Sleep? Who Needs Sleep?

It seems that Josephine likes to keep Mommy and Daddy awake throughout the night…keeping us on our toes, I suppose.

But seriously, the trials and tribulations of getting this girl to sleep – outrageous.  If we would let her, Josephine would cry for 2 hours straight while in her crib, rather than fall asleep, like most children her age.  Then again, what is “Normal for Josephine”…

We are having some issues with middle of the night feedings over the past two weeks.  Mitch Bentler (Nutritionist Extraordinaire) said she was doing great, as long as she didn’t wake up to eat in the middle of night.  OKAY…so now what?  I am calling Mitch on Monday to find out the next step.  Do we need to increase formula intake before bed?  Increase caloric intake whenever we can?

I have read that other Tetrasomy 8p kids have difficulty sleeping, even to the point that one of them must be sedated for 5 hours at night in order to get a decent rest.

So, is this another symptom or just a kid fighting sleep?

On to the next bit of research…

One thought on “Sleep? Who Needs Sleep?

  1. Hang in there guys, sounds like a tough problem. Hope the nutritionist can give you some good info. Happy New Year! I’m thinking of you all often and really enjoyed seeing everyone recently in Ohio.

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