@janetheconquerer sorry for the disappointing breakfast. Hopefully you will be so super busy today and tomorrow you won't have time to stress. Hugs to you. How long will you be off work following your surgery? Did you ever end up calling the surgeons office to get all your questions answered?
Me: 39 DH: 39 DS1 born Sept 1999 Married Nov 2010 TTC 2010 2011 BFP ended in ectopic RE Aug 2014. Unexplained infertility Sept 2014-Dec 2014 fermera/IUI/TI BFN's
August 16, 2015 baby Boy M is born and our hearts melt!
packmomma that's great that you were able to get the speech assessment done. FX you are able to find a therapist you are happy with. Make sure that it includes lots of parent modeling on things you can do to encourage expressive communication in natural environments. That is expensive though.
Me: 39 DH: 39 DS1 born Sept 1999 Married Nov 2010 TTC 2010 2011 BFP ended in ectopic RE Aug 2014. Unexplained infertility Sept 2014-Dec 2014 fermera/IUI/TI BFN's
August 16, 2015 baby Boy M is born and our hearts melt!
Post by runningmommy519 on Mar 7, 2017 9:21:56 GMT -5
So tired. E did not sleep well. He took awhile for him to settle and then he woke up At 11 and was up until at least 1. I don't think it's teeth. I think he didn't want to be alone. He finally settled when S1 woke up (they share a room) to get a drink and go to the bathroom. It's like once he knew someone was in there with him he was fine. He fussed once or twice after that but wasn't screeching or crying. We are supposed to leave for our early childhood class in 20 min but he's still sleeping. So we might need to skip or be late
Thanks for the tip redandblue! The woman yesterday did give me some tips on how to encourage him so that was good. CHOA bills as a hospital so I'm trying to find a speech therapist that will cost less.
runningmommy519 there is a county program here but he doesn't qualify because his delay isn't severe. Which kind of bugs me because they want to address it through speech therapy so it's severe enough that we need to see a speech therapist. W gets so frustrated when I ask him to say words though so I really hope this helps.
redandblue, i am calling today mostly, to see if they know around what time Friday I will be discharged - because you know, need to arrange for the kids to be picked up if i won't be discharged until late afternoon.
I seriously have stupid questions. I have a problem with control, so i have stupid questions that would alleviate some stress if i knew the answers too..even though I have no control over anything once I go in on Thursday.
Stupid questions: 1. Can my kids come visit me in the evening / are there visiting hours? (it's considered part of the hospital but it's not THE hospital so not sure of the rules) 2. how long is surgery? 3. Will I be able to eat without problems after my surgery (always thinking about food) 4. How am I put under? (never been put under before so i am nervous)
See stupid questions. Here's one that's new but i won't ask the doctors - what happens when you are under? Do you dream? Or do you just go under and are out for say, 4 hours, than wake up but feel like you just went under, thus losing 4 hours....(make sense?)
@janetheconquerer, I don't remember a thing when I was knocked to get my 4 wisdom teeth removed. Apparently I woke up in a slight panic asking my mom if she sold our house and then immediately stating that I needed Wendy's. You'll be fine.
I'm trying to prep items for a consignment sale and I'm trying to figure out how to sell my breast pump. Someone told me you only sell the pump itself and that you're supposed to discard all the tubing, shields, etc... Is that true?
@janetheconquerer For me, the anesthesia was the easiest part of my hernia surgery. They gave me some IV meds to "relax" and after that I remember nothing. I don't even remember DH leaving my side let alone being wheeled into the operating room. I woke up in recovery and it was done. There is no dreaming when you're out, and for me, I didn't have any sense of the time that had passed.
Your questions aren't stupid. Surgery is anxiety provoking, and it's normal to be nervous. You're going to be fine though. Remember that there is a whole staff there to take care of you and make sure that everything goes smoothly.
W found one of those popsicle makers in our Tupperware drawer and we've been using pot poms to play with it. Keeping us occupied for an hour +. Highly recommend. He has to fit the tunes on the base, put pot poms inside, and then fit the lids on. I think I'm just going to put the parts in his "kitchen" box because lord knows I don't use it.
I had to have minor surgery a few years ago, and got IV drugs with the "count backwards from 100" thing. I just lost that time. Couldn't hear anything, didn't dream, didn't wake up even a little when they transferred me to a different bed. You're just asleep.
And waking up initially is great because the drugs are still active and you can't feel any pain. Just make sure you keep up with whatever pain killers they give you because, at least for me, the drugs wore off all of a sudden and I instantaneously hated everything because of the pain. It was like I got suckered into thinking I could handle the post-op pain on my own, even though I know that sounds ridiculous. Nope.
OK I think I'm just annoying W by asking him to say words. He's now just responding with "no". I'm doing it during reading and our games and getting really excited if he even just makes a noise but he's over it. I don't know whether to back off or what.
Post by runningmommy519 on Mar 7, 2017 12:28:37 GMT -5
A person on my local city's FB page is complaining that she went to the local Mexican restaurant and that it was apparent that the servers first language was not Spanish. Big fat eye roll from me. It's great how everyone is calling her out
@janetheconquerer your questions are far from stupid. They are completely valid and to be honest I'm surprised they haven't given you most of that information. +1 to having been put under to have tonsils removed, and just lost time. I hope you get answers, but more importantly I hope you ask the questions. You need to know what to expect, even if it's rough estimates!
Me: 39 DH: 39 DS1 born Sept 1999 Married Nov 2010 TTC 2010 2011 BFP ended in ectopic RE Aug 2014. Unexplained infertility Sept 2014-Dec 2014 fermera/IUI/TI BFN's
August 16, 2015 baby Boy M is born and our hearts melt!
packmomma I would suggest probably backing off a bit. Do LOTS of modeling language and repeat when he says words or makes attempts, but I wouldn't suggest furthering his frustration to speak. I know how hard it is, but try to be patient with him. I would also encourage the use of whatever communication tools he has, signs, gestures etc. And lots and lots of modeling. Singing can help a lot too. Hugs momma
Me: 39 DH: 39 DS1 born Sept 1999 Married Nov 2010 TTC 2010 2011 BFP ended in ectopic RE Aug 2014. Unexplained infertility Sept 2014-Dec 2014 fermera/IUI/TI BFN's
August 16, 2015 baby Boy M is born and our hearts melt!
packmomma, look at the plus side, he is using "no" in the correct context. i say switch gears some. ask him to go find something blue and bring it to you. or tell him you are going to hide this red elmo, and have him find the red elmo. this way you are still practicing multiple skills.
we play this game with A. She has a very hard time distinguishing the difference between green and red. TO the point we think she can't see green but appears red to her. So we are constantly playing hide and seek with different colored objects or the find something green and bring it to me game.
redandblue yeah I'm backing off. The woman yesterday suggested asking him to say the words so he knows we want him to speak rather than point. But I think going from 0-60 is overwhelming him. We had stopped prompting him before this because he would just shut down but he did so well with her yesterday that I thought I'd give it a try. Turns out an hour of prompting (with a new person) versus a few (with me) ends up with a kid whose favorite word is no. He's still excited to say stuff but I'm going to back off the promoting as much so it won't feel like too much pressure. This is one of the reasons I wanted the help. So someone could teach me how to be encouraging without frustrating him.
It's so weird because I have an ece degree but it's pre-k-5th and I haven't been in a class for so long I just feel lost even though I feel like I should know this stuff.
@janetheconquerer I + whatever to asking all the questions. I would rather cure my anxiety by asking a silly question (none of which yours were) than go in with anxiety.
Such a busy day. The morning started out frustrating dealing with a purchase that just randomly got canceled. Ten I get to work and start working on my claim only to get an email from my supervisor with s claim she had apparently assigned me, but never told me about, so I had to jump to that. Of course it was tricky, but I figured it out on my own. Now I'm a finished as I can be until my trainer reviews everything I sent her.
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