Well every day seems to be a interesting endeavor, while Irelyn cuts her new teeth. I have been overwhelmed at times with the crying, cranky behavior and refusal to eat. I decided to page the doctor last night because I was alone, and had reached my limit for the day. I thought maybe he would have wise words of wisdom, which funny enough he did! He told me Tylenol and baby orajel, and I explained how she screams when I give her orajel, and his response was, " You are the parent, she is the 6 month old, this is not a democracy, it is a dictatorship" Then proceeded to tell me to get a glass of wine, ha ha! Another frustrating part is that she has cut one tooth already but I am not sure which one is causing her discomfort now. Her top teeth or her bottom tooth? Yesterday being stuck at home all day and night without being able to go out drove me crazy. I was alone with my teething baby all day and night and when she finally went to bed, I was thanking God. It was one of those days that I wanted to drive over to my mom's for some support and was not able to. I have noticed teething brings out cold like symptoms in Irelyn, such as a runny noise, Rosy cheeks and tini tiny bit of diaper rash. As awful as this may sound, the one thing that always makes her happy is Elmo DVDs and Baby Einstein. I feel awful for admitting this, but the past two days I have been letting her watch a little more TV than normal for my own preservation of sanity.
I am hoping that either I get better at dealing with this (which I am sure is what will happen) or it will get better. What a tease it was to have two months without reflux issues and then being thrown into teething, couldn't I have had another month? :)
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