Since Miss L was hospitalized in January with pneumonia and RSV, she has slept with us. Ugh. Not ideal, but it is the only way we can get any sleep. She wakes throughout the night, constantly, screaming and crying and the only way we can get her back to sleep is by comforting her with our touch or holding her. Trust me, we tried having her in her crib and just going in there to comfort her, but after about the 5th time of doing this, and it only being midnight, we get exhausted and bring her in bed with us. That way, when she cries we can pull her close to us and she falls back asleep and our sleep isn’t as interrupted.
We thought she would get better as time went on, but she hasn’t. Now, 8 months later, she is still in bed with us. So, being that I am a sleep tech, I did a study on her.
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She failed. Sleep apnea goes by an AHI scale. Children her age should be at 0. Adults should be under 5. She was a 6. Normally, if kids/teenagers have sleep apnea, Dr B (who I work for) suggests tonsils and adenoids being removed. So I took Miss L to the Ear, Nose, and Throat place. The Dr was great, but is VERY hesitant on taking hers out. He normally doesn’t do them under the age of 2 as there is an increased risk of dehydration. If we were to precede with getting them out, it would be an inpatient surgery.
We are at a loss as what to do. We really need to get her sleeping well so she can start sleeping on her own again, especially with another baby on the way. She also just needs good sleep in general! But do we risk it at such a young age? Do we wait until she is 2? And if we do wait, what do we do about her sleep now?
Awww poor baby! She looks so pitiful in that picture! I don't have any suggestions, but I knew someone who's son had his tonsils out before he turned 2 and he did ok... Good luck! I hope she (and you) start sleeping better!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I hope so too, especially with another coming :p We are going to have a really full bed soon if we don't figure something out!
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