Monday, November 7, 2011

something is wrong with my baby

because i'm in my bed right now.  and so is my baby.  passed out.  like this.

last night, completely out of the blue, she had a hard time falling asleep.  she's been doing awesome lately, never crying or fussing before bedtime or naps.  so last night was really weird when she cried.  for more than five minutes.  more than ten.  and even when it was muffled like she was about to fall asleep, she just couldn't and would start wailing again.  so i got her and held her and it was a heavenly experience for both of us... or at least me.  anyways.  she woke up three times last night.  THREE!  at 10 something, 1 something, and 3 something.  and then she didn't wake up again until 10 am this morning.  all very weird.  i got her out of her crib and she was insanely cuddly again.  laid her head on my shoulder and didn't move a bit.  this went on for at least 15 minutes.  i was treasuring the time with her and it was so sweet i won't even lie.  it brought tears to my eyes.  i love her so much.  but then i thought about how very unusual this all was and got a little worried.  took her temp (as best i could) and no fever.  didn't feel feverish either.  i got her dressed and gave her oatmeal for breakfast which she gobbled down for a while and then screamed and wouldn't touch.  i walked around with her and calmed her down.  i gave her a pacifier and it was same as before.  she put her head down and didn't move.  so i just held her while i finished reading through an old conference talk (i have to speak in sacrament meeting in two weeks and i've already been freaking out about it for three.) and by about half way through she was out.  she has been getting more cuddly in her old age, but this is downright wrong.  i'll have to keep watching her symptoms and actions when she wakes up but in the mean time i got on babycenter.

apparently babies that wake up during the night and are sleepy the next morning have lead poisoning.  who knew?!?!  thanks babycenter.

anyways, she's been asleep for an hour and i'm just really thankful we didn't have anything pressing going on today because we're probably not gonna get too much done.  

but really, does anyone have any ideas what the issue could be?  there really is nothing else unusual besides crying when i put her down, waking up three times during the night, sleeping in, and being really cuddly.  

is she just having an off morning?!  am i overreacting?

2 comments:

Paige Taylor Evans said...

Is she teething? Fox always has horrible sleeps when teeth are coming in. But maybe she already has all hers... I'm sure it's not lead poisoning though, how random.

Karen said...

Mama always knows best. Trust your instinct!!