Physicians Are People Too

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I love real people as pediatricians. What alternative were you expecting? (Not meaning to be combatative here, althought I realise I sound a bit that way) minifob is your first? How old is he? around 1?

OK think about how often you wake up when you feel like shit with a stuffed up nose, heartburn, and then let's add in bad menstrual cramps to represent the teething. the multiply it by the number of times he sleeps in the day and the number of extra feeds he has in the day etc etc..... his life goes much faster, things happen more frequently.

Yes, it feels like utter shit when you have to get up and be with him, but it's not so abnormal for someone so little. 20 minutes is a long nap for someone that age. OK, you're talking middle of the night sleep, but when you feel so crappy, it's hard to do much more than nap. the drugs will help him reach a deeper level of sleep than "nap level".

I know I sound unfeeling, but I'm not. I'm trying to say his behaviour is not worringly abnormal and i think that's what the pediatrician was trying to convey. I know his sleep pattern is awful. But this too will pass.

I love our pediatrician. Found her quite by accident. But turns out she's a real person too. This year, our youngest sons started KG together and ended up on the same soccer team. I am so thankful that now she sees the evidence that all those injuries are self-inflicted!