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<blockquote data-quote="Jungleland" data-source="post: 128070" data-attributes="member: 4598"><p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">...sleep and to use the toilet!! ERRR!!! So very frustrating. I am too tired during the day dealing with her up and down all night long to stay consistent with having her sit on the toilet every hour all day long.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">Plus, our family life has changed BIG time with me and Jayme leaving husband and Aly. I know she is struggling with the changes, as I am, but eeerrrggghhh!!!! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/felttip/whiteflag.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":whiteflag:" title="whiteflag :whiteflag:" data-shortname=":whiteflag:" /></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">pediatrician prescribed Clonidine .25 mg at bedtime and it works great to get her to fall asleep, but about 3 hours later, she wakes up, is combative and angry and agitated. So, talked with pediatrician and she said to try Melatonin again. Last night, fell asleep fine, woke up, not so combative but wanting to get up and play with her babies, color, etc. AT 2:00 a.m.!!!!!!! Got her back to sleep, rubbing her back and talking to her quietly. An hour later, she is awake again. Saying she is afraid, needs the light on, we compromise on the bathroom light (we share a room, one bedroom apartment, ugh!) About 5 a.m. she finally fell into a deep sleep and slept till about 9 a.m.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">This is not a new thing, she was doing this before we moved, been doing this on and off for about a year. But it definetly has gotten worse since the move. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">We haven't yet established a new pediatrician here, working on that one. Jayme hasn't been diagnosis'd with anything but delays in the areas of speech, large motor skills, potty training and some minor stimming (rocking, making odd sounds when angry or frustrated). When she was seen at Shriner's, they were looking at possible Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Genetic abnormalities, all were negative at that time, except for watching for further Autistic signs. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">She is so very bright, knows all her letters, their sounds, is a pre-reader, knows her numbers through 20, can put together 100 piece puzzles on her own, can completely dress herself. But her speech is still at least 1 1/2 years behind, her large motor skills are still very awkward, she is painfully shy with those she does not know intimately. But she does make eye contact with those she knows well. She still does not play with other kids, more side by side play or when really comfortable just runs along behind others kinda staying on the outer circle but trying to play.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">Anyways, guess I am asking for suggestions besides the usual, m &m after potty and sticker chart (which we are doing but she is starting to not care anymore). I have never been able to get her to poop on the toilet, but she will usually potty if I take her. She has never said she had to go and just went. I have pullups on her, the kind that supposedly get cold when she potties in them. Doesn't phase her a bit. I have tried "big girl panties" she just potties right through and then I have couches, carpet and lots of laundry that need cleaning. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">As far as the sleeping goes, I am out of ideas. I have tried the soft baby lullaby cd she used to love when she was younger. I have tried soft night lights, bathroom light on, no lights on, you name it. Please, someone throw some new ideas on me, I am about to drop from so many nights of interrupted sleep! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/sleeping.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sleeping:" title="sleeping :sleeping:" data-shortname=":sleeping:" /></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">Thanks and hugs,</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">Vickie</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jungleland, post: 128070, member: 4598"] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]...sleep and to use the toilet!! ERRR!!! So very frustrating. I am too tired during the day dealing with her up and down all night long to stay consistent with having her sit on the toilet every hour all day long.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Plus, our family life has changed BIG time with me and Jayme leaving husband and Aly. I know she is struggling with the changes, as I am, but eeerrrggghhh!!!! :whiteflag:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]pediatrician prescribed Clonidine .25 mg at bedtime and it works great to get her to fall asleep, but about 3 hours later, she wakes up, is combative and angry and agitated. So, talked with pediatrician and she said to try Melatonin again. Last night, fell asleep fine, woke up, not so combative but wanting to get up and play with her babies, color, etc. AT 2:00 a.m.!!!!!!! Got her back to sleep, rubbing her back and talking to her quietly. An hour later, she is awake again. Saying she is afraid, needs the light on, we compromise on the bathroom light (we share a room, one bedroom apartment, ugh!) About 5 a.m. she finally fell into a deep sleep and slept till about 9 a.m.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]This is not a new thing, she was doing this before we moved, been doing this on and off for about a year. But it definetly has gotten worse since the move. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]We haven't yet established a new pediatrician here, working on that one. Jayme hasn't been diagnosis'd with anything but delays in the areas of speech, large motor skills, potty training and some minor stimming (rocking, making odd sounds when angry or frustrated). When she was seen at Shriner's, they were looking at possible Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Genetic abnormalities, all were negative at that time, except for watching for further Autistic signs. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]She is so very bright, knows all her letters, their sounds, is a pre-reader, knows her numbers through 20, can put together 100 piece puzzles on her own, can completely dress herself. But her speech is still at least 1 1/2 years behind, her large motor skills are still very awkward, she is painfully shy with those she does not know intimately. But she does make eye contact with those she knows well. She still does not play with other kids, more side by side play or when really comfortable just runs along behind others kinda staying on the outer circle but trying to play.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Anyways, guess I am asking for suggestions besides the usual, m &m after potty and sticker chart (which we are doing but she is starting to not care anymore). I have never been able to get her to poop on the toilet, but she will usually potty if I take her. She has never said she had to go and just went. I have pullups on her, the kind that supposedly get cold when she potties in them. Doesn't phase her a bit. I have tried "big girl panties" she just potties right through and then I have couches, carpet and lots of laundry that need cleaning. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]As far as the sleeping goes, I am out of ideas. I have tried the soft baby lullaby cd she used to love when she was younger. I have tried soft night lights, bathroom light on, no lights on, you name it. Please, someone throw some new ideas on me, I am about to drop from so many nights of interrupted sleep! :sleeping:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Thanks and hugs,[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Vickie[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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