From the WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT department:
So I'm kvetching about the sleep crap with mom - awake for 2 hours! Couldn't fall asleep! Twitching and grumping! Piercing cries! - and finally she interrupts to ask why we didn't give him some Motrin since it was obvious he was having growth spurt pain.
Uh...
A little Motrin before bed. Maybe I ought to give that a try, huh?
This is why I'm not in charge of the free world.
3 comments:
Well, I wouldn't necessarily use the word "obvious" to link his crying, etc. to growing pains. But what do I know? I'm the mom of an 11-month old, and hell, most of the time we're really all just guessing :). I hate to admit this, but we do resort a tad bit too often to baby Tylenol when we Just. Can't. Figure. Out. What's wrong with the Squirrel. At least we feel like we're doing something that might actually help.
i drug my children constantly, as a precautionary measure.
your comments about living in an apartment and crying got me thinking. MOST of the world does not live in single family dwellings. a detached home is really the exception rather than the rule. what the heck DO folks do, then? is it just a tolerance issue? i look forward to hearing what people say.
M - Thank god I'm not the only mother who didn't think growing pain. (And I love the feeling that I'm doing something proactive too, even if I'm totally off base. A mother needs some sense of control, right?)
E - OOH! I'm working on a magazine pitch about sleep training in small spaces right now! I'm so glad I'm not the only person who wonders how people manage in less than 600 sq. feet.
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