Thursday, January 22, 2015

Steroid side effects

In trying to research why Greta has been acting so off and different from when she's just sick. I discovered this article. 

http://community.babycenter.com/post/a24289859/toddler_reactions_to_steriods

And yes she has been it all. Cranky. Hyper. Dramatic. Winey. Restless. Sleepy.  Indecisive. 

I definitely don't remember the side effects being this bad last time. However this time it was a much stronger dose and 2 days worth. Just wanting my baby back to normal!! 

Last night from 2 am on we were up. Tried rocking. Laying in my bed. All crying and screaming. Out there. No lay down. Finally I asked if she wanted some milk around 4 and she said yes. So I decided to also give her some motrin to help calm her down. After 10 minutes of crying about me not letting her watch George, I convinced her to go rock with me. And finally at about 4:30 she drifted off to some peaceful sleep. 

Now at 7:30 I let her sleep and wish I would have slept longer. Hopefully she wakes up soon since I do have to go to work today.


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