I Always Preferred the Other Doctor
The last time Mila was at the pediatrician's office, the doctor said she's going to keep the blue eyes. While they aren't quite the same shade of blue as mine, at least FINALLY one of my kids has a physical trait that looks like it might have come from me.
Of course, I trust what that particular doctor says about ... NOT AT ALL BECAUSE HE ALSO SAID TO DO CRY IT OUT.
Ahem.
I screwed up and answered the "How is she sleeping?" question honestly. The answer is that she sucks at sleeping right now, but it's cool. I don't mind that she's not sleeping well right now because I get it. She's drinking between 1-2 ounces of milk per day while at daycare. It's completely unacceptable, but she just refuses bottles like the Kardashians refuse to go away. That means she has to get her milk at other times of the day, so HELLO ALL NIGHT FEEDINGS!
It's cool. Seriously. She will outgrow it. I see no reason to fight something that will correct itself with time.
The pediatrician, however, felt the need to give me a lecture when I said she wakes up every 3-4 hours. I didn't get a chance to tell him that there's a valid reason for it because he was busy telling me to let Mila cry and cry and cry and BLUUUURGH.
Perhaps if I did, she would figure out that she needs to cave on the bottles thing.
Or perhaps she wouldn't.
It really doesn't matter because I get a zillion times more sleep now than I did when Alexis was 10 months old. It's all because I refuse to fight with a helpless tiny human about whether or not she should sleep for hours on end.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Reader Comments (6)
Reverse cycling is SUPER common, you are meeting her needs at night and connecting with her the way she wants. Everything eventually goes away. The night feedings get fewer and fewer and then --- they are gone. And you no longer have a baby. Night feedings are my favorite. The house is quiet - I can selfishly soak up all that babyness. Sleep is over rated - babies? Are not. #youareagoodmama
I love how our kids keep being the same. MAYBE IT'S THE WHALE HOODIE.
Riley woke up to nurse EVERY 3 hours from birth until 14 months old. It totally worked for me because she was pretty awesome about going right back to sleep. And she's pretty cute. And I liked seeing her a lot. Then suddenly she was 15 months old a WEANED WITHOUT WARNING and broke my heart into a billion pieces. Because these kids do what they want when they want. We're just along for the (adorable) ride.
I know it's hard to tell the docs the truth sometimes, but when they see how fabulous your kids turn out it could help their preconceived notions (if they open their minds a bit!). Reverse cycling is pretty common. Sleep will come someday, if mom is okay with night feelings and she is the one doing them why all the fuss? It sounds like you are staying true to sho you are and what kind of parenting is your natural way. Great job!
Good for you!
Agree, you're a good Momma.
Look at the doc's kids...then decide if that's what you want to be living with! (Personally, I just got to repeat the same Howler related conversation I had last fall with a different doctor in the ped's office. I'm still right about not over medicating her asthma, and they get to do it my way. They need to make a big ol' note in her chart!) Mom, or Dad, is the expert on this child, and all the medical knowledge in the world doesn't change that.