CYNDI/Re: Help! My daughter is not adjusting to her DOC

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Cyndi,

How did it go last night? I was thinking about you while sitting up

with Carly. Stupid fever is still out of control. I hope it went ok.

CAROLG

> > > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > > Hi,

> > > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > > My daughter received her DOCband last Wed and

> none

> > of

> > > > us

> > > > > > has

> > > > > > > > > slept a

> > > > > > > > > > > wink since then. I read the tips on how to

> adjust

> > to

> > > > the

> > > > > > > first

> > > > > > > > > band

> > > > > > > > > > > etc but nothing seems to be working. She does

> > have a

> > > > red

> > > > > > > spot

> > > > > > > > > on

> > > > > > > > > > > the back of her head but it is only the size of

a

> > > dime

> > > > > and

> > > > > > > > > doesn't

> > > > > > > > > > > seem to be getting any worse or better (it's

also

> > a

> > > > med

> > > > > > pink

> > > > > > > but

> > > > > > > > > she

> > > > > > > > > > > is also very fair). I have tried to dress her

> > > lightly

> > > > > and

> > > > > > > she

> > > > > > > > > woke

> > > > > > > > > > > up frozen (I live in Canada) and then I tried

to

> > > dress

> > > > > her

> > > > > > > > > heavier.

> > > > > > > > > > > Nothing is working. Prior to this she had been

> > > > sleeping

> > > > > > 12

> > > > > > > > > hours

> > > > > > > > > > > straight every night. Since the band went on

she

> > > > sleep

> > > > > > max 4

> > > > > > > > > hours.

> > > > > > > > > > > Last night was every 2 hours; sometimes less!

I

> > > felt

> > > > > > like I

> > > > > > > > > had a

> > > > > > > > > > > newborn. We let her cry a little to see if

she

> > was

> > > > > > really

> > > > > > > up

> > > > > > > > > but

> > > > > > > > > > > she would end up wailing and I would have to go

> > in.

> > > > She

> > > > > > > didn't

> > > > > > > > > even

> > > > > > > > > > > really want to nurse, just cuddle and she fell

> > back

> > > > > > asleep. I

> > > > > > > > > know

> > > > > > > > > > > we will stick with the band but emotionally I

> just

> > > > want

> > > > > to

> > > > > > > throw

> > > > > > > > > in

> > > > > > > > > > > the towel. It's not just because we are so

tired

> > > > (we'll

> > > > > > get

> > > > > > > > > over

> > > > > > > > > > > that) it's her crying when previously she

almost

> > > never

> > > > > > cried

> > > > > > > for

> > > > > > > > > > > anything. We have an adjustment today so I

will

> > be

> > > > > > > mentioning

> > > > > > > > > all

> > > > > > > > > > > this to the OT but I don't expect too much

> > > > advice...she

> > > > > > > doesn't

> > > > > > > > > have

> > > > > > > > > > > the best " bed-side " manner. Pretty much all

> > > > business. I

> > > > > > > know

> > > > > > > > > what

> > > > > > > > > > > she'll say...just wait it out. But I am

> > desperate.

> > > > At

> > > > > > 4:00

> > > > > > > > > this

> > > > > > > > > > > morning I sat in my daughter's room in her

> rocking

> > > > chair,

> > > > > > > > > nursing

> > > > > > > > > > > her and I bawled my eyes out like a baby. I

> > couldn't

> > > > > help

> > > > > > > it.

> > > > > > > > > We

> > > > > > > > > > > had been so looking forward to getting this

band

> > to

> > > > help

> > > > > > fix

> > > > > > > > > things

> > > > > > > > > > > and I know it will in the long run but right

now

> I

> > am

> > > > > just

> > > > > > > worn

> > > > > > > > > > > out. I have a 2 1/2 year old boy who is potty-

> > > > training

> > > > > > and

> > > > > > > > > doing

> > > > > > > > > > > pretty much everything a toddler does. I am

> > > > exhausted.

> > > > > > > FAmily

> > > > > > > > > is

> > > > > > > > > > > not the biggest help because t

> > > > > > > > > > heir advice is " Just take off the

> > > > > > > > > > > helmet " . This is their advice even though my

> > > daughter

> > > > > was

> > > > > > > > > severe

> > > > > > > > > > > accd to the STARscanner reports. Any advice

would

> > be

> > > > > > great.

> > > > > > > Esp

> > > > > > > > > on

> > > > > > > > > > > how to dress them at night. It does get cold

> > here.

> > > I

> > > > > > have

> > > > > > > put

> > > > > > > > > her

> > > > > > > > > > > in long sleeve PJ's with a sleep sack. I have

> > tried

> > > > short

> > > > > > > > > sleeved

> > > > > > > > > > > PJ's with the sleep sack. I have tried no

sleep

> > > > sack.

> > > > > > > Either

> > > > > > > > > she

> > > > > > > > > > > is freezing or I presume she's hot. The rest of

> > the

> > > > > family

> > > > > > is

> > > > > > > > > > > freezing so I don't know how she's hot but

maybe

> > she

> > > > is.

> > > > > > I

> > > > > > > took

> > > > > > > > > her

> > > > > > > > > > > band off at 4:00 AM but her hair wasn't wet

etc.

> > I

> > > > just

> > > > > > > don't

> > > > > > > > > know

> > > > > > > > > > > what to do. Heck, maybe she's teething? She's

> > > almost

> > > > 6

> > > > > > mths

> > > > > > > > > old.

> > > > > > > > > > > But all this only started when the band went on.

> > > > > > > > > > > This is definately a really low point for us.

> > > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > > Thanks,

> > > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Cyndi,

How did it go last night? I was thinking about you while sitting up

with Carly. Stupid fever is still out of control. I hope it went ok.

CAROLG

> > > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > > Hi,

> > > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > > My daughter received her DOCband last Wed and

> none

> > of

> > > > us

> > > > > > has

> > > > > > > > > slept a

> > > > > > > > > > > wink since then. I read the tips on how to

> adjust

> > to

> > > > the

> > > > > > > first

> > > > > > > > > band

> > > > > > > > > > > etc but nothing seems to be working. She does

> > have a

> > > > red

> > > > > > > spot

> > > > > > > > > on

> > > > > > > > > > > the back of her head but it is only the size of

a

> > > dime

> > > > > and

> > > > > > > > > doesn't

> > > > > > > > > > > seem to be getting any worse or better (it's

also

> > a

> > > > med

> > > > > > pink

> > > > > > > but

> > > > > > > > > she

> > > > > > > > > > > is also very fair). I have tried to dress her

> > > lightly

> > > > > and

> > > > > > > she

> > > > > > > > > woke

> > > > > > > > > > > up frozen (I live in Canada) and then I tried

to

> > > dress

> > > > > her

> > > > > > > > > heavier.

> > > > > > > > > > > Nothing is working. Prior to this she had been

> > > > sleeping

> > > > > > 12

> > > > > > > > > hours

> > > > > > > > > > > straight every night. Since the band went on

she

> > > > sleep

> > > > > > max 4

> > > > > > > > > hours.

> > > > > > > > > > > Last night was every 2 hours; sometimes less!

I

> > > felt

> > > > > > like I

> > > > > > > > > had a

> > > > > > > > > > > newborn. We let her cry a little to see if

she

> > was

> > > > > > really

> > > > > > > up

> > > > > > > > > but

> > > > > > > > > > > she would end up wailing and I would have to go

> > in.

> > > > She

> > > > > > > didn't

> > > > > > > > > even

> > > > > > > > > > > really want to nurse, just cuddle and she fell

> > back

> > > > > > asleep. I

> > > > > > > > > know

> > > > > > > > > > > we will stick with the band but emotionally I

> just

> > > > want

> > > > > to

> > > > > > > throw

> > > > > > > > > in

> > > > > > > > > > > the towel. It's not just because we are so

tired

> > > > (we'll

> > > > > > get

> > > > > > > > > over

> > > > > > > > > > > that) it's her crying when previously she

almost

> > > never

> > > > > > cried

> > > > > > > for

> > > > > > > > > > > anything. We have an adjustment today so I

will

> > be

> > > > > > > mentioning

> > > > > > > > > all

> > > > > > > > > > > this to the OT but I don't expect too much

> > > > advice...she

> > > > > > > doesn't

> > > > > > > > > have

> > > > > > > > > > > the best " bed-side " manner. Pretty much all

> > > > business. I

> > > > > > > know

> > > > > > > > > what

> > > > > > > > > > > she'll say...just wait it out. But I am

> > desperate.

> > > > At

> > > > > > 4:00

> > > > > > > > > this

> > > > > > > > > > > morning I sat in my daughter's room in her

> rocking

> > > > chair,

> > > > > > > > > nursing

> > > > > > > > > > > her and I bawled my eyes out like a baby. I

> > couldn't

> > > > > help

> > > > > > > it.

> > > > > > > > > We

> > > > > > > > > > > had been so looking forward to getting this

band

> > to

> > > > help

> > > > > > fix

> > > > > > > > > things

> > > > > > > > > > > and I know it will in the long run but right

now

> I

> > am

> > > > > just

> > > > > > > worn

> > > > > > > > > > > out. I have a 2 1/2 year old boy who is potty-

> > > > training

> > > > > > and

> > > > > > > > > doing

> > > > > > > > > > > pretty much everything a toddler does. I am

> > > > exhausted.

> > > > > > > FAmily

> > > > > > > > > is

> > > > > > > > > > > not the biggest help because t

> > > > > > > > > > heir advice is " Just take off the

> > > > > > > > > > > helmet " . This is their advice even though my

> > > daughter

> > > > > was

> > > > > > > > > severe

> > > > > > > > > > > accd to the STARscanner reports. Any advice

would

> > be

> > > > > > great.

> > > > > > > Esp

> > > > > > > > > on

> > > > > > > > > > > how to dress them at night. It does get cold

> > here.

> > > I

> > > > > > have

> > > > > > > put

> > > > > > > > > her

> > > > > > > > > > > in long sleeve PJ's with a sleep sack. I have

> > tried

> > > > short

> > > > > > > > > sleeved

> > > > > > > > > > > PJ's with the sleep sack. I have tried no

sleep

> > > > sack.

> > > > > > > Either

> > > > > > > > > she

> > > > > > > > > > > is freezing or I presume she's hot. The rest of

> > the

> > > > > family

> > > > > > is

> > > > > > > > > > > freezing so I don't know how she's hot but

maybe

> > she

> > > > is.

> > > > > > I

> > > > > > > took

> > > > > > > > > her

> > > > > > > > > > > band off at 4:00 AM but her hair wasn't wet

etc.

> > I

> > > > just

> > > > > > > don't

> > > > > > > > > know

> > > > > > > > > > > what to do. Heck, maybe she's teething? She's

> > > almost

> > > > 6

> > > > > > mths

> > > > > > > > > old.

> > > > > > > > > > > But all this only started when the band went on.

> > > > > > > > > > > This is definately a really low point for us.

> > > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > > Thanks,

> > > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

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