Several weeks ago Everett was going through his whole sleep issue and other issues...to give an update he is doing much better.
He was given a blood test for food and mold allergies and tested positive for a moderate peanut allergy (on a scale of 1-6 he was a 4) and mild corn, soy, wheat, and egg (level 3) allergy. Apperantly level 3 can be a positive or negative. With the level 3 food allergy the doctor said to only eliminate the foods he has had a problem with. He tested negative for mold. So we have eliminated the offending foods which are peanuts, egg, corn, and high levels of soy. The vomiting stopped but the sleep issues continued. I finally said we have just got to let him work it out on his own. I know I am mean, but it is for the well being of the whole family, especially me. So we had an opportunity because our landlords went out of town for two weeks (we couldn't ever let him cry it out completely b/c he would either wake us up or them). They let us use the upstairs bedroom to let him sleep. Here's how it went down...
1st night-woke up 3 times, cried for at least an hour each time. I turned off the monitor the last time, so I am not sure, it could have been up to 3 hours. Poor kid. But very stubborn.
2nd night-woke up 2 times cried for about an hour the first time and 30 min the second.
3rd night-same as 2nd
4th night- woke up 1 time! Cried for about an hour.
5th night- woke up 1 time...about 20 min.
6th night-peace. slept 12hrs.
7th night-peace. slept 12 hrs. waking up here and there, but always able to get back to sleep.
Halleluijah. I am back to my theory of you can get most kids to sleep through the night if you are a little (or a lot in E's case) tough on them.
11 comments:
WOW! SO awesome. congrats!!!!
Nice work! That's tough in shared living space, we went through the same thing with Isaac... Happy sleeping!
Never worked with Ashleigh. She cried so long and hard that her eyes swelled shut and she always threw up, plus she wouldn't have anything to do with us in the morning. It was 3 full years of NO sleep for us.
Those nights, when they are screaming, I just lay there sad, mad, and overwhelmed. Yay for you! Good training.
Bless you woman!
Liz-
Ashleigh! That angel! I can't believe it. It is good to know these tough kids can turn out so well.
Poor little guy. I can't believe you have 3 kids under 4 years old. I wish I would have kept in better touch with you. I know it might sound silly, but I think about you often. I just don't follow through with calling you...I'm a good friend sometimes, but people have lives, and we all live them. I'm just glad to know about your family. You look FABULOUS...and HAPPY. You are so blessed to have such beautiful chilren. Their eyelashes are so dang cute. I put a comment on your HSM3 post...you'll have to read it. Thanks again for the invite to your blog. I love it...
Congrats. It is hard, but soooo worth it! Go E! Way to let your parents sleep through the night now too!
hooray! Glad it worked this time! We were about to try some sleep training again, but then he got a stomach bug. yuck. it gives me some time to grow some thicker skin, i guess!
That is the best picture of E. He is such a cutie. I LOVE his eyelashes! I HATE making them cry it out but it is so worth it. I'm about ready to do it with my 7 month old.
So glad things are better for you. What a cute little peanut. I love that picture of him.
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