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Sweet and Aggressive Three Year Old Son, breaking my heart
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<blockquote data-quote="StayPositive31" data-source="post: 550643" data-attributes="member: 15207"><p>Hi Midwest Mom, </p><p></p><p>Thanks for your reply. My son was a very difficult infant, very unhappy, hard to calm, terrible sleeper, fought naps from birth and only napped for 30 mins at a time (even at two months old!). He was rolling over at 21 DAYS!!, and always had his eyes wide open to the world, and had a very difficult time disengaging from his sorroundings.</p><p> Also, my pregnancy was extremely stressful. My son was healthy all the way through, but one month before I became pregnant, my mother was diagnosed with incurable brain cancer out of the blue, I spent my pregnancy caring for her, and she passed 8 weeks before my son was born (on Mother's Day!). I had postpardum depression, but was able to recover fairly quickly. </p><p>My son has always been a sensory seeker. He started biting at 4 months old and it didn't start to taper off until a few months ago (he turned three in May). He doesn't bite children, but constantly puts his mouth on me, and mouths objects all day long. </p><p><u>One MAJOR factor worth mentioning is that my husband has ADHD.</u> This is why the docs are heavily leaning toward that for my son. I personally think its a combo of ADHD and sensory seeking issues. He loves loud loud rock music, and will fall asleep in the car with ACDC (or whatever rock song comes on the radio) blaring in the car. It's the only time he will nap!</p><p>The good news is that we have started some behavior modification techniques at home and he is really responding. He earns tickets for good behavior and turns them in for rewards. At home, things run pretty darn smoothly. We are a happy, affectionate household. </p><p>The main problem, of course, is that he is SO unpredictable with other kids and when he does lash out, it can be dangerous. He once attacked his best friend while they were ON TOP of a playground structure, nearly knocking him off. Things are far worse when he is tired. Depsite his outward energy, my son appears to be fighting through fatigue a lot of the time. His eyes will be red around the edges, he'll be clumsy, yawn. I wonder if he's sleeping deeply enough, since he sleeps through the night from 7:30pm to 6:30am. </p><p>I am actually praying for some kind of real diagnosis, so that I can finally stop worrying that it's all my fault. I just want the world to see him for the sweet, snuggly boy that he really is!! </p><p>Thanks again for listening...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="StayPositive31, post: 550643, member: 15207"] Hi Midwest Mom, Thanks for your reply. My son was a very difficult infant, very unhappy, hard to calm, terrible sleeper, fought naps from birth and only napped for 30 mins at a time (even at two months old!). He was rolling over at 21 DAYS!!, and always had his eyes wide open to the world, and had a very difficult time disengaging from his sorroundings. Also, my pregnancy was extremely stressful. My son was healthy all the way through, but one month before I became pregnant, my mother was diagnosed with incurable brain cancer out of the blue, I spent my pregnancy caring for her, and she passed 8 weeks before my son was born (on Mother's Day!). I had postpardum depression, but was able to recover fairly quickly. My son has always been a sensory seeker. He started biting at 4 months old and it didn't start to taper off until a few months ago (he turned three in May). He doesn't bite children, but constantly puts his mouth on me, and mouths objects all day long. [U]One MAJOR factor worth mentioning is that my husband has ADHD.[/U] This is why the docs are heavily leaning toward that for my son. I personally think its a combo of ADHD and sensory seeking issues. He loves loud loud rock music, and will fall asleep in the car with ACDC (or whatever rock song comes on the radio) blaring in the car. It's the only time he will nap! The good news is that we have started some behavior modification techniques at home and he is really responding. He earns tickets for good behavior and turns them in for rewards. At home, things run pretty darn smoothly. We are a happy, affectionate household. The main problem, of course, is that he is SO unpredictable with other kids and when he does lash out, it can be dangerous. He once attacked his best friend while they were ON TOP of a playground structure, nearly knocking him off. Things are far worse when he is tired. Depsite his outward energy, my son appears to be fighting through fatigue a lot of the time. His eyes will be red around the edges, he'll be clumsy, yawn. I wonder if he's sleeping deeply enough, since he sleeps through the night from 7:30pm to 6:30am. I am actually praying for some kind of real diagnosis, so that I can finally stop worrying that it's all my fault. I just want the world to see him for the sweet, snuggly boy that he really is!! Thanks again for listening... [/QUOTE]
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