Sleep issues with Peter
Sunday night (or was it Monday?) Peter's sleep was bad enough that I finally made an appointment for him at the Stanford Sleep Clinic with the Pediatric sleep specialist. He's been waking 1-3 times/night and other than a very brief period (about two weeks) before Amber was born, he's never slept through the night without waking us in his entire life. Some times he silently enters our room and I silently usher him back to his bed. (by the book) Some times he cries loudly and comes in, which occasionally also wakes Amber. Sometimes he cries loudly in his bed, which wakens us, but does not come into our room.
Amber sleeps so much better than Peter does that it's time for me to consider a doctor to rule out any physical problems such as sleep Apnea. None of the book solutions seem to work for us, and I'm not willing to put my child through lots of crying again unless it's under the guidence of a doctor. Our pediatrician has been no help in this matter unfortunately.
The list price for the appointment is $435, but I'm hoping our insurance will negotiate it down a bit. I am at the point where I'm willing to pay $400 for future better sleep.
--Beth
P.S. Last night Peter did sleep through the night, or at least didn't come into our room or wake us up until after daylight. I slept so much better that I was actually functional in the morning and decided to go to Happy Hollow with friends. If he keeps doing that I'll cancel the appointment (Th August 9th), but as it was the first time in over a month I am doubtful.
Amber sleeps so much better than Peter does that it's time for me to consider a doctor to rule out any physical problems such as sleep Apnea. None of the book solutions seem to work for us, and I'm not willing to put my child through lots of crying again unless it's under the guidence of a doctor. Our pediatrician has been no help in this matter unfortunately.
The list price for the appointment is $435, but I'm hoping our insurance will negotiate it down a bit. I am at the point where I'm willing to pay $400 for future better sleep.
--Beth
P.S. Last night Peter did sleep through the night, or at least didn't come into our room or wake us up until after daylight. I slept so much better that I was actually functional in the morning and decided to go to Happy Hollow with friends. If he keeps doing that I'll cancel the appointment (Th August 9th), but as it was the first time in over a month I am doubtful.