SSSSCCCRREAMMING!!!

I tell you what, last night was a doosey. I have to admit. It was actually heart-wrenching…Our little baby 9mo twin girl was SCREAMING and CRYING much of last night. It was soooooo awful. We had not experienced such unexplainable behavior with our other kids and were not sure WHAT was going on…

At first she seemed just unsettled like she had been for the last few nights…this fact I didn't’t CATCH until I found out it was an ear infection and did the HINDSIGHT is 20-20 thing! LOL

THE NIGHT BEGINS

I fell asleep by accident while nursing her since we have all been on the mend….I woke up and put her in the crib…

BUT THEN around 1am the CRYING started BUILDING and it continued on and off all night till morning. She would fall asleep and as long as I held her and did not move a muscle she’d sleep for 15-20min stretches wake up and start CRYING AGAIN.  She looked at my hubby with pitiful eyes as if to say, “Help me feel better!!” Crawl to him then look at me the same way and crawl back…it was horrible. All I could do was hold her, pray and begin the list….

TRYING TO COMFORT BABY

We went down the list trying to comfort Belly and nothing seemed to stop the crying:

prayer

Tylenol

Baby Anbesol

rocking

joking and smiling

eating cheerios

playing with teething biscuits

drinking milk – she did sip at it as if she was thirsty

drinking juice

pretending to cry with her –loudly

nursing – she didn't’t want to nurse much– this SHOULD have been the big tip off IF we could THINK

diaper change- this calmed her a minute surprisingly since she USUSALLY CRIES when we do…go figure

pretending to be sleep

Finally my hubby suggested a walk around the house. That quieted her down a bit so after a few laps I took her to the rocker in the family room to rock….and rock….and sing…and rock. She kept crying but less so.

At maybe 7am she settled for a whole hour…..WHEW!

Thank God!

DOCTOR’S OFFICE – EAR INFECTION

Lets just say I am again grateful that our doctor doesn't’t act like our twins illnesses should be obvious considering HOW MANY kids we have LOL

I guessed it was an ear infection…It seemed too intense for teething even though she does like to fuss lately…. It was. I am grateful for anti-biotics and MOTRIN!!

I have found a few websites for some EAR INFECTION TIPS:

http://www.the-essential-infant-resource-for-moms.com/Baby-Ear-Infection.html

http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/ear-infection/slideshow-anatomy-of-an-ear-infection?ecd=ppc_google_earinfectionsymptomsinbaby_ZContent-ColdandFlu_EarInfection-Overview++Facts++Education+Causes_content&gclid=CKfBpKjph6ACFQ8E5QodxUsRmQ

I hope tonite goes better…