b5media.com

Advertise with us

Enjoying this blog? Check out the rest of the Lifestyles Channel Subscribe to this Feed

A Child Chosen - Perspectives of an Adoptive Parent

Archive for the ‘Sleep’ Category

July 8th, 2008

Night Terrors…Let Them Sleep

I have mentioned Night Terrors several times before because AJ had (and still has occasionally) horrible Night Terrors. They are fairly common in young children but many parents don’t know how to deal with them. I know I didn’t and they scared me half to death when he had his first few.
In yesterday’s Parent Hack’s […]

By Marcie -- 0 comments

July 3rd, 2008

I Can’t Live Without: His Weighted Blanket

Before AJ began taking Clonidine to help him sleep and before we even tried Melatonin we purchased a weighted blanket from Southpaw Enterprises. We can’t live without it in our home. We use it every night, on long car trips, and even when he needs to calm down in the afternoons.
Tags: can’t live without, Sensory […]

By Marcie -- 4 comments

April 24th, 2008

Sometimes…a Little Snuggle Goes a Long Way

Most nights AJ settles into bed pretty easily. In fact, most recently he has been so tired that he has asked to go to bed, put his own pajamas on, and put himself into bed.
But sometimes he reverts back to that cuddle stage and calls out for me after I have given him kisses and […]

By Marcie -- 1 comment

March 31st, 2008

Medical Terms from Russian Orphanages

A child from a Russian orphanage will most likely come with either a very detailed medical history with a variety of medical terms Western society has never heard of or they will have only the history from when they entered the orphanage, as there was little or no medical care or history prior to their […]

By Marcie -- 0 comments

February 19th, 2008

New Pics of The Bebe!

The Bebe is growin’!
And so is Mama?
Tags: bebe, CNA, DNA, Family Court, growing, Guatemama, pictures, Sleep, waiting, weight gainShare This

By Marcie -- 2 comments

February 18th, 2008

Nightmares

On Thursday night AJ had a nightmare. If you have read my sleep posts before you will know that sleep has always been an issue with AJ and that he has ALWAYS had horrific Night Terrors, some of them lasting 45 minutes to an hour.
Tags: , Attachment, night terrors, nightmares, preschool, Sleep, toddlerShare This

By Marcie -- 0 comments

Site Meter
Close
E-mail It