Friday, June 26, 2009
Midnight Updates
27-JUNE-2009:
Is your child staying dry throughout the night? If so, I may need some advice here, to be honest. Last night was the first night we intentionally put Dominic to bed nappy free - previously we had accidentally done so a few times because of degrading brains. We bought Pampers disposable bed mat and told him that tonight he was to get up from bed if he wanted to 'wee-wee'. He said yes and was very cooperative. He also said "I'll cry".
He went to bed at 9pm as usual and at 11pm, daddy woke him up for a pee before he went to bed (I was already fast asleep). I had intended to wake him up at 2am again for another pee but I overslept. When I checked in on him at 3:30am, he was already all wet, and he didn't even complain. He just slept like a log until I woke him. Hmm ... that's the thing. If he can't even wake himself up when he's wet, how can we expect him to wake up when he wants to go?
Anyway, I took him to the toilet but as predicted there was not a single drop of pee because he had already done it on the bed. I had wanted to put a potty in his room but daddy said he should go to the toilet instead. Dominic has this cordless night lamp from Ikea that he's had since he was 1 year+ when he moved into his own room, and he can bring the lamp with him when he goes to the toilet. However, I expect him to wake me up anyway ... if he ever wakes me up.
So I changed him and got him back into bed - took only about 5 mins. At least he went back to sleep on his own after everytime he was awaken. Meanwhile I am the one who can't sleep, that's why I'm here. I've had this problem for many weeks now. I'll wake up in the middle of the night and have difficulty falling back asleep.
I saw the haematologist yesterday morning. My appointment was at 10:45am but we arrived early at 10:15am, and to my pleasant surprise I was seen immediately. There were two of them. Everytime I see a specialist (haematologist, obstetrician and paediatrician for Dom), I was seen by two of them - one a senior consultant and another assistant.
They asked some questions, did some assessment and discussed among themselves briefly in 3-letter codes and told me that at this stage it is too early to give me any treatment because I won't be giving birth for another 17 weeks or so. Therefore, I will be monitored instead. My blood was taken - 6 test tubes altogether - and an appointment was made for 4 weeks later. Meanwhile, my rashes have all disappeared now and the only symptom I have is gum bleeding. The doctor also checked my baby and it was fine. I didn't have an ultrasound, so no, I don't know if it's a boy or girl yet. We listened to the baby's heartbeat through a doppler though and I love the sound - a rythmic 'wow-wow-wow-wow'.
Anyway, back to toilet training - many people adviced to let the child be until I get a few dry nappies in the morning. For Dominic, I think that's not going to happen anytime soon - maybe not until he's 5 or 6. He wakes up every morning with a full nappy and sometimes it even over flows and wets the bed. There's no way he's going to wake up with a dry nappy. We'll see what happens on the 2nd night.
4:30am - dawn is breaking and the birds are chirping, but I'm going back to sleep.
