30 am when Zack stepped in. He could hear her crying and came in the living room to see what was wrong. I told him I had tried everything and I was about to go for a drive out of desperation. We had already used gripe water, which a couple of people had recommended to me. However, this was not working. So we tried to put her in her carseat and put her on the dryer. She cried harder! So Zack grabbed his car keys and wallet and looked at me and said " Let's go!" Zack gets in the car with his boxer shots and me in my skimpy tank top and pajama bottoms and we start the drive. I kept on thinking, "Oh please let us not get pulled over, and if we do let it be from an understanding police officer who is hopefully a parent." For the first 5-7 minutes she is still crying. Finally, she calmed down and fell asleep after about 20 minutes of driving. We drove back home and oh so carefully put her in crib. Also, saying a prayer pleading to God that she will sleep for awhile. We put her in bed at 2:30 am and she slept till 7:30 am. God answered our prayer! So the question is what did I eat? Was it the chicken or something else? I am not sure. I am just hoping that tonight is different then last night. Zack and I can laugh about it today, but it was not fun and games last night. It is difficult when you are at this stage of a crying baby because you know that the more things that you try the more they are getting frustrated and overstimulated. However, you have to try to figure out what is wrong and try new things. This is why it was good for us to get her out of the home environment temporarily. I will say kudos to Zack and me for not losing our cool with each other or at all. We were very tired but we were able to make light of it, despite that. I am sure that if you are a parent you can understand where I am coming from, but it was very draining. I have been praying all day that this will not happen again tonight. I will keep you posted.
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Good luck tonight! That is quite a story. I am praying right now that I don't have one of those to tell anytime soon.
Oh friend, that is so hard. I hope tonight is better. It is just really so hard to know what to do when they cry like that, even when they are two. Hang in there.
Try Mylecon (sp?) gas drops. I think that the taste of it sometimes acts as a reset button to get them to stop crying. Also try splashing her feet in warm or cool water. Sometimes any sensation to change the mood can break a crying spell, but sometimes nothing works.
Hang in there and I hope tonight is better
It sounds like you two did a great job of staying calm and patient with Kate. What a blessing to have each other for support!
How have the past few nights been? Hopefully she has been sleeping better. I know that is so hard when thez are crying like that.
glad to find your blog!! Even more glad you got your little sweet girl to stop crying!!! she is so sweet!
I am so sorry! Hope that the nights after that have been better!!!! I can definitely relate, and I wouldn't wish all that on ANYBODY! We had the colic kid who was inconsolable and HATED her car seat. I spent MANY MANY nights with her on her stomach on the dryer, me sitting in a chair next to her with my hand on her back, and sleeping with my head on my pillow on the washer. The cycles were 90 minutes, so I would have to wake up before that was over to reset it. Made for a high electric bill, but it was the only thing that helped for awhile. So feel free to do WHATEVER it takes!!!!!!!!!!!
Sweet Kate! Poor thing. Sounds liek you and Z did FABULOUS!!! At least you didn't have to walk to Blockbuster in boxers! :-)
Hey there. Found your blog! What a cute little girl you guys have.
Kristin
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